attan ▁Transfer . ▁Within ▁a ▁year , ▁a ▁doctor ▁told ▁her ▁she ▁was ▁free ▁of ▁cancer , ▁and ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁singing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁she ▁narr ated ▁an ▁audio book ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁book ▁Little ▁Girl ▁Blue , ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁singer ▁Kar en ▁Car p enter . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁judge ▁and ▁ment or ▁for ▁the ▁Song book ▁Academy , ▁a ▁summer ▁program ▁for ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁American ▁Song book ▁Foundation ▁founded ▁by ▁Michael ▁Fe in stein . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Jazz ▁F usion ▁Performance , ▁V ocal ▁or ▁Inst rument al , ▁" B ird land " ▁( from ▁Ext ensions ), ▁The ▁Manh attan ▁Transfer , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ; ▁" U ntil ▁I ▁Met ▁You ▁( Cor ner ▁P ocket )" ▁( from ▁Me cca ▁for ▁Modern s ), ▁The ▁Manh attan ▁Transfer , ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁ ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Jazz ▁V ocal ▁Performance , ▁Du o ▁or ▁Group , ▁" Route ▁ 6 6 " ▁( from ▁the ▁sound track ▁Sh ar key ' s ▁Machine ), ▁The ▁Manh attan ▁Transfer , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ; ▁" Why ▁Not !" ▁( from ▁Bod ies ▁and ▁Sou ls ), ▁The ▁Manh attan ▁Transfer , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ; ▁V ocal ese , ▁The ▁Manh attan ▁Transfer ,