Scat singing

Scat singing is vocalizing either wordlessly or with nonsense words and syllables as employed by jazz singers who create the equivalent of an instrumental solo using only the voice. Thus it is a type of voice instrumental.

Notable scat singers

• Louis Armstrong
• Richard B. Boone
• Cab Calloway
• Betty Carter
• Scatman Crothers
• Cliff Edwards
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Gene Greene
• Slim Gaillard
• Dizzy Gillespie
• Cleo Laine
• Anita O'Day
• John Larkin a.k.a. Scatman John
• The Nutty Squirrels
• Mel Tormé
• Leo Watson
• Al Jarreau

Scat singing influenced the development of doo-wop and rap and hip hop styles.

Related Topics:
Doo-wop - Hip hop

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The term skat is used in Jamaican music for a verbal representation of a popular guitar sound. The master Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin, said that "the offbeat guitar scratching that he and other musicians played was referred to as 'skat! skat! skat!'" Some authorities believe that this term is the source of the name of ska music, which was a predecessor to reggae.

Related Topics:
Jamaica - Ernest Ranglin - Ska - Reggae

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