His talent greatly impressed Sammy Davis, Jr., who discovered him by chance at a New York jam session. A few years later, it was Ella Fitzgerald’s turn, when she declared Mark Murphy to be nothing less than her equal! It is also said that Mark Murphy is to jazz singing what Bobby Fischer was to chess… After a prolific career, numerous Grammy nominations and a repertoire ranging from Broadway to Coldplay, he is still considered one of the greatest living jazz vocalists. An inspired jazz crooner with clear tone and ever-inventive phrasing, who can scat and swing sublimely, he has just come out with his most recent album, Love Is What Stays, on the Decca label.