Female Jazz Singers...new person/new releases...

I must admit my collection is dominated by Jazz and my Jazz collection is dominated by female vocals....and it's exactly the way I want it.

The question is...I have most of what the greats did, Dinah, Sarah, Ella....etc...and many current ones...esp. Krall...so, can anyone suggest some current releases...for a bit of the Classic/Standards type of female Jazz vocals? I do not mind big band type of backing...but lean twoards small groups with minimal electronic manipulation...esp. a lack of reverb on the vocals...

Thanks

whatjd08-28-2011 2:22am

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mdowns32 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 71 posts 08-28-2011 at 03:35am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Check out Melody Gardot!
darkj Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 150 posts 08-28-2011 at 04:02am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Karen Allyson.
needfreestuff Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 572 posts 08-28-2011 at 06:01am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Eva Cassidy
kijanki Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,428 posts 08-28-2011 at 07:53am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Diane Schuur - one of the best singers ever.
jax2 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,031 posts 08-28-2011 at 08:08am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Melody Gardot, for sure. Norma Winstone on ECM (Distances). Jacintha. Casandra Wilson. Holly Cole. Nelly McKay's Normal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris Day. Madeleine Peyroux. Sophie Millman.
soulbrass Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 246 posts 08-28-2011 at 09:19am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Rachelle Ferrell!
orpheus10 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,668 posts 08-28-2011 at 12:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I can not imagine the OP not having Diane Schuur in his collection already. I hope he corrects me if I'm wrong. Casandra Wilson is the most unique singer to come along in some time; she is what I call "authentic". She is so unmistakable, that when you hear her, you can see her face.
raks Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 468 posts 08-28-2011 at 12:37pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I second Karen Allyson's "Round Midnight" CD.
calloway Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 874 posts 08-28-2011 at 12:52pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete second 'eva cassidy'..she's amazing//get 'simply eva' to start...
dayglow Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,893 posts 08-28-2011 at 01:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Roberta Gambarini-Of the many singers mentioned only Eva Cassidy is her equal, but I consider Eva a pop(not pure jazz)singer.
tubegroover Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,320 posts 08-28-2011 at 02:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Shirley Horn and Cleo Laine but my guess is you already have them in your collection if you are a jazz fan.
rrog Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,958 posts 08-28-2011 at 05:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Connie Evingson has some great recordings. Some have a European flavor and some songs are part French and part English. After listening to Connie it's hard to listen to Diana Krall. Ruth Brown "Blues On Broadway" is an awesome naturally recorded album with some of the finest ever musicians.
gsm18439 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 895 posts 08-28-2011 at 05:53pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Patricia Barber Youn Sun Nah (esp her CD Shenandoah) Eva Cassidy (personal preference is Live at Blues Alley)
ponnie Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 233 posts 08-28-2011 at 07:13pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Carmen McCrae and Betty Carter "Duets" Excellent recording and vocals.
ponnie Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 233 posts 08-28-2011 at 07:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Check out Liz Wright Dee Dee Bridgewater Stacy Kent Carole Sloane
foster_9 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,638 posts 08-28-2011 at 07:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I really get tired of one of the best contemporary voices in jazz being overlooked (she's actually not new). So I'm going to capitalize her name for emphasis..NNENNA FREELON. If you choose, I can recommend starting with her recording "Listen" and go from there. Here she is live via youtube: Nnenna Freelon, "Better Than Anything" On Audiogon I have almost been a voice in the wilderness every time I mention her. Maybe a few other members have ever given her props. What do you think?
shoff Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 133 posts 08-28-2011 at 09:55pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I second the motion for Melody Gardot and Patricia Barber. Althought not "new releases", here are some others to consider: - Dave's True Story (Kelly Flint) - Ann Hampton Callaway (Check out "Blues in the Night"!) - J Street Jumpers (Marianna Previti) Not Jazz but you may also enjoy Rickie Lee Jones and Margo Timmons (Cowboy Junkies).
mrderrick Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 292 posts 08-29-2011 at 01:36am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete All excellent recommendations, and I'll second Nnenna Freelon. Don't forget to include Peggy Lee for the standards & big band!
orpheus10 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,668 posts 08-30-2011 at 10:14am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete While most of the vocalists mentioned are fantastic, only a few are new; Norah Jones is a vocalist that is both. Here are two selections by Norah. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKEuOO0lQPc http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=mHff55AeEAQ
frogman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,441 posts 08-30-2011 at 02:38pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Like Nnenna Freelon, why Carmen Lundy remains under the radar for so many is beyond me. There are "jazz" singers, and then there are Jazz singers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OvmC39hYi4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOfJe6YhZUU And then there is the only rendition of this greatest of songs that can stand next to Ray Charles' classic version, IMO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE2kxDPPy1w
