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Best Jazz Vocalists - Standard Songs

Hi,

I'm looking to expand my horizons and need help finding good albums and artists who sing jazz standards. Qualities I'm looking for are lyricism, beautiful voice/tone, interpretation. Examples (albums and artists) that I have/know are along the lines of:
Female: Jacintha, Carol Kidd, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Billy Holiday
Male: Sinatra, Johnny Hartman, Tony Bennett
Who am I missing, current or past?
Re-masters and great sounding recordings would be a plus!
classicjazz
edle
235 posts
 
Try to get yourself a copy of the Carmen McRae - "The Great American Songbook" - Atlantic Record and I guarantee you you will fall in love immediately. It was a live recording with Carmen interacting with the audiences. Excellent songs selection, excellent singing technique, first rated performance and very good recording. I owned this CD/LP since 1991 and I still listen to it very often.
Also you should try any Nat King Cole - Capitol Record.
celtic66
1,670 posts
 
Females; Dinah Washington, Carmen McCrae, Maureen McGovern, June Christie, Jo Stafford, Diana Krall,
Tierney Sutton.

Males; Joe Williams, Billy Eckstine, A.J.Croce.
jameswei
883 posts
 
Patricia Barber, Diana Krall, Mel Torme, Bobby Short.
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