Home / Music / Leon Thomas brought yodeling into jazzMusic linernotes album music leon-thomasLeon Thomas brought yodeling into jazzThomas is best known for an innovative vocal style that brought yodeling and African-influenced singing into jazz, and for his work on Pharoah Sanders’ 1969 album Karma. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesLeon Thomas recorded for Flying Dutchman, Impulse!, and European labelsInfinite Search is Leon Thomas, the yodeling jazz vocalistSly Stone's isolation and drug use shaped There's a Riot Goin' OnThere's a Riot Goin' On marked a dark turn from Sly's sunny optimism — and polarized everyoneVicki Brown died of breast cancer at 50ExploreBon Iver's 'Perth' was written the morning after Heath Ledger diedFiona Apple's core message: Fetch the fucking bolt cuttersThe cover of IDLES' Joy as an Act of Resistance is a wedding fight from 1968Sandy Denny's The North Star Grassman cover shows her weighing seeds in an apothecaryThe Cowboy Junkies blend country, blues, and rock with mood over technical flashPrevious Leon Thomas recorded for Flying Dutchman, Impulse!, and European labelsNext Lee Harris played drums on Laughing Stock