By the late 1960s, a growing number of jazz singers and musicians had tabled the American songbook and were digging into new standards by the decade's contemporary pop composers. They had to if they wanted to attract younger audiences. This was especially true while performing abroad. [Photo above of Sarah Vaughan in Stockholm in 1967, courtesy of YouTu…
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