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

Huge Billie Holiday fan myself go down a few of these

Eva Cassidy

Joan Osborne

Amy Helm

Beth Hart

Susan Tedeschi

Erika Badhu

Diane Schuur

Champian Fulton

Rachael Price by way of Lake Street Dive

Amy Winehouse and Janis of course

 

 

Saw no mention of...

Rhian  Benson

Carly Simon

Valerie Carter

Rita Coolidge

Judy Tzuke

Some great stuff here, grooving to Linda Ronstadt and Sophie Zelmani.  Don't think I saw any mention of Joan Baez, great acoustic folk or with a band in the '70s.  Also love Aimee Mann, such a great songwriter.

And in the guilty pleasures category, there's Barbra Streisand - Guilty, a vocal classic, great big belting.  Just picked up The Story of My Life: Lea Salonga Live from Manila, her voice is just clear as a bell and so emotive.  And was rocking out to Evita recently with Patti Lupone, powerful as well and such a great actor, a shining performance.