Jazz/Pop Vocals (1980s-1990s) (Reference)

The reference list includes records that have been obtained and/or rated (in blue) as well as many other records that have been recommended from various sources.

Karrin Allyson (1963– )

• I Didn't Know About You [1993, Concord], B
• Sweet Home Cookin' [1993, Concord]
• Azur-Té [1994, Concord]
• Collage [1996, Concord], B+
• Daydream [1997, Concord]
• From Paris to Rio [1999, Concord]
• Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane [2001, Concord]
• In Blue [2002, Concord]
• Wild for You [2003, Concord], C+
• Footprints [2006, Concord]
• Imagina: Songs of Brasil [2007, Concord Jazz], B–
• By Request: The Best of Karrin Allyson [1993–2007, Concord], B+(*)

Judy Argo

• True Love Ways [1994, Sterling]

Susie Arioli (1963– )

• Pennies From Heaven [2002, Justin Time]
• w/Jordan Officer: Learn to Smile Again [2005, Justin Time], B+
• Live at Le Festival International de Jazz de Montreal [2006, Justin Time, CD+DVD], B+(**)

Patricia Barber (1956– )

• A Distortion of Love [1991, Antilles]
• Café Blue [1994, Premonition], B+
• Modern Cool [1998, Premonition], A–
• Companion [1999, Blue Note]
• Night Club [2000, Blue Note]
• Verse [2002, Blue Note]
• The Premonition Years 1994–2002 [1994–2002, Premonition, 3 CD], B+(***)
• A Fortnight in France [2004, Blue Note], B+
• Mythologies [2006, Blue Note], B+(**)
• The Cole Porter Mix [2008, Blue Note], A–
• Monday Night: Live at the Green Mill Vol. 2 [2010, Fast Atmosphere], B

Agneta Baumann

• Comes Love [1999, Touché]

Dee Bell (1950– )

• One by One [1984, Concord]
• Sagacious Grace [1990, Laser], B+(*)

Cheryl Bentyne (1954– )

• Talk of the Town [2003, Telarc], B
• Let Me Off Uptown: The Music of Anita O'Day [2005, Telarc], B
• The Book of Love [2006, Telarc], C–
• The Gershwin Songbook [2010, ArtistShare], B+(*)

Theo Bleckmann (1966– )

• No Boat [1997, Songlines]
• w/Fumio Yasuda: Las Vegas Rhapsody: The Night They Invented Champagne [2005, Winter & Winter], B+(***)
• At Night [2005, Songlines], B
• Berlin: Songs of Love and War, Peace and Exile [2007, Winter & Winter], B+(***)
• w/Gary Versace, John Hollenbeck: Refuge Trio [2008, Winter & Winter], B+(*)
• I Dwell in Possibility [2009, Winter & Winter], B+(*)

Richard Bona (1967– )

• Scenes From My Life [1999, Sony]
• The Ten Shades of Blues [2009, Decca], B+(**)

Janice Borla

• Lunar Octave [1996, DMP]
• Agents of Change [2003, Blujazz]
• From Every Angle [2006, Blujazz], B

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

• It's the Talk of the Town and Other Sad Songs [1989, Hannibal], A–
• Boulevard of Broken Dreams Box: 39 Sad Songs [(1998), Basta, 3 CD], B+

Sarah Brightman

• The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection [1998, Polygram]

Till Brönner (1971– )

• Chattin' With Chet [2000, Verve], B

Jeri Brown (1952– )

• Mirage [1991, Justin Time]
• Unfolding the Peacocks [1992, Justin Time], B+
• A Timeless Place [1994, Justin Time]
• Fresh Start [1995, Justin Time]
• April in Paris [1996, Justin Time]
• w/Leon Thomas: Zaius [1998, Justin Time], B
• I've Got Your Number [1999, Justin Time]
• New Wonderland: The Best of Jeri Brown [1991–2006, Justin Time], B

Jeanie Bryson (1959– )

• I Love Being Here with You [1993, Telarc], B
• Some Cats Know [1995, Telarc], B+

Donna Byrne

• Walking on Air [1997, Arbors]
• Byrnin' [1998, Ol' Socks]

Ann Hampton Callaway

• Ann Hampton Callaway [1992, DRG]
• To Ella With Love [1996, After 9 Records]
• Easy Living [1999, Sindrome]
• Slow [2004, Shanachie], C+
• Blues in the Night [2006, Telarc], B–

Page Cavanaugh (1922– )

• The Digital Page: Page One [1989, Star Line]
