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Vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all
vocal jazz, scat singing or scatting is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. In scat singing, the singer
Scat_singing
Form of nonsense syllable used in a wide variety of music
"na na na" and "da da da", or the improvised nonsense sounds used in scat singing. Non-lexical vocables are found in a wide range of music from around
Non-lexical_vocables_in_music
American jazz trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)
an influential singer and skillful improviser. He was also skilled at scat singing. By the end of Armstrong's life, his influence had spread to popular
Louis_Armstrong
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up scat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Scat or SCAT may refer to: School and College Ability Test also known as SCAT Shrewsbury College of Arts
Scat
American musician (1942–1999)
several decades, he rose to prominence in 1994 through his fusion of scat singing and dance music. He recorded five albums, which were released between
Scatman_John
American guitarist and singer (born 1943)
a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing. His album Breezin' was certified triple-platinum, hitting No
George_Benson
Instrumental approach to jazz using the voice
includes vocal improvisations called scat singing where vocalists imitate the instrumentalist's tone and rhythm. Jazz singing originates from enslaved African-Americans
Vocal_jazz
American entertainer (1910–1986)
thought he needed a catchier name, so Crothers suggested "Scatman" for his scat singing. He married Helen Sullivan, a native of Steubenville, Ohio, in 1937.
Scatman_Crothers
Indian singer and flautist
EYM Trio, Snarky Puppy and is the creator of the art form "Carnatic Scat Singing" which is a blend of carnatic music and Jazz. Varijashree was born to
Varijashree_Venugopal
American animated sitcom (1991–1999)
script with a moral. The show's unusual soundtrack consists largely of scat singing and mouth noises. The series premiered on the cable network Nickelodeon
Doug_(TV_series)
American jazz singer and songwriter
a career as a jazz vocalist. Elling began to perform around Chicago, scat singing and improvising his lyrics. He recorded a demo in the early 1990s and
Kurt_Elling
Genre of music performed by one or more singers
sounds, or noises, sometimes as musical onomatopoeia, such as jazz scat singing. A short piece of vocal music with lyrics is broadly termed a song, although
Vocal_music
American rhythm vocalist (born 1972)
and music therapist known for her innovative use of Konnakol, scat singing, overtone singing, world music traditions, inter-dimensional chants, jazz rock
Loire_(musician)
1971 studio album by Focus
a hard rock song featuring keyboardist Thijs van Leer's yodelling, scat singing, and whistling, and "Eruption", a 22-minute track inspired by the opera
Moving_Waves
1994 single by Scatman John
age twelve, he began to learn piano and was introduced to the art of scat singing two years later, through records by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)
Scatman_(Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)
Internet meme
Loituma Girl (also known as "Leekspin") is a Flash animation set to a scat singing section of the Finnish song "Ievan polkka," sung by the Finnish quartet
Loituma_Girl
1931 song by Cab Calloway
his swing orchestra. Famous for its nonsensical ad libbed lyrics and scat singing—particularly its refrain of "Hi de hi de hi de ho"—the song became one
Minnie_the_Moocher
American singer and conductor (born 1950)
rapidly alternating with arpeggios and harmonies—as well as scat singing, polyphonic overtone singing, and improvisational vocal percussion. McFerrin performs
Bobby_McFerrin
Act of producing musical sounds with the voice
There may also be a subgenre within a subgenre such as vocalese and scat singing in jazz. In many modern pop musical groups, a lead singer performs the
Singing
Finnish song
by Eino Kettunen were under copyright until 1 January 2024. Later, a scat singing version of the song by the band Loituma was incorporated into the viral
Ievan_polkka
