heard Melody Gardot?

she is good, but not that great imho

I have all of her releases on CD and vinyl. I think she is wonderful. She came back from a very horrible accident and accomplished this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_Gardot

I like her first CD, not only for her singing but for the wide variety of tasty instrumental interludes during the songs

A very pleasent listen

Interesting story on how she suffered severe brain damage and memory/speech problems after being hit by a car while riding a bicycle. Music, humming, and singing helped her learn to communicate again.

I'm with Bryan. She's certainly very good, but I think there's lots of newer female jazz vocalists in her company. If you haven't heard her, Valerie Joyce records nice music on Chesky, with the sound quality typical of that house. People may also like Erin Bode, a sweet voice who would benefit from a stronger band. John