Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
23rd Annual Grammy Awards • 1981
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1979 and Aug 30, 1980
Ella Fitzgerald won the 1981 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female with "A Perfect Match - Ella And Basie"
Winners & Nominees 1981
Winner
Nominees
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A Perfect Match - Ella And Basie
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Chasin' The Bird (Album)
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Helen Humes And The Muse All Stars (Album)
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Sarah Vaughan: Duke Ellington Song Book One (Album)
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The Audience With Betty Carter (Album)
Previous Winners
| Year | Winner | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Ella Fitzgerald | All That Jazz | All Nominees |
| 1990 | Ruth Brown | Blues On Broadway | All Nominees |
| 1989 | Betty Carter | Look What I Got! | All Nominees |
| 1988 | Diane Schuur | Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra | All Nominees |
| 1987 | Diane Schuur | Timeless | All Nominees |
| 1986 | Cleo Laine | Cleo At Carnegie - The 10th Anniversary Concert | All Nominees |
| 1984 | Ella Fitzgerald | The Best Is Yet To Come | All Nominees |
| 1983 | Sarah Vaughan | Gershwin Live! | All Nominees |
| 1982 | Ella Fitzgerald | Digital III At Montreaux | All Nominees |
| 1981 | Ella Fitzgerald | A Perfect Match - Ella And Basie | All Nominees |