Form of traditional singing common in areas of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man
a'bhéil, 'mouth-singing') in Irish. The syllables sung do not require any one-to-one corresponding note, and in this way it resembles scat singing, and is distinguished
Lilting
Style of jazz singing
lyrics that are sung to pre-existing instrumental solos, as opposed to scat singing, which uses nonsense words such as "bap ba dee dot bwee dee" in solos
Vocalese
American jazz vocalist
who became prominent in the 1990s. Particularly known for his scat singing, his singing style has been compared with those of Billy Eckstine, Joe Williams
Kevin_Mahogany
scat singers by year of birth. It is also sortable alphabetically. Biography portal Jazz portal Lists portal List of jazz musicians "How scat singing
List_of_scat_singers
American jazz singer (1919–2006)
O'Day's use of scatting (a style of singing that excludes words) was also part of her repertoire. The Independent compared O'Day's scat singing to Ella Fitzgerald's
Anita_O'Day
American jazz singer, songwriter and bandleader (1907–1994)
career that spanned over 65 years. Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the most popular dance bands in the United States from
Cab_Calloway
Type of musical delivery involving sung vocals combined with rhythmic speech
earlier traditions in African American music, such as scat singing and 1970s funk and soul. Rap-singing rose to prominence in hip-hop, pop, and R&B by the
Rap-singing
American jazz lyricist and singer (1921–2017)
Ellington and Count Basie. He is considered one of the best practitioners of scat singing, which involves vocal jazz soloing. Jazz critic and historian Leonard
Jon_Hendricks
American a cappella group
Characterized by their pop-style arrangements with vocal harmonies, scat singing, riffing, vocal percussion, and beatboxing, they produce cover versions
Pentatonix
1941 jazz standard by Benny Goodman, James Mundy and Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian. Jazz fans know it best as a vehicle for the virtuoso scat singing of Ella Fitzgerald; her memorable take at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival
Air_Mail_Special
1973 studio album by Deep Purple
the record showed a move to a more blues-based sound, even featuring scat singing. Although its production and the band's behaviour after its release showed
Who_Do_We_Think_We_Are
American singer and songwriter (1905–1962)
singers to use "scat singing" in recordings. Barris, one of Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys, along with Bing Crosby and Al Rinker, scatted on several songs
Harry_Barris
American musician (born 1964
Trucks. Burbridge has been recognized for his ability to incorporate scat-singing into his improvised bass solos. Burbridge endorses Fodera, Modulus, Sukop
Oteil_Burbridge
1969 single by Ray Stevens
Jane, and their pet monkey. The song features Tarzan's jungle calls, scat singing, and a funky boogie-woogie, a quote from the song "Swinging on a Star"
Gitarzan
American jazz singer (1917–1996)
intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. After a tumultuous adolescence, Fitzgerald found stability in musical
Ella_Fitzgerald
1926 single by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
created the technique of scat singing. This story, though popular, may be apocryphal. Although Armstrong did not invent scat singing, because it was already
Heebie_Jeebies_(composition)
Music genre
Henderson's group, Armstrong formed his Hot Five band, where he popularized scat singing. The 1930s belonged to popular swing big bands, in which some virtuoso
Jazz
American scat singer (1929–2003)
(September 19, 1929 – June 4, 2003) was an American jazz vocalist famous for scat singing over various records, including those of the Ink Spots, the Harmonicats
Shooby_Taylor
2025 film by Akiva Schaffer
connecting the two cases. At Cane's club, Beth distracts Cane with improvised scat singing while Frank fights many goons to access security footage, discovering
The_Naked_Gun_(2025_film)
Serbian and Yugoslav rock band
should feature poly-rhythmic drums and scat singing. Nevertheless, Stojanović suggested that beside scat singing, several tracks should feature lyrics
Smak
Phenomenon in which people speak words apparently in languages unknown to them
