Possibly, I should have been a jazz singer from the beginning.

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You know, I'm pretty much an open book.

You know, I'm pretty much an open book.

I think you have to have a jazz pedigree to be on jazz radio.

I think you have to have a jazz pedigree to be on jazz radio.

I wanted to make a jazz record. I didn't want it to be a standards...

I wanted to make a jazz record. I didn't want it to be a standards...

I was kind of known as a ballad singer. People would send ballads. Some of...

I was kind of known as a ballad singer. People would send ballads. Some of...

There was a subtlety about Peggy Lee. It was powerful. There was a valuable use...

There was a subtlety about Peggy Lee. It was powerful. There was a valuable use...

When I sang that song, I felt it was almost as if some force had...

When I sang that song, I felt it was almost as if some force had...

Jazz radio is not very friendly to pop singers who decide to make a jazz...

Jazz radio is not very friendly to pop singers who decide to make a jazz...

Universal was absolutely marvelous about sitting down with me and listening to my input. It...

Universal was absolutely marvelous about sitting down with me and listening to my input. It...

Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push...

Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push...

I'm not stopping. My dream has come true, and I'm staying.

I'm not stopping. My dream has come true, and I'm staying.

I've always loved jazz.

I've always loved jazz.

I don't think I was considered to be a cabaret singer because I didn't have...

I don't think I was considered to be a cabaret singer because I didn't have...

The month of September is Women in Jazz, so I'm doing jazz there in September....

The month of September is Women in Jazz, so I'm doing jazz there in September....

My grandmother passed at 104. She sang and wrote songs until she passed.

My grandmother passed at 104. She sang and wrote songs until she passed.

I say what's in my heart, and I do it in my concerts.

I say what's in my heart, and I do it in my concerts.

It seems that jazz is more cerebral and more mathematical in a sense.

It seems that jazz is more cerebral and more mathematical in a sense.

I choose things by how they resonate in my heart.

I choose things by how they resonate in my heart.

I think the challenges for me was to go into the studio with these incredible...

I think the challenges for me was to go into the studio with these incredible...

I've always wanted to record a jazz record. I did one in the '70s with...

I've always wanted to record a jazz record. I did one in the '70s with...

I recorded my first jazz record in the '70s.

I recorded my first jazz record in the '70s.