Lullaby Baxter (born Angelina Teresa Iapaolo in 1970 in

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) is a

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jazz singer. Her first album, ''Capable Egg'', was released in 2000 by Atlantic Records, and her 2006 album ''Garden Cities of To-morrow'' was released by

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'' has called her "cerebrally seductive" and compared her to Peggy Lee, while

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has compared her to

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

.Marc Hogan
"Lullaby Baxter: Garden Cities of To-morrow"

, August 29, 2006; retrieved November 20, 2012. She is the sister-in-law of jazz musician Steve Kirby.

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