Female Vocalist like Diana Krall, Jacintha.

I love the voices of Diana Krall, Edith Piaff, Barbara Streisand, Patricia Barber, Karen Carpenter, Natalie Cole, Peggy Lee... Each female singer they have their own talented style. In Jazz, I think Diana Krall and Patricia Barber are the best female vocal jazz whereas Peggy Lee has her best voice in classic jazz.

dinah washington--oo la la Madeleine Peyroux great chords for a white girl. sounds like billie's twin. Cassandra wilson and diane reeves. No offense, but Krall doesn't have a voice for my taste. However, she does have style. I'm not nuts about Ricki Lee Jones, but Pop Daddy is a KILLER recording of intimate, lovely, singing. Cassidy: now there's a voice. Sarah, ella, billie AND Anita O'day--get the right recordings and go to heaven. Holy Cole?-Temptation is the album. Her others are mediocre. Perhaps it's the Tom Waits material. Go figure. Can't listen to her for too long. Deedee Bridgewater- amazing. Also, check out Cesaria Evora. Let me stop here. You gots enough to keep your tympanics busy for awhile. peace, warren.

Try Susannah McCorkle. Her interpretations of the jazz standards are unique. It is a tragedy that she is no longer with us.

Absolutely get Tierney Sutton!! Her "Introducing Tierney Sutton" is fantastic! Then get "Blue in Green", "Unsung Heros" and "Something Cool." If you have SACD "Something Cool" comes in this format. I'd love the opportunity to see her. She also has a website.

A terrific CD is Jane Monheit's first "Never Never Land." I din't particularly like her 2nd CD, but this first one is truly special.

Nora Jones, though not really the kind of jazz singer we often think of is worth picking up. Her rendition of "The Nearness of You" is beautifully done.

With respect to today's jazz vocalists, I agree wholeheartedly with the Tierney Sutton recommendation. Paula West is another, but her self-produced CDs are hard to find, although I've seen "Temptation" on amazon in the past. I also like Christine Tobin a lot, but her CDs are not available in the US, although I've bought two through amazon.co.uk. Tobin is more in the Patricia Barber mold, but perhaps more eclectic than Barber.

Stacey Kent and Diana Krall just don't do it for me...sorry.