We like things that come in groups of ten – decades, fingers, that whole decimal system. And of course, top ten lists. It felt appropriate today to make four top ten lists, for a total of forty items.
They’re all alphabetical because I don’t have favorites: just a collection of artists I lean on – a different one could be my favorite every day. Are my lists longer than ten? Of course! But these are the ten I most frequently come back to.
My Top Ten Vocal Groups
- The Boswell Sisters
- The Hi-Lo’s
- Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross
- The Manhattan Transfer
- New York Voices
- Rajaton
- The Real Group
- The Singers Unlimited
- The Swingle Singers
- Take 6
My Top Ten Classic Jazz Singers
- Chet Baker
- Nat “King” Cole
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Shirley Horn
- Mark Murphy
- Frank Sinatra
- Mel Tormé
- Sarah Vaughan
- Joe Williams
- Nancy Wilson
My Top Ten Arrangers for Voice
- Anders Edenroth
- Moses Hogan
- Mark Kibble
- Phil Mattson
- Darmon Meader
- Alice Parker
- Gene Puerling
- Ward Swingle
- Michele Weir
- Steve Zegree
My Top Ten Authors/Thinkers Who Shape My Worldview
- Brené Brown
- Pema Chödrön
- Malcolm Gladwell
- Seth Godin
- Adam Grant
- Austin Kleon
- Alice Parker
- Alex Ross
- Krista Tippett
- Steve Zegree