Female Vocals: Stunning Recordings You Love

[BeepPeep_61]

Gloria Reuben & Marty Ashby – For All We Know (2020)

Genre : Jazz
Release Date : 2020

Tracklist:
01. I’ll Close My Eyes (3:15)
02. A Time For Love (2:40)
03. Time After Time (3:38)
04. For All We Know (4:16)
05. I Get Along Without You Very Well (3:52)
06. The People That You Never Get To Love (3:54)
07. Maybe You’ll Be There (4:06)
08. How High The Moon (2:13)
09. Where Do You Start? (2:57)
10. Sing My Heart (2:32)

 

[BeepPeep_61]

Happy Sunday everyone,
I point out another female voice to listen carefully!

Lisa Addeo – A Kind of Daydream (2020)

Genre : Jazz
Release Date : 2020

Tracklist:
01. Cheek to Cheek
02. Angel Eyes
03. Let’s Get Away from It All
04. How Insensitive
05. I Got Lost in His Arms
06. I Love the Way You’re Breaking My Heart
07. Nevertheless
08. My Foolish Heart
09. French Poodle
10. Sleep Warm
11. You and the Night and the Music
12. The Very Thought of You

 

[bluefuzz]

I haven't read the whole thread so some of these may have been posted before.

Here's something for the folkies:

Carthy, Hardy, Farrell, Young - Laylam

Four of the best voices/fiddlers of the British folk scene. Mostly just voice and fiddle. Will really test your speakers!

Especially Better Home and Wide River stand out. Compare the latter with Diana Krall's version – both great but very different treatments. Available on Tidal/Spotify.

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The Unthanks - A couple of cheerful Northumberland lasses who sing complex, melancholy folk-inspired music tinged with 70s prog, American serialist avant-garde and clog dancing! Check out their cover of King Crimson's Starless. Not much of their stuff is on Tidal but there is more on Spotify. All of it recommended.

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Trembling Bells - Glasgow based psych-folk heavily inspired by the likes of Fairport Convention, Incredible String Band, Steeleye Span etc. There's more depth to this than the retro stylings would suggest and Lavinia Blackwall has an amazing voice. Sadly they have split now. Available on Tidal/Spotify.

This is from their last album and probably the best song title ever: 'Christ's Entry Into Govan' ;-)

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And from folk-rock to folk-jazz. Pentangle were probably the greatest and most experimental of the 60s/70s folkies. With the magnificent voice of Jacqui McShee in front. Most of their best stuff can be found on Tidal/Spotify.

 

[Patrick1958]

Mercedes Sosa - Kyrie

 

[gvl]

I'm not necessarily a gypsy music fan, but she can sing.

 

[BeepPeep_61]

From 2014 .....a good voice
Karen Souza - Essentials II

Label, Catalog: Music Brokers, MVP-61707, Japan
Genre: Bossa Nova, Vocal Jazz
Release Date: 2014

 

[Buster]

Label; https://www.soundliaison.com/
Genre; Bluesy Jazz
Recorded at MCO Studio 2, Hilversum, The Netherlands on November 14th, 2016.

 

[Martin]

Natalie Merchant Tigerlily and Ophelia.

Martin

 

[Doodski]

 

[Habu]

Agnes OBEL

Agnes Obel's single 'Camera's Rolling' taken from her album 'Myopia'

 

[mhardy6647]

Natalie Merchant Tigerlily and Ophelia.

Martin

Good call.
Now that you mention it -- tracks from Tigerlily and Kind and Generous from Ophelia are often on my demo list at any given moment.

 

[livesound2]

This is what I hope to be one of a new of super valuable music threads where we highlight music that is exceptionally recorded and is a joy to listen to. The latter of course varies from person to person but let's only post music we really like, not just because it is "hi-fi."

To that end, let's start with female vocals since that is often used to evaluate equipment. And at any rate, it is one of my favorites things .

And let's make sure it is easy for members to sample and buy this music. In all cases please type in the name of the track, album, and artists. Album art is great but is not searchable in all cases.

