Best female vocals on CD

Excellent thread - most of my favourites have been mentioned. I am especially attracted to singers who write their own material. In that vein - Kate Bush. Her first album, "The Kick Inside", has some great songs, and "Hounds of Love" is just a spectacular recording.

It's too bad the topic is "best female vocals on CD" otherwise I'd plug Amanda McBroom's "The Rose" on Sheffield Labs direct-to-disc.

Kate Schrock;Dames Rocket. Has been rockin my world lately.
It was mastered by gateway studios and sounds has good has any 24/96 i have heard.Has always great thread

Ella Rules. The MSFL 2 Cd set with Louis ARmstrong is a good example.

Oh Yeah Karen Carpenter ranks way up there Too!

Hi, under japanese label "Three Blind Mice", they have recordings of brilliant jazz vocalists pressed into XRCD. No one will doubt the quality of XRCD, in addition to that, the famale vocalists were simply great, yet undiscovered. Mari Nakamoto voice timbre's smoky, reminds me of female counterpart of Louis Armstrong. Her albums "Little Girl Blue", "Mari" & "Mari III" are all great treasures. Best female vocalist (Jazz) , i'll vote Mari Nakamoto!!!