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Definition of Scat singing
1. Noun. Singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument.
Definition of Scat singing
1. Noun. (music jazz) The act of vocalizing, using nonsense syllables or sounds (e.g. "dool-yuh doot-n dwee-dah") to create an improvised melodic solo, often imitative of other musical instruments. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scat Singing
Literary usage of Scat singing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Jazz on Film and Video in the Library of Congress by Rebecca D. Clear (1994)
"VBK Oscar Brown, Jr. discusses the possibly mythical origins of Louis Armstrong's
scat singing style, heard in "Heebie Jeebies" from 1926. ..."
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