Best female vocals on CD


Want recommendations for Female recordings on CD. Thanks Joe
jwstannese647
just searched this thread for 'gilberto'. only came up with bebel gilberto (who i also highly recommend), but what about mom: astrud gilberto?
After reading several recommendations on here I picked up Eva Cassidy, "Live at the Bluenote". I consider it to be the best find I've heard in a long time. A truly incredible talent. Can't wait to get my hands on the rest. Thanks to all who recommended her.
Diana Krall And Jennifer Warnes
Laugh all you want but there are very few singers better than Karen Carpenter. It's too bad she didn't record better songs but their last album is quite listenable.