Sentence examples for scat from inspiring English sources

Every track bursts with Satchmo's creativity, from the stop-time choruses of "Cornet Shop Suey" and "Potato Head Blues" to the exuberant scat singing of "Heebie Jeebies" and the majesty of "West End Blues".Some critics, however, detected a decline in his later work, complaining of his formulaic routines with undistinguished big bands and the endless touring of his All-Stars.

Using their DNA, which can be extracted from their scat, and radio-tracking collars, scientists have logged some extraordinary journeys.

They have devised a scavenger hunt conducted using satellite-navigation devices and helped to create podcasts explaining how to avoid being killed by a bear (sing as you hike so you don't surprise it), among other subjects.Rangers give lectures with titles like "Treemendous Programme" and "Yukky Animal Stuff" (Sniff a skunk pelt! Ogle bear scat!).

His scat reversed the process.

George and Ira Gershwin, for instance, incorporated suggestions of scat singing an improvisational jazz vocal technique that uses meaningless syllables to imitate the sound of instrumental solos into their opera Porgy and Bess (1935).

Her infectious scat singing brought excitement to such concert recordings as Mack the Knife: Ella in Berlin and was widely imitated by others.

October 20, 1901 New York City, New York November 7 , 1993London, England Adelaide Hall, (born Oct. 20, 1901, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 7, 1993, London, England) American-born jazz improviser whose wordless rhythms ushered in what became known as scat singing.

In the case of athletes, a licensed health care provider may perform additional evaluation on the sidelines by using the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT), the first version of which was developed during the 2004 Second International Conference on Concussion in Sport.

One of the inventors of scat singing, he began to sing lyrics on most of his recordings, varying melodies or decorating with scat phrases in a gravel voice that was immediately identifiable.

During this period he originated the pantomimes, rapid-fire scat singing, and physical antics that were to become his trademarks.

Known to his chagrin as the "Velvet Fog" for his smooth vocal quality, he mastered a variety of styles from mellow love songs to scat, and he wrote more than 300 songs.