phaelon Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,049 posts 08-30-2011 at 09:34pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Ordinarily I like my jazz vocalists well seasoned with lives tribulations, but Renee Olstead has a certain style that, I think, separates her from the typical newbie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IQKZTPFVAM&feature=related
tmsorosk Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,013 posts 08-31-2011 at 12:44am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Whatjd ,,, sounds like your into the same great music I am . The above , sounds good to me , Melody , Eva , Pat , lets not forget Madeleine Peyroux .
garn509 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 98 posts 10-03-2011 at 02:51am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete new persons/new releases -- old music ? Why 2 outa 3? Why look for new covers of songs that have been covered ad nauseum ? Try new vocalists with new music -- Alice Russell, Lily Allen, Patricia Marx, Sabrina Malheiros, Clelia Felix, for starters.
stewie Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 187 posts 10-04-2011 at 09:55pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'll third Melody Gardot. Best concert performance I've ever seen. Remarkable song writer as well.
kiwi2 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 19 posts 10-12-2011 at 07:04pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Erin Bode Susan Wong
eldulcesol Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 197 posts 10-15-2011 at 12:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Kellylee Evans....Her latest cd Nina would be something you would be interested in. Small trio of guitar, acoustic bass and drums. After that, just get the other three disks.
whatjd OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,139 posts 10-20-2011 at 11:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks to all....now, anyone want to lend me some $ to buy everything/everyone suggested?....thought not. I do have some of the ladies you have mentioned, but not enough. Best, Jim
bfmjazz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1 posts 12-21-2011 at 08:37pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The Tierney Sutton Band Rings In the New Year with Two GRAMMY Nominations for American Road on BFM JAZZ. Soft as silk and smooth as fine bourbon ~ Chicago Sun Times Take a listen to the full album here: http://bit.ly/AmericanRoadTSB
theduke Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 372 posts 12-22-2011 at 05:29pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Cyrille Aimee is getting a lot of airplay here in NYC thanks to Jonathan Schwartz. She is good, real good! Check her out! I saw Tierney Sutton two weeks ago and her performance reconfirms my opinion that she is the best jazz/caberet singer working today. Also, Stacey Kent is the most "50's sounding girl singer" around!
hickory Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 21 posts 12-28-2011 at 12:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have not yet seen mention of Rene Marie in the thread. You should check out her CD "Vertigo." There are many YouTube clips to get a sense of her singing, which is quite passionate. An example of one of my favorite songs is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjCJAs-56nI&feature=related (just audio)
raytheprinter Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,234 posts 12-29-2011 at 06:15pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Lots of great talent !One of my favorites is Cheryl Bentyne,( Let me off Uptown) or (Talk of the Town)
dawgfish Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 157 posts 12-30-2011 at 06:55pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Here are two strong recommendations that I haven't seen listed yet: Valerie Joyce "New York Blue" (a Chesky recording) and Nikki Yanofsky, "Nikki." Both beautiful young women with beautiful voices.
nonoise Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,836 posts 12-30-2011 at 10:50pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I second Connie Evingson: check out her covers of Peggie Lee standards. I just ordered some Hilary Kole and from the samples, she sounds fantastic. Can't wait to hear her CDs when they arrive.
slaw Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 21,396 posts 01-01-2012 at 05:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Jacintha, Holly Cole, and maybe not quite what you're looking for but check out Cat Power "Juke Box".
whatjd OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,139 posts 01-02-2012 at 10:16am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Any online site I can listen to Cat Powers? I cannot do amazon as I do not like all of the tracking cookies Adobe puts on your p.c. I would like to use Windows Media Player. Any thoughts? Thanks
slaw Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 21,396 posts 01-03-2012 at 11:54pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Try Pandora
sarahbrickel Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1 posts 03-16-2012 at 01:42pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Hi, wow you've probably got enough to go on there but you might like my new album Sarah Brickel "Music Box". Enjoy listening Sarah
rex44 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 64 posts 03-17-2012 at 02:23am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Anyone knows about Marlene Mortensen? i've heard good things about her.
trcnetmsncom Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 431 posts 03-17-2012 at 08:13pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Youn Sun Nah! I thought some of you would enjoy this singer. With a very innovative and creative approach I find her to be refreshing as it's nice to hear someone do something a little different. Very wide range and makes use of different colors of voice. Here is one of many videos of her on You Tube. Please give it a chance to see how she builds on the tune. Hope you enjoy! best, Tom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2iGwIl-qig&feature=related
mribob Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 229 posts 03-27-2012 at 02:48am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Nicole Henry,"The very thought of you" Maysa,"A woman in love" Jacintha, "Jacintha is her name" Ana Caram"Hollywood Rio"

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