Graciela Peréz-Gutierrez obituary

Versatile and risque, she was known as the first lady of Latin jazzThe Afro-Cuban singer Graciela Peréz-Gutierrez, who has died aged 94, was widely celebrated as "the first lady of Latin jazz" and known to her fans simply as Graciela. The Latin bandleaders Tito Puente and Tito Rodríguez championed her, while Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan were admirers. Graciela was known for her musical versatility, phrasing and emotive delivery, while her risque stage presence and skill with double entendr...

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