Music

August, 1977

MusicIt's not another "Lady Sings the Blues," but once again a jazz singer's path has been star-crossed by drugs. Flora Purim, an immigrant from Brazil ten years ago, is now receiving the accolades that once went to Ella, Carmen and Sarah. (Downbeat polls have named her top female vocalist for three consecutive years.) Warner Bros. Records snatched her away from the more esoteric Milestone label with a multimillion-dollar offer. She's married to the brilliant Brazilian percussionist Ai...