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- Diane Schuur’s interpretative powers and her legendary three-and-a-half octave vocal range have earned her the title of “the new First Lady of jazz,” five GRAMMY® nominations, two GRAMMY® awards, and acclaim from critics worldwide, including the late Leonard Feather.
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Her most successful album is Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra, which remained number one on the Billboard Jazz Charts for 33 weeks. She won Grammy Awards for best female jazz vocal performance in both 1986 and 1987 and has had three other Grammy nominations.
A leading vocalist in contemporary jazz, Diane Schuur is as eclectic as she is brilliant. Nicknamed "Deedles" as a child (her mother’s endearment), Tacoma-born Schuur grew up steeped in traditional American jazz, courtesy of her parents’ formidable record collection with ample LPs by Duke Ellington and Dinah Washington.
Dec 19, 2022 · Reviewing one performance with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops Orchestra, All About Jazz's Schermer declares, "Ms. Schuur surely is among the very best jazz vocalists, and she exemplifies if not redefines the ‘diva' category with her warm, often humorous, and relaxed interactions with the audience and the musicians.
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Born c 1954; grew up in Auburn, WA; daughter of David (a police captain) and Joan Schuur. Education:Attended State School for the Blind, Vancouver, WA. Awards: Grammy Awards for best female jazz performance, 1986, for Timeless, and 1987, for Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra. Addresses: Home— Renton, WA. Record company —GRP Records, 555 West...
Deedles, GRP, 1984. Schuur Thing, GRP, 1985. Timeless, GRP, 1986. Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra, GRP, 1987. (Contributor) A GRP Christmas Collection, GRP, 1988. (Contributor) GRP Super Live, GRP, 1988. Talkin’ ‘Bout You, GRP, 1988. The Diane Schuur Collection, GRP, 1990. Pure Schuur, GRP, 1991.
Down Beat, February 1987. Jazz Journal International, April 1988. Jazz Times, October 1987; November 1988; October 1989. New York Times, November 24, 1986; June 28, 1987; September 5, 1990. People, June 6, 1988; November 7, 1988. Savvy, May 1989. Stereo Review, February 1990. —Michael E. Mueller
May 27, 1996 · The best known of the pianist-vocalist group, Schuur’s senior colleague Shirley Horn works with a sophisticated reserve, providing spare accompaniment for her soft, languid voice.
- BILL KOHLHAASE
May 30, 2014 · Long regarded as one of Contemporary Jazz’s leading vocalists, Diane Schuur (nicknamed “Deedles”) is as eclectic as she is brilliant. Born in Tacoma, Washington in 1953, Schuur was blind from birth; but she was gifted with perfect pitch and initially taught herself piano by ear.
As eclectic as she is brilliant, vocalist and pianist Diane Schuur has built a stellar career by bracing not only the jazz of her parents' generation, but also the pop music of her own youth during the late 1950s and 60s.
