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30 Fierce Women of Jazz from Yesterday and Today
Konnoisseur411 Everybody knows men usually take top dog positions in history even though women have contributed at least as much and in some cases more. Jazz is one of those areas where women havenât always gotten their props but this year 2011 different organizations are paying them tribute. A woman described as a genius named Mary Lou Williams has been made the poster girl on the poster you see here for Jazz Appreciation Month, which evidently is observed in the U.S. every April same time as National Poetry Month. Since sheâs the poster girl Williams tops this list. Most of everybody after her is ranked mostly chronologically, except number 5, instead of one being better than the other. Theyâre all seriously great musicians and excellent at their musicianship.
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Jazz, Traditional pop music, Ballad More#1 on the ultimate list“ Word is she's sold more albums than anybody! „ - 2
Classical music, Swing, Gospel music More#17 on the ultimate list“ The poster woman for the 10th anniversary of Jazz Appreciation Month so you know she's mega hot. „ - 3
Jazz, Traditional pop music, Ballad More#2 on the ultimate list“ Even people who don't have a clue about Billie Holiday know her name. Check out the Lady Sings the Blues movie with Evan Ross's mother Diana Ross. „ - 4
Traditional pop music, Bebop, Vocal jazz More#3 on the ultimate list - 5
Soul music, Pop music, Jazz More#9 on the ultimate list“ This Lady don't play. „ - 6
Jazz fusion, Jazz, Neo soul More#12 on the ultimate list“ Justin Bieber fans cried when Spalding snatched the best new artist Grammy right from under everybody's nose. She is smokin fire hot. „ - 7 Jazz#18 on the ultimate list
- 8 Folk music, Rhythm and blues, Soul music More#6 on the ultimate list
- 9 Jazz#14 on the ultimate list
- 10 Jazz, Avant-garde jazz, Kozmigroov#20 on the ultimate list
- 11 Traditional pop music, Ballad, Bebop More#16 on the ultimate list
- 12 Jazz, Post-bop, Vocal jazz#15 on the ultimate list
- 13 Pop music, Jazz, Traditional pop music More#10 on the ultimate list
- 14 #11 on the ultimate list
- 15 Jazz, Traditional pop music#4 on the ultimate list
- 16 Rhythm and blues, Jazz, Hip hop music#21 on the ultimate list
- 17 Pop music, Jazz, Blues#25 on the ultimate list
- 18 Jazz, Blues#19 on the ultimate list
- 19 Pop rock, Rhythm and blues, Pop music More#31 on the ultimate list
- 20 Jazz fusion, Smooth jazz#32 on the ultimate list
- 21 Jazz, Traditional pop music, Bossa nova#8 on the ultimate list
- 22 Jazz fusion, Pop rock, Rhythm and blues More#30 on the ultimate list
- 23 #33 on the ultimate list
- 24 Folk music, Jazz, Country More#22 on the ultimate list
- 25 Pop music, Jazz, Country#35 on the ultimate list
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