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Best Jazz Vocalists - Standard Songs

Hi,

I'm looking to expand my horizons and need help finding good albums and artists who sing jazz standards. Qualities I'm looking for are lyricism, beautiful voice/tone, interpretation. Examples (albums and artists) that I have/know are along the lines of:
Female: Jacintha, Carol Kidd, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Billy Holiday
Male: Sinatra, Johnny Hartman, Tony Bennett
Who am I missing, current or past?
Re-masters and great sounding recordings would be a plus!
classicjazz
classicjazz OP
153 posts
 
Thanks for your responses. I will definitely look into Mark Murphy, Carmen McRae, Betty Carter, Shirley Horn. I'm not a Sarah Vaughan fan, though.
nighthawk
259 posts
 
Try Natalie Cole - Stardust. Great standard songs, well recorded.
hnico
3 posts
 
I recommend you to hear Nora Jones. She's pop/jazz with stunning recording over her new album and outstanding vocal IMO. This will probably be a good intro for you to get into mainstream jazz. Diana Krall' Love Scenes and When I look into your eyes wouldn't hurt either.
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