Joe M Posted April 27, 2004 Report Posted April 27, 2004 Check out Luciana Souza. North and South is excellent, with some standards (done in a very personal manner, but NOT like the others you mentioned), plus some excellent originals, and some great Brazilian numbers. I haven't heard her Neruda album yet, but I've heard from others that it's excellent. Luciana Souza Quote
take5 Posted April 27, 2004 Report Posted April 27, 2004 Cassandra Wilson is great. No, not a pure jazz singer, but sure makes great music. Lizz Wright is the most impressive young jazz singer I've heard. She does lots of original songs and a smokin' version of Afro Blue. She comes from a gospel tradition so her voice is powerful, but real warm, too. Her fist album, Salt, is great. I also saw her this past weekend and she cooked! Quote
Larry Kart Posted April 27, 2004 Report Posted April 27, 2004 For anyone who's curious about vocslist Dominique Eade, her "The Long Way Home" (with Bruce Barth, Mick Goodrick, Victor Lewis, and Dave Holland) can be found for $5.98 at Daedalus: http://www.daedalusbooks.com Quote
Joe Posted April 28, 2004 Report Posted April 28, 2004 Dare I mention Theo Bleckmann? (His collaborations with guitarist Ben Monder are qite fine.) Lisa Sokolov? Quote
clifford_thornton Posted April 28, 2004 Report Posted April 28, 2004 I will investigate Patty Waters, if it is on ESP it must be different!! Patty is like the vocal version of Albert Ayler. She uses simple folk-song themes as a basis for extended vocal technique, expanding and intensifying through repetition. "Black is the Color" is the infamous side-long tour de force from her first LP, though I really like the College Tour record a lot. Cheers, *CT* Quote
bluemonk Posted May 15, 2008 Report Posted May 15, 2008 I can't help but notice Cassandra Wilson is missing ... not jazzy enough? She's certainly quite creative. Cassandra Wilson is a fantastic jazz vocalist. I think I listen to her album "New Moon Daughter" at least once a month. Amazing, emotional, haunting recording.... Her band for this recording is also stellar. Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted May 15, 2008 Report Posted May 15, 2008 Changing tack entirely, check out Phil Minton! Quote
six string Posted May 15, 2008 Report Posted May 15, 2008 Two women from the SF Bay Area that I like a lot are Madeline Eastman and Ann Dyer. Madeline Eastman is probably closer to what the OP is asking for. She's very creative with phrasing, time, and vocalese. She doesn't overuse the vocalese so it's always a welcome effect when it happens. I've seen her perform several times and she's definitely worth catching when you can. Three cds that I have are also highly recomended. Mad about Madeline (w/Phil Woods and Cedar Walton) Point of Departure (w/Tom Harrell and Mike Wofford) Art Attack (w/Kenny Barron and Tony Williams) Ann Dyer has three cds out that are all excellent in their own way. They are all pretty unique. When I Close My Eyes (vocal, bass and drums) This is the newest and shows her classical Indian vocal training she's been working on for a few years) Revolver (A New Spin) She rearranges the songs from Revolver + Rain with dramatic and very interesting effect. Highly recomended for jazz fans who also like The Beatles. Ann Dyer and No Good Time Fairies (her first album) Her take on a bunch of jazz standards, some of which she wrote lyrics for like Pinnochio (Wayne Shorter) and Contemplation (McCoy Tyner). The band, which is also on the Revolver album features electric guitar and sax and can be quite angular at times. Not your June Christy type album. Quote
bluemonk Posted May 16, 2008 Report Posted May 16, 2008 I dig Shirley Horn too. All of her recordings are worth owning. Quote
paul secor Posted May 16, 2008 Report Posted May 16, 2008 OK - I've been reading this thread for the past few days and I don't want to throw things off track since I pretty much know what jazz 1 is looking for. But - I keep reading the names of the various singers who've been mentioned and I keep thinking - has there ever been a more creative singer than Billie Holiday? None that I've heard. Quote
alocispepraluger102 Posted May 16, 2008 Report Posted May 16, 2008 Norma Winstone. Maria Pia de Vito norma has a stunning new album Quote
jimi089 Posted May 16, 2008 Report Posted May 16, 2008 Dee Alexander! It's really a shame that she doesn't have a recording released nationally that I can recommend (she has self produced several recordings that she sells at her shows). I hope that changes soon, since for me she is the best around. Quote
JSngry Posted May 16, 2008 Report Posted May 16, 2008 Devorah Day, y'all! http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=511 Believe me now and thank me later. Unless you don't like "this type of thing", in which case, ignore me now and thank me even sooner! Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted May 16, 2008 Report Posted May 16, 2008 (edited) Norma Winstone. Maria Pia de Vito norma has a stunning new album She certainly has....and in the last couple of years has done great albums with Stan Tracey/Bobby Wellins and Colin Towns. I believe Maria played in New York recently. I got to see her finally at last year's Appleby and she was marvellous, especially in a quiet piano and voice concert. Definitely a million miles from the usual 'GAS' singers. Very interesting album of vocalese from this New Zealand singer a couple of years back: (had the same sort of impact on me that Karrin Allyson's Coltrane album had a while back. Edit: Turns out she was born in Guildford in England, moving to Australia. So much for NZ! On the Brazilian jazz front, this has been one of my favourites from recent months: Really marvellous songs with a couple of great Robert Wyatt duets. Monica is originally from Sao Paolo but has been living in Britain for some years, putting out a sequence of great albums under her own name and her band Nois. Worth spending a few e-music credits on. Edited May 16, 2008 by Bev Stapleton Quote
ValerieB Posted May 16, 2008 Report Posted May 16, 2008 someone i've just discovered fairly recently: Jackie Ryan. she's really amazing. Quote
JSngry Posted May 16, 2008 Report Posted May 16, 2008 Didn't she do that song "Ring My Little Pony" back in the day? Quote
marcello Posted May 16, 2008 Report Posted May 16, 2008 Kenny Washington might be the best male jazz vocalist alive. He's about 4'11", but when you see and hear him perform, he's like the Matterhorn! Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 Karin Krog has long been high on my list of creative vocalists, particularly the album with Warne Marsh and Red Mitchell, I Remember You. This one is sublime. The one with Archie Shepp, Hi-Fly, isn't too shabby either. And then there's We Could Be Flying, another fine effort. Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 Can I say it again y'all? Testify! Testify! Agreed, without question... Quote
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