Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knew

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Jimmy Scott, a jazz singer with a rare high-pitched voice. It covers his early success, his long obscurity, and his late-career comeback.

poignantinspirationalmelancholicresilientintimatereflectiveupliftingheartfelt

What happens

James Victor Scott (July 17, 1925 – June 12, 2014), also known as Little Jimmy Scott, was an American jazz vocalist known for his high natural contralto voice and his sensitivity on ballads and love songs. After success in the 1940s and 1950s, Scott's career faltered in the early 1960s. He slid into obscurity before a comeback in the 1990s. His unusual singing voice was due to Kallmann syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that limited his height to 4 feet 11 inches (150 cm) until the age of 37, when he grew by 8 inches (20 cm). The syndrome prevented him from reaching classic puberty and left him with a high voice and unusual timbre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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