She was revered in the jazz world as a chance taker who communicated an effervescent joy in the pure act of singing.

She was revered in the jazz world as a chance taker who communicated an effervescent joy in the pure act of singing.

Si è spenta nella sua casa di New York. Protetta di Charlie Parker, ha vissuto una vita piena di ostacoli. Era la pioniera assoluta del duo voce-contrabbasso