Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried...


Most of my listeing is female vocals and classic Jazz.  I have enjoyed current and older female singers.  I have most of Billie Holiday through current Diana Krall and Julia Fordham.  I enjoy good voices mainly acoustic.  It would be helpful if it is music I can sample online.  If the backing is mainly loud elctronic I would likely pass.  Thanks for your thoughts and experience. 

jusam

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Simone Kopmajer -- Taking a Chance on Love ("Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight")

 

Jacintha -- Here’s to Ben

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS69mWUgotw

 

 

Diana Krall has been mentioned numerous times here.

One of my favorite performances is her rendition of "Dreamsville" from the old Peter Gunn soundtrack.

 

 

@curiousjim

"Do you know what album “Taking a chance on love” might be on?"

 

Taking a Chance on Love is the name of the album by Simone Kopmajer

Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight is Simone’s cover of the James Taylor classic.

 

Another one of my favorite performances is Nancy Wilson singing First Time Love accompanied by Ramsey Lewis on the piano.

 

@curiousjim

"Currently I’m on Amazon music and unfortunately Taking a chance on love isn’t on it. That’s why I was asking, because I couldn’t find it. Just looked again.☹️"

Sorry you could not find it on Amazon.

The "discogs" page below lists "19 for sale from $12.87" in various formats -- CD, SACD, LP --  mainly offered from Japan where the Venus label is based. (I bought my vinyl LP of Taking a Chance on Love from a seller in Japan.)

 

I also like Jacintha's Here's to Ben album nicely produced by Groove Note.  Attached below is a sample cut -- Georgia on My Mind.