I saw Ms. Fleming on her recital tour a couple of years ago and she sang some jazz numbers as encores.
My reaction was very similar to yours: it didn't sound right. I believe it is extremely difficult to do both genres well. She may have sung jazz while a student but now her vocal style is very defined and the jazz just sounded 'classical'.
I believe Eileen Farrell is one of the few classical sopranos who succesfully recorded both types of music. I have not heard her jazz recordings though.
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