Kim Burrell
Mezzo-soprano · Gospel · Jazz · USA · prominent since 1995
What is Kim Burrell’s vocal range?
Kim Burrell's vocal range is commonly cited as E3 to D6 — about 2.8 octaves, or 34 semitones, and is usually classified as mezzo-soprano. Full voice is cited up to around A5; everything above that comes from head voice.
Jazz harmonic sense in a gospel frame; chromatic runs, then sudden drops to a spoken chest tone. That cited span is wider than 58% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- I See a Victory
Reading the numbers
- 1 other voice here carries the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- Roughly 15% of the span sits above the cited full-voice ceiling of A5.
- The weight of the range is above middle C: 26 semitones up there against 8 below.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 257th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 32nd highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
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Also bottoming out on E3
39 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on D6
16 other voices here reach the same ceiling.