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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. 

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aewarren
573 posts
 

If you enjoy Billy Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and Ella Fitzgerald I recommend Cecile McLorin Salvant.

tomaswv
205 posts
 

Robinella and the CC string band

Rosanne Cash. Rules of Travel

KD Lang. Hymns of the 49th Parallel

 

 

 

sml19
12 posts
 

Dinah Washington!!!

adambennette
16 posts
 

Possibly now viewed as quite uncool:

Julie London, 'Around Midnight' album1960

Doris Day, Secret Love among many others

Lani Hall (already mentioned) Sergio Mendez &B66 'Equinox' 1967

Swingle Singers, especially with Christiane Legrand (Michel's sister), but the modern incarnations are also good and well recorded, e.g. Bach hits back

Surprised not to see Sarah Vaughn mentioned yet...

gareents
61 posts
 

All very good suggestions above.

But for an amazing voice performer that no one has mentioned, or probably heard, check out Chris Webster. Locally famous in Northern California. Quboz has only two of her albums, but a good start!

-G

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