heard Melody Gardot?

I realize that musical tastes in voice are extremely personal--all subjective--almost--but anyone who's heard "Our Love Is Easy" and isn't convinced that this woman is SPECIAL, is not listening closely. The lyrics, the phrasing, everything--her perfect pitch, perfectly executed vibrato. She belies her age of 24 years--sounds as if she has the 'seasoning' of someone at least a decade older. She writes, as I recall, all of her songs. What an AMAZING TALENT!!!!
Larry

jdoris and stewie,
What great responses!! It's so much fun to engage intelligent people who can agree to disagree, especially when the topics are ALMOST completely subjective.
It's sorta like walking into a room, being single, looking for girls, YOU walk right over to the brunette, I walk right over to the blonde or redhead. Why? No one really knows.
As to Sinatra, I too Never liked him, though I understand why some people do, and certainly he has my respect.
The vibrato thing has a distinctive European feel to it--and to me is VERY sexy (am I horny today or what?)lol
I do have to say that I disagree about the lyrics to the song "Our love is easy"--they absolutely enthralled me.
Like most music, it can (me at least) take a couple of times hearing it to 'get it', with her voice, I was so enraptured that I was only focused on her voice the first couple of listens, as I liked it so much--but then after a couple more listens, I focused on her lyrics--it was almost as if I was hearing a brand new album, as I fell for her again the second time, but for a different reason. As an added bonus, go to youtube and watch the bathtub video scene of her. Nothing over the top, just sensual.
Plus, and this is because I'm a big old girl about things like this, her STORY, after the bike accident and brain damage, having to learn so speak all over again, and music bringing her back, is the stuff legends and movies are made of.
Thanks for great comments you two--you're what this spot is supposed to be all about.

Larry

Vinylmeister,
I hadn't noticed the difference in the vibrato speed...you're VERY observant.
What I think is also VERY interesting is her emotion, the way she emotes so strongly, really selling the words.
A great friend and I were auditioning a piece of gear the other day, and I pulled out an old Karen Carpenter Album...for my taste, NOBODY has ever sold the emotion of a song like Karen did. The fact that, again, for my taste, her textures and richness of voice were just the bonus which made her have the most heavenly voice EVER for a female.
I wish that the GREAT Winston Ma would remaster some of her old recordings, doing what he has to some of the old classics! Can you imagine hearing Karen Carpenter after Winston and his people put their magic into a great remaster? Plus, Richard's arrangements were absolutely brilliant.
What a shame she's not 50, and still singing today...sad.

Great group of folks responding on this particular question! Thanks guys!

Larry

I would agree with the Aznavour influence...he was a stylist, better for interpretation than vocal ability--nevertheless I loved to hear him sing.

Larry