Communication disorderPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Scat singing – Vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without
Speaking_in_tongues
Meaningful sound uttered by people
la or dum dee dum, or in magical incantations, such as abra-cadabra. Scat singing is essentially all vocables. Many Native American songs consist entirely
Vocable
American singer (1940–2017)
things, he was well known for his extensive use of scat singing (for which he was called "Acrobat of Scat"), and vocal percussion. He was also a featured
Al_Jarreau
1970 studio album by Soft Machine
music. This section also features Wyatt scat singing uncredited renditions of two Kevin Ayers songs: "Singing a Song in the Morning" and "Hat Song". A
Third_(Soft_Machine_album)
Subgenre of jazz music developed in the U.S. in mid-1940s
The term "bebop" is derived from nonsense syllables (vocables) used in scat singing; the first known example of "bebop" being used was in McKinney's Cotton
Bebop
American comedian and actor (born 1948)
75th Tony Awards. Crystal also performed what he described as Yiddish scat singing. Crystal went into the crowd teaching Lin-Manuel Miranda and Samuel L
Billy_Crystal
Set of words that accompany an instrumental
musical piece, written by a librettist "Singing in the Spirit", vocal improvisation in a spiritual context Scat singing & Vocalese, vocal improvisation in
Lyrics
American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993)
popularizer of early bebop styles. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, scat singing, bent horn, pouched cheeks, and light-hearted personality have made him
Dizzy_Gillespie
Subgenre of trap music
instrumental beats without vocals, to songs with either rapping or mellow singing. Rapping flows used in plugg range from aggressive to relaxed and mellow
Plugg
Psychological phenomenon
buffalo Buffalo buffalo Gestaltzerfall Jamais vu Mantra Olfactory fatigue Scat singing Das, J.P. (2014). Verbal Conditioning and Behaviour. Oxford: Pergamon
Semantic_satiation
American singer (1937–1999)
According to music essayist and yodel expert Bart Plantenga, he combined scat singing, vocalese techniques from African tradition, and a unique approach to
Leon_Thomas_(jazz_singer)
1975 song by Pink Floyd
end of the recorded song, the final solo transitions to a light, high scat singing that crossfades into wind sound effects, and finally segues into the
Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song)
Wish_You_Were_Here_(Pink_Floyd_song)
Musical artist
Six of Paris, which specialised in scat singing of jazz standards. Swingle subsequently applied the scat singing idea to the works of Johann Sebastian
Ward_Swingle
British jazz singer (1927–2025)
1927 – 24 July 2025) was a British singer and actress known for her scat singing. She was the wife of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth and
Cleo_Laine
American singer (1904–1966)
styles of the late 1920s. These included scat singing, a kind of vocal improvisation, and also blending singing and speech. Sprechgesang ("speech-song")
Helen_Kane
Style of R&B music originating in New Orleans
hit. A distinguishing element of the R&B hit was Domino's horn-like scat singing. Following the success of "The Fat Man", Domino toured with Jewel King
New_Orleans_rhythm_and_blues
1969 film by George Roy Hill
and Robin episode." Time criticized the "Raindrops" sequence and the "scat-singing sound track by Burt Bacharach at his most cacophonous", which it said
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch_Cassidy_and_the_Sundance_Kid
1969 studio album by Ten Years After
jazz- and blues-inflected sound, while "Skoobly-Oobly-Doobob" features scat singing. "Hear Me Calling" reveals the influence of Canned Heat, and has been
Stonedhenge
1968 studio album by Sly and the Family Stone
either singing them in unison or taking turns singing bars of each verse. In addition, the songs contained significant amounts of scat singing and prominent
Dance to the Music (Sly and the Family Stone album)
Dance_to_the_Music_(Sly_and_the_Family_Stone_album)
Finnish a cappella quartet
girl Orihime Inoue from the Bleach series twirling a leek, set to a scat singing section of "Ievan polkka" from Loituma's 1995 debut album Things of Beauty
