patricia barber - diana krall - holly cole

@smargo 
Thanks for starting this thread, lots of musical inspiration in here

@kijanki kijanki and @simao simao 
Great suggestions

@bolong
Thanks for the links! I always wondered what speeded up the "decay" in Diana's previously lovely voice and caused it to crumble.

For those on the fence concerning Diana, IMHO "Live in Paris" (Blu-ray has quite a bit more material than the CD) and "The Look of Love" are her best works and are worth a listen.

For more inspiration check out:
Best Female Jazz Singers Of All Time: A Top 25 Countdown
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-female-jazz-singers-ever/ 

Best Jazz Singers Of All Time: A Top 50 Countdown
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/50-best-jazz-singers/ 

Krall is over-rated and overplayed by audiophiles.

Give me Melody Gardot and Lyndsey Webster

+1 @hilde45 

I would simply add way way over-rated

and way way way overplayed.

Regards,

barts

Recently saw Diana Krall at DPAC in Durham, NC mid October this year. Sadly, her voice has lost something. As a result, she quite often whispered lyrics and sounded hoarse. Agree it has to be gruesome performing on tour, but she could limit the number of performances. Not making excuses for her. On a plus side, she sure showcases her accompanying musicians. Still love listening to her CDs.