All excellent recommendations, and I'll second Nnenna Freelon.
Don't forget to include Peggy Lee for the standards & big band!
Don't forget to include Peggy Lee for the standards & big band!
Female Jazz Singers...new person/new releases...
While most of the vocalists mentioned are fantastic, only a few are new; Norah Jones is a vocalist that is both. Here are two selections by Norah. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKEuOO0lQPc http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=mHff55AeEAQ |
Like Nnenna Freelon, why Carmen Lundy remains under the radar for so many is beyond me. There are "jazz" singers, and then there are Jazz singers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OvmC39hYi4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOfJe6YhZUU And then there is the only rendition of this greatest of songs that can stand next to Ray Charles' classic version, IMO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE2kxDPPy1w |
Ordinarily I like my jazz vocalists well seasoned with lives tribulations, but Renee Olstead has a certain style that, I think, separates her from the typical newbie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IQKZTPFVAM&feature=related |