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ernestine anderson

ernestine anderson -lrb- born november 11 , 1928 -rrb- is an american jazz and blues singer .
in a career spanning more than five decades , she has recorded over 30 albums .
she was nominated four times for a grammy award .
she has sung at carnegie hall , the kennedy center , the monterey jazz festival -lrb- six times over a 33-year span -rrb- , as well as at jazz festivals all over the world .
in the early 1990s she joined qwest records , the label of fellow garfield high school grad quincy jones .
