Synergistic Red Fuse ...

Shubert,
It’s as if you’ve read my mind given your observations. When I first began listening to jazz my exposure was as would be expected to the iconic and well established names. Ellington, Armstrong, Miles, Coltrane, Oscar Petterson and Ella’. Over a period of time you naturally become aware of many other artists of much merit.

I have numerous Ella Fitzgerald recordings and unquestionably she has a very beautiful voice. The eventual introduction to Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae simply moved me to a different level. They convey a communicative emotional connection that I just didn’t reach with Ella despite her enormous talent.

Sarah and for me even more so Carmen McRae allow a deep connection that’s hard to explain, it’s either there or it is not. Obviously this is purely personal and othermusic lovers will feel quite diffently. Another example, Oscar Peterson vs Thelonious Monk. Early on it was Petterson (I still enjoy him) Monk is my "guy" and just takes me to a higher and deeper place. I still enjoy Miles, Coltrane and Ellington as much as I’ve ever had.
Charles

Hi Jond,
I'm glad you were able to find them.
Charles 

charles1 dad, you’ll never know how much you post meant to me .
In my not very humble opinion what Sarah and Carmen both had in common was everything thay did was an act of love for both the music and the musicians they made it with . Sun-Ra once told me Sarah was the most beloved singer among jazz-men,as a person, he ever met .
Carmen was a lover of a world which broke her heart over and over .
She fought on. . Lovers are a takes one to know one thing . Simple .
P. S .
Just between us, a footnote to the "I never understood why Torme was such an underrated singer" . It puzzles me why people think that Patrica Barber IS a singer .

Barber is an artist and has her own unique style and creativity. All kinds of art and ways to communicate it in this big world.  She may not be many folks cup of tea, but she is a credible and talented artist. 

There are indeed all kinds of art . Most of what passes for it currently is of little positive value either for the individual or society in general .