Ella Fitzgerald, 1946.

Jazz24 is making a list of 50 quintessential vocal recordings since the dawn of jazz, and will create an online listening stream from the results. To help choose the songs, vote for up to three of your top picks via a simple online survey.

Our partners at Jazz24 — that's the Internet jazz radio service from Seattle-Tacoma's KPLU — are making a list of the 50 Quintessential Jazz Vocals of All Time. They'll create an online stream from the results, and they're looking for your help. Vote for up to three of your top picks via a simple online survey.

You may remember The Jazz 100, Jazz24's crowdsourced list of 100 quintessential jazz songs. Few of those picks featured vocals, so here's their way of giving proper recognition to great vocal recordings — and creating a nice music stream in the process. [Jazz24: 50 Great Jazz Vocals Survey]

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