tranemonk Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 okay I'm sure this has been brought up before... but I feel like it anyway.... So what are your three all-time fave female vocalists in order of preference? For Moi... 1) Billie H. 2) Anita O'Day (close second) 3) Tie - Karrin Allyson & Cassandra Wilson... Sorry but no matter how hard I try I can't just dig Sarah Vaughn or Ella... (I like them both but not in the top three...) Okay humor me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Louis early Billie late Billie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 I can't do 3, but I can do 5, and Ella & Sarah don't make the cut for me either. Billie Dinah Carmen Anita Jeanne Lee I don't care much for Karrin Allyson. Too "clean" a sound for my taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 1. Anita O'Day 2. Billie Holiday (late period) 3. Helen Merrill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Betty Carter Sarah Vaughn Billie Holliday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 female: Sarah Vaughan Carmen McRae Dinah Washington male: Johnny Hartman Jon Hendricks Chet Baker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfricaBrass Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 My top two are Billie Holiday and Anita O'Day. While I like other female vocalists, there's a pretty wide gap between them and my possible third choice. So I'll just list my top two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Billie Holiday Anita O'Day Johnny Hartman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranemonk Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Damn I knew I forgot someone... Gotta put Betty into the third place tie, perhaps along with Shirley Horn... Betty Carter Sarah Vaughn Billie Holliday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfcrazy1984 Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Sarah Vaughan Ella Fitzgerald Louis Armstrong So that's if I were to only pick 3, and they are my favorites, and those who I like to listen to. Historically, Billie Holiday needs to be on the list. Anita O'Day needs to be on the list. And maybe Joe Williams. Love Frank Sinatra too, but wouldn't consider him a true Jazz singer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 I'm treating this as favorites I'm most likely to listen to now rather than some kind of hall of fame. If that's not what you want I'll delete it. Jack Teagarden Billie Holiday Mildred Bailey I don't know if there's much difference in my mind for 3 through 7 or so, so on another day (or hour) Anita makes the list easily. As could Louis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfcrazy1984 Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) Jack Teagarden is great too! Didn't even think of him 'till I read your post Quincy! Edited March 1, 2012 by Jazz Nut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spangalang Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 1. Billie Holiday 2. Sarah Vaughan 3. Nina Simone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I love Sarah Vaughn. Surprised so many have already mentioned her as an unfavorite. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sarahvaughanlondonhouse.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Jack Teagarden I can tell this now that she's gone--the great singer Barbara Lea claimed she alienated Jonathan Schwartz when she said she'd much rather listen to Teagarden singing than Sinatra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Here's where I really seem like a moldy fig. Most folks here know that I love New Orleans music and traditional jazz, but I love bebop and avant-garde music just as much. Yes, I like Helen Merrill, Sarah Vaughan, and Sheila Jordan, but I'd say that my top three are two who have been named and one unusual choice: Louis Billie Jelly Roll Morton. Anyone who has spent any time with the Library of Congress recordings knows what an amazing singer Jelly was. If I could name one more, it would probably be Danny Barker. And all of this is based on calling Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Sippie Wallace blues singers rather than jazz singers - a pointless distinction I'll observe for purposes of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I guess three female vocalists that I listen to the most would be Sarah Vaughn, Sheila Jordan, Billie Holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedwork Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 dinah washington joe williams jon hendricks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Pomea Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) Louis Billie Jelly Roll Morton. I was going to post the same list! I thought Fats Waller was also great! And Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Ethel Waters, Clara Smith, and a bunch they call blues ladies. Edited March 2, 2012 by Neal Pomea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) I'm not a vocal guy. I'm hard-pressed to list three vocalists I can tolerate, much less enjoy*. That said, I do like Eddie Jefferson, King Pleasure and Jimmy Rushing. I'd call them all horn-like. * No acounting for taste, eh? Edited March 2, 2012 by BeBop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Anita O'Day June Christy Ella Fitzgerald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 1. June Christy 2. Mel Torme 3. Billie That #2 is a red herring. I love Torme, but generally dislike male jazz vocalists. Heretic as is may seem Rushing, Joe Williams, Jon Hendricks, Johnny Hartman, Leon Thomas, whoever...they drive me nuts. Though I do like Chet, and certainly Teagarden and Louis. 3 is tough, though. I love Rene Marie, Chris Connor, Helen Forrest, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Betty Carter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afric Pepperbird Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Maggie Nicols Norma Winstone Jeanne Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) Male Pops Jackson Fats Female Billie Peggy Helen Edited March 2, 2012 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnymax Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Billie Holiday Louis Armstrong Betty Carter I don't usually care much for poll threads, but this would have been a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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