CD Review: The Jazz Singer - "Jefferson's vocal twists and turns will continue to please generations to come. They typify vocal jazz of the Fifties as much as the scat singing of Leo Watson--Jefferson's prime inspiration--typifies the heyday of 52nd Street." - http://www.allaboutjazz.com/REVIEWS/r0177_047.htm
Vocalese: Eddie Jefferson - The first vocalese performer to get anywhere at all. His lyrics for "Moody's Mood For Love" became a hit for King Pleasure in 1952, and got the whole vocalese thing moving. - http://www.ralf.org/~colomon/vocalese/jefferson.html