Your top rated Female Jazz Vocalists

[stu]

Just for interest, due to the train discussion over on another thread, here's Betty Roche and one of her renditions of 'Take The A Train'.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7_SsM4Ia2CU

 

[Mat]

Great rendition. And there's some scat singing in it, too.

 

[stu]

Class stuff Mat. She could scat a bit .

Here now is the Duke Ellington classic recording with Betty Roche vocal and with tenor soloist Paul Gonsalves. One of my first Ellington records.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dthGrehkuEk&feature=player_detailpage

 

[OLDUDE]

stu,
The track by Betty Roche (this got me really scratching my head because I'd never heard of her)
knocked me over and sent me scurrying to find more of her work.
Amazingly I can find very little (even on Spotify).
Can you point me anywhere else?

 

[stu]

John, she was with Duke Ellington for a spell then she recorded very seldom after that. There were only two that I know of, on the OJC and Bethlehem labels. I feel that the 'A Train' track was her finest vocal. The Bethlehem label stuff featured her with Eddie Costa vibes and Conti Candoli.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swe1vwuNe0w&feature=player_detailpage

 

[teddy]

Here is another for you John. Love it. Some shades of Eartha Kitt to my mind.

http://youtu.be/KZoeMfe3UIs

teddy

 

[stu]

It's that steam theme again!!!! Teddy's request this time. Dorothy Dandridge vocal, with the greatest jazz dancers that ever hit the screen the Nicholas Brothers, and, Glenn Miller's band. 'Chattanooga Choo Choo'....won't you choo choo me home.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIQq1j1-AQU&feature=player_detailpage

 

[OLDUDE]

Another of my recent finds - Sacha Boutros
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uppQ1pd3T4&feature=player_detailpage

 

[OLDUDE]

Susannah McCorkle - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X12epR0OMpU&feature=player_detailpage

 

[stu]

Chris Connor. Once with Stan Kenton then went on to record a lot of excellent albums.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyy6QYf247w&feature=player_detailpage

 

[OLDUDE]

Not bad stu, but i still prefer Anita O'Day and June Christy of the ex -Kenton singers.
Here is a new female vocalist (to me anyway) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9fhoJ0zsDI&feature=player_detailpage

 

[gord]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b-5uZn0AiI&feature=related
i dont think anyone mentioned the great sue raney yet.gord

 

[OLDUDE]

I hadn't heard of Juliet Kelly till this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ahUdVXElfbk

 

[OLDUDE]

Another unknown (to me) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=73kV-5tcIto

 

[OLDUDE]

Jane Monheit (Have I done her already?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYMDXO-cJoQ&feature=player_detailpage

 

[stu]

Carmen McRae.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJaD09M5Iko&feature=player_detailpage

 

[stu]

Another happy new years song. I don't think Carmen Lundy has been featured here yet. She's good!.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1iAly8Uz8A&feature=player_detailpage

 

[stu]

Here's Sarah Vaughan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n2OLcmtl-8&feature=player_detailpage

 

[gord]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yB7KHe5l-s
this underated vocalist i think is one of the best.gord

 

[stu]

Sue Raney. Good one Gord. I have always intended to listen more to her but now I must do so. She, I think, is guitarist Jimmy Raney's daughter.
You have prompted me to do so and this has brought to mind another, pianist Jimmy Rowles daughter, Stacy Rowles.