Loituma
Jazz virtual band
Chipmunks. The Nutty Squirrels' music was characterized by their use of scat singing. They received a Top 40 hit in late-1959 as the song "Uh! Oh!". They
The_Nutty_Squirrels
American television police procedural (1993–2005)
show's characters, scored with an increasingly complex combination of scat singing and instrumental music riffing on the main theme. The specific variations
NYPD_Blue
American singer (1877–1930)
American vaudeville and ragtime singer. He was one of the first to use scat singing techniques. Greene was born in Indiana. He worked with his wife, Blanche
Gene_Greene
Song performed by King Oliver
Holiday cited listening to "West End Blues" as her first experience with scat-singing. Armstrong recorded several later versions of "West End Blues", including
West_End_Blues
Talking or chanting to an instrumental rhythm
Damian Marley. A cappella Beatbox Dancehall Deejay Doo-wop Onomatopoeia Scat singing Singjay Rapping Vocalese Voice instrumental music Wikiquote has quotations
Toasting_(Jamaican_music)
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929–1988)
Happen to You, similar to Chet Baker Sings, notable for featuring his scat singing skills in lieu of trumpet-playing. His last significant release before
Chet_Baker
American cabaret and jazz singer and musical theater actress (born 1928)
performances which often include scat singing and vocal swinging. Bruce Ferrier of The Desert Sun called Maye one of the last "scat-singing" jazz artists and compared
Marilyn_Maye
1991 studio album
clanking metal. Throughout the album Jackson also implements beatboxing, scat singing, and finger snapping. The album is considered by Joe Vogel in PopMatters
Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)
Dangerous_(Michael_Jackson_album)
British rock band
Think We Are showed a move to a more blues-based sound, even featuring scat singing. Certain songs from the Mark II line-up, such as "Speed King", "Hard
Deep_Purple
1974 film by Ken Shapiro
'70s Watergate hearings where participants appear to be singing the Clark Terry scat singing nonsense song "Mumbles;" I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover
The_Groove_Tube
American musician
reggae, rap, beatboxing, and hip-hop with vocal disciplines of jazz's scat singing and Judaism's hazzan style of songful prayer. The New York Times' Kelefa
Matisyahu
1959 box set by Ella Fitzgerald
the fast tempo version which had become renowned as a showcase for her scat singing. In 2000 it was voted number 473 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
Ella_Fitzgerald_Sings_the_George_and_Ira_Gershwin_Song_Book
Nonsensical speech or writing
Prisencolinensinainciusol Onomatopoeia Lorem ipsum Macaronic language Slang Scat singing Simlish SMOG Spin (propaganda) Stanley Unwin (comedian) Technobabble
Gibberish
Northern Irish musician (born 1945)
asserts: "he is more likely to repeat a phrase like a mantra, or burst into scat singing. The words may often be prosaic, and so can hardly be poetry." Morrison
Van_Morrison
Communication that lacks any coherent meaning
foreign text Nonce word Non-lexical vocables in music Nonsense word Scat singing SCIgen, a program that generates nonsense research papers Sokal affair
Nonsense
American jazz trumpeter and singer discography
and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also skilled at scat singing. Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much
Louis_Armstrong_discography
Musical ensemble that plays jazz music
improvised. Scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. Though scat singing is improvised
Jazz_band
Brazilian-American musician (born 1978)
Such efforts culminated in the creation of a major work: a concerto for scat singing, piano and orchestra which she wrote for herself to perform. Scattered
Clarice_Assad
American animated television series
and the Road Runner). He also often plays a set of bongo drums, does scat singing, and speaks with various beatnik stereotype slang. Though he did not
Beany_and_Cecil
French musician
extended compositions, drumming, and shrill falsetto improvisational/scat singing. His music fuses jazz, rock, classical and operatic influences, and draws