When you can't, put in a link to some place where the music can be sampled. If you don't, don't be surprised that I edit your post to add that . Which is fine by me by the way if you don't want to take the time to do it.

Thanks everyone.

Hello and thank you for this thread. I have a 5.2 system as well as a desktop system of quality components. Your choices of content shared has allowed me to enjoy this fabulous music and I'm so grateful. A 50 year veteran of chasing the best quality I can afford brought me to your site and the five hours I spent reading the forums allows me to respect all your members. Again, extremely grateful.
Keep up the good work and hopefully manufacturers will stop trying to dupe us.

 

[Doodski]

 

[Juhazi]

PMJ nails it again!

 

[BeepPeep_61]

If you have never listened to this album ..... you must absolutely do it !!!

Gaelle - Transient
1 Falling 6:15
2 Parkway 4:13
3 Give It Back 4:24
4 Fade Away 4:00
5 Haiti (Interlude) 2:35
6 Love U More 4:03
7 Repetition 5:28
8 Shape Shifting 2:14
9 Transient 4:59
10 Rain 5:30
11 Separate Rooms 5:11
12 Moonsglow 5:29

Mixed At – Speakeasy Studios
Engineered At – Speakeasy Studios
Mastered At – The Lodge, New York
Distributed By – Navarre Inc. MN
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Naked Music NYC Recordings, LLC
Copyright (c) – Naked Music NYC Recordings, LLC

A&R [A&r Direction] – Jay Denes
Art Direction – Joe Lucchese
Executive Producer – Dave Boonshoft
Guitar – Ede Wright (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 10)
Loops [Drum Loop] – Brit Turner (tracks: 1)
Mastered By – Emily Lazar
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Patryce Bak
Programmed By, Engineer, Mixed By – Eric Stamile
Saxophone – Kebe Williams* (tracks: 10)
Written-By, Producer – Eric Stamile, Gaelle Adisson

 

[UCrazyKid]

Female Vocalists
Lou Rhodes (Lamb)

Tracey Thorn (Everything But the Girl)

Alina Baraz

Emiliana Torrini

Billie Holiday

Ella Fitzgerald

Nina Simone

Etta James

FKA Twigs (Tahliah Debrett Barnett)

 

[UCrazyKid]

Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine)

Stevie Nicks

Alison Goldfrapp (Goldfrapp)

Grace Jones

Hannah Reid (London Grammar)

Kate Bush

Natalie Merchant

Nora Jones

Patricia Barber

 

[UCrazyKid]

Beth Gibbons (Portishead)

Rickie Lee Jones

Sarah McLachlan

Siouxie Sioux

Aimee Mann

Tori Amos

Tracy Chapman

 

[BeepPeep_61]

A good news....
Maria Emrik – Blue Heaven

Genre : Vocal Jazz
Release Date : 2020

Tracklist:
01. Blue Heaven
02. Put Me in a Frame (Take 3)
03. Please Forget Me
04. Don´t Be Afraid
05. I Sing of Sunshine (Fun Rehersal)
06. In a Glimpse
07. You Talk Dirty
08. Fooled by Love
09. When I Say Yes (You Say No)
10. Pick up the Phone

 

[BeepPeep_61]

Happy Sunday everyone,
here is a new release that deserves to be heard ....
obviously in my opinion !!

Silje Nergaard – Japanese Blue

Genre : Jazz
Release Date : 2020

Tracklist:
01. Be Still My Heart (Acoustic Version) (5:53)
02. Based on a Thousand True Stories (Acoustic Version) (5:56)
03. The Waltz (Acoustic Version) (4:03)
04. I Don’t Wanna See You Cry (Acoustic Version) (5:21)
05. Mercy Street (Acoustic Version) (5:16)
06. Lullaby to Erle (Acoustic Version) (5:09)
07. Love of My Life (Acoustic Version) (4:06)
08. Japanese Blue (Acoustic Version) (6:24)
09. En Og En (Acoustic Version) (5:12)