[bigshot]

She may be white, but Kay Starr's early lamplighter sessions are among some of the best jazz vocals ever recorded.

Jazz doesn't have a color. It doesn't even have a nationality. It's the art form of the 20th century.

See ya
Steve

 

[slwiser]

Laverne Butler

It is hard for me to believe that no one has mentioned Laverne.

 

[Sleestack]

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Originally Posted by bigshot /img/forum/go_quote.gif She may be white, but Kay Starr's early lamplighter sessions are among some of the best jazz vocals ever recorded.

She was great in her prime. Not that it matters, but she was primarily of American Indian descent.

 

[regal]

Amazing how sheltered some folks are.

Anyway I checked a lot of these recommendations out on the amazon sound clips and Nina Simone was exactly what I was looking for. I knew of Holiday, etc but the recordings are so old that the sound quality gets in the way. Simone sounds like the real deal.

Thankyou

 

[Jasper994]

Jacintha

 

[jazzlady777]

One of my favorite modern black jazz singers is Carmen Lundy.
She has a wonderful voice.

 

[I)enial]

She walks the line between Blues and Jazz but I'd like to add Etta James to the list

 

[olblueyez]

Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
Dinah Washington
Sarah Vaughn
Nancy Wilson

In that order, but personally I would put Nancy ahead of Sarah but I feel most people will disagree.

Sorry I forgot to mention Etta, cram her in anywhere you like!

 

[VicAjax]

undead zombie thread... back from the grave!

BRAINS!! JAZZ SINGERS! BRAINS!!!

 

[fatcat28037]

Quote:

Originally Posted by regal /img/forum/go_quote.gif Anyway I checked a lot of these recommendations out on the amazon sound clips and Nina Simone was exactly what I was looking for. I knew of Holiday, etc but the recordings are so old that the sound quality gets in the way. Simone sounds like the real deal. Thankyou

Since you've found Nina Simone may I suggest this CD, it's two of her best LP's on one disc. Used on Amazon for $7.99.

 

[Feather225]

Billie Holidays for sure ^ ^

 

[Feather225]

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Originally Posted by Feather225 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Billie Holidays for sure ^ ^

Sorry Meant Billie Holiday ^ ^

 

[Shoewreck]

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Originally Posted by ken36 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is this racist?

Not in a bad sense...

 

[tru blu]

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Originally Posted by Sleestack /img/forum/go_quote.gif Anyway, some great recommendations. An album that I picked up by chance that turned out to be quite good: Paula West, "Come What May." Apparently a Bay area singer.

Yup, Paula's the contemporary singer who upholds the tradition. Try her disc Restless.

 

[jsaliga]

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Originally Posted by ken36 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is this racist?

Only to those who want to turn this into a discussion about racism. To everyone else this thread is about music.

--Jerome