EVA CASSIDY

This thread would be incomplete without mentioning two great female vocalists not yet mentioned:

Tracey Thorn of Everything But The Girl and
Rickie Lee Jones.

The last few EBTG albums are too commercial and dance/trance, but their early LPs especially Idlewild, Eden(aka self-titled), and Love Not Money are all very worthwhile.

Rickie Lee is an incredible singer. Her self-titled debut, PopPop and Pirates really show off her voice. Her career has a true deep and evolving body of work that could be discussed at length; but I wander. Listen to her cover of Marty Balin's "Comin' Back to Me" on Pop Pop; it's amazing. Cheers,

Spencer

Add Sophie Milman to your list.

I own about 5k cds and by far, I listen to my Eva Cassidy collection the most frequently. I find not only her voice but also her songs to be very entertaining and enjoyable. My favorite Eva cd is probably Imagine followed closely by American Tune.

Spencer, good call on Tracy Thorn. I have not liked EBTG since Amplified Heart after they got all techno. I had the pleasure of seeing EBTG at the Coach House where I was literally 5 ft away from Tracy and Ben. It was a great, intimate show. I have all their albums including Tracy's solo project (A Distant Shore) and it is really cool to hear the maturation of her voice from a very monotone presentation to one that evokes emotion.

Mike60,Jaybo,Slothmanand Palmersto;I have not heard of most the singers mentioned.But checking out some of the samplers of their works all I can say is thanks amillion.You guys have opened up a new door for me....