Best CDs for vocals?

Julie London-Time for Love (Rhino)
super sexy female vocals

Jacintha and Patricia Barber cd's are well recorded jazz vocal...very clear and well recorded.

Dave

Hmmm I'll throw an odd ball pick only because I find these threads usually have the same names over and over...

The CD

Hole - Live Through this

The track "Softer, Softest"

Yes I'm recommending a Courntey Love tune. I was shocked at how good this was recorded. This track was actually listed on SimAudio's reference track list for demo playback. I already had the CD, but didn't remember the song. Perhaps my system (when I first bought the cd many moons ago) wasn't up to snuff. But oh boy.

I can't help with jazz, etc., but I can recommend Johnny Cash's four American Records albums with Rick Rubin: "American Recordings," "Unchained," "Solitary Man," and "The Man Comes Around." Each has incredible sonics, with Johnny's voice dead center and BIG and booming--as it damn well should be. Most of Johnny's records were pretty well recorded, but, to my ears, these sound the best. "The Man Comes Around," in particular, will send shivers up your spine. It was his last album before his death--and let's just say this: The man went out on TOP.

Some suggestion for out ot this world places:

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Mustt Mustt

Madredeus - Ainda

Much better than Diana Krall, Jacintha, Norah Jones etc. Well, and if someone can recommend Johnny Cash for great vocals, you got to listen to the early Waits albums...

Tom Waits - Closing time, Heart of Saturday Night, Small Change

Enjoy,

Rene