Jimmy Scott

Jimmy Scott is the kind of artist I find genuinely moving. That high, natural contralto voice was so unusual that it left people unsure what they were hearing, and his phrasing on ballads could stop a room cold. What stays with me is the shape of his career: real success in the 1940s and 50s, then a long slide into obscurity through the 60s, before a comeback in the 1990s that finally brought the NEA Jazz Masters recognition in 2007. Vindication that late in life is bittersweet. He died in 2014 at 88, and I think his patience and refusal to disappear are as remarkable as the voice itself.

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Name (English)

Jimmy Scott

Name (Japanese)

ジミー・スコット

Reading

じみー・すこっと

Born

July 17, 1925 – June 12, 2014

Origin

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Occupation

singer / jazz musician / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Awards & achievements

• 2007 NEA Jazz Masters
• NEA Jazz Masters

• Official sitehttps://www.jimmyscottofficialwebsite.org/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy%20Scott
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q724621

Tags

• Ohio
• singer
• jazz musician
• musician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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