patricia barber - diana krall - holly cole

Give me Melody Gardot and Lyndsey Webster

+1 @hilde45 

I would simply add way way over-rated

and way way way overplayed.

Regards,

barts

Recently saw Diana Krall at DPAC in Durham, NC mid October this year. Sadly, her voice has lost something. As a result, she quite often whispered lyrics and sounded hoarse. Agree it has to be gruesome performing on tour, but she could limit the number of performances. Not making excuses for her. On a plus side, she sure showcases her accompanying musicians. Still love listening to her CDs.

I don't want to pile onto Krall, but she's a rather staunch traditionalist and her performances have not been consistent. I'm happy with the albums I have an to have her in rotation, but I am a little surprised she occupies quite a bit of space in our heads when we think of female jazz artists right now.

Well, she's hot so ....