Lilian Terry

Although not well-known in the United States, veteran jazz singer Lilian Terry has been a fixture on the European jazz scene for decades. Terry, a thoughtful and expressive interpreter of lyrics, isn't an aggressive, forceful type of vocalist; subtlety, restraint, softness, and understatement are among the things that characterize Terry, whose influences have included, among others, Billie Holiday, Astrud Gilberto, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, and Ella Fitzgerald (specifically, Fitzgerald's softer side). In European jazz circles, Terry is known for her ability to sing in more tha...