Christian_Vander_(musician)
1970 studio album by T. Rex
the second Tyrannosaurus Rex single, "One Inch Rock", with an intro of scat-singing by Bolan and Finn, which the duo had been incorporating into live acoustic
T._Rex_(album)
Accompaniment figure
other instruments such as strings or horns. In blues or swing-style scat singing, a fill may even be sung. In a hip-hop group, a fill may consist of rhythmic
Fill_(music)
Genre of small-combo jazz
of jazz Jazz (word) Jazz band Big band Improvisation Jazz Jam session Scat singing Swing performance Jazz bass Jazz drumming Jazz guitar French horn in
Post-bop
Song by Billy Strayhorn
trumpeter Ray Nance, who enhanced the lyrics with numerous choruses of scat singing. Nance is also responsible for the trumpet solo on the first recording
Take_the_"A"_Train
1972 studio album by Aphrodite's Child
the band, and the final mix of the song includes some of his rhythmic scat singing and studio commentary. He says Pame! ("Let's go!") near the song's climax
666_(Aphrodite's_Child_album)
1944 film by Jules White
Hello". He brightens when they start a more up-to-date, jazzy nonsense scat-singing number called "Rat-tat-toodle-oodle-day-ay". Weeks gives them a chance
Gents_Without_Cents
American singer (born 1971)
Davis's singing voice: his "unusual style varied between singing, half-rapping and breathless shrieking". Davis is renowned for his guttural—scat singing breakdowns;
Jonathan_Davis
English progressive rock band (1968–2021)
performance style, that occasionally veered towards funk, and for Burrell's scat singing on the improvised pieces, but was criticised for its poor sound quality
King_Crimson
1973 single by Focus
by Thijs van Leer) which include yodeling, organ playing, accordion, scat singing, flute riffs, and whistling. The single version is significantly edited
Hocus_Pocus_(song)
American keyboardist, songwriter and singer (1952–1990)
and emotional leads added to the band's singing strength, and he even occasionally incorporated scat singing into his solos. Monty Byrom, guitarist on
Brent_Mydland
1965 studio album by Roger Miller
Reporter review as the "finest example of Miller's outrageous, ultra-high scat singing" as was "You Can't Roller Skate In a Buffalo Herd," which the reviewer
The_Return_of_Roger_Miller
Informal musical event
Jazz portal Jamming (dance) Free improvisation Free jazz Freestyle rap Scat singing Session musician and Irish traditional music session "Really The Blues"
Jam_session
1971 studio album by Grin
Whitten, Neil Young and Ralph Molina – harmony vocals Jerry Williams – scat singing Ben Keith – steel guitar Technical Bruce McCauley – cover artwork Christgau
Grin_(Grin_album)
1981 single by Queen and David Bowie
Pressure". It was credited as being co-written by the five musicians. The scat singing that dominates much of the song is evidence of the jam-beginnings as
Under_Pressure
utterance is simply his name ("Fuh-RED!"), and on some occasions he takes to scat singing. However, he does speak coherently in at least four episodes. He is married
List of Samurai Pizza Cats characters
List_of_Samurai_Pizza_Cats_characters
Music genre
doo-wop music, with tight harmonies on a song's chorus contrasted with scat singing. According to musicologist Timothy Cooley, "Like instrumental surf rock
Surf_music
American country musician (1936–1992)
recordings were humorous novelty songs with whimsical lyrics, coupled with scat singing or vocalese riffs filled with nonsense syllables. Others were sincere
Roger_Miller
American hip hop artist (1960–1989)
teasing a friend who had just joined the United States Army. He did so by scat singing the made-up words "hip/hop/hip/hop" in a way that mimicked the rhythmic
Keef_Cowboy
1993 single by Raven-Symoné
song was written and produced by Missy Elliott, who performs a verse of scat singing and Jamaican-style toasting, but the music video featured a thinner,
That's What Little Girls Are Made Of
That's_What_Little_Girls_Are_Made_Of
1973 single by Pink Floyd
2022–23 This Is Not a Drill tour. David Gilmour – electric guitars, scat singing Richard Wright – Hammond organ, EMS VCS 3, EMS Synthi AKS Roger Waters
Any_Colour_You_Like
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