Blue Note and vocalists

[mikeweil]

Is there any knowledge about why Alfred Lion rarely recorded vocalists? I only know the 45's by Bill Henderson and the two albums by Dodo Greene and Sheila Jordan. There even was a new numers series started for the latter. So what?    

[jazzbo]

Don't forget the little bit of Babs Gonzales that made it onto Blue Note 78s!

I don't know why other than I remember Michael Cuscuna mentioning to me that Alfred didn't feel he himself was a good "judge" of vocalists. 

[mikeweil]

Babs Gonzales, of course! 

I remember something like that from Alfred Lion but was curious if someone here has an exact quote.