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

If you can stand some French language in your music, you could give Liane Foly a try - especially the classic "Rêve Orange" album. 

Jazzy / pop French "chanson", great voice and stellar recording IMO.

@rolox +1

Many thanks to all of you contributing to the success of the initial post. I'm happy having found so many new (to me) women singers.

I'll take the chance to purchase some new cd's if  available. In favour of the artists, we all should buy vinyl or cd's or go to live concerts..

But streaming is too tempting.

Cheers, eagledriver

Three jazz singers I think are overlooked - Rene Marie, Mary Stallings, and Laverne Butler all on the Maxjazz label. Excellent artists.

Catherine Russell

Great singer, she really is, and the recordings are technically outstanding.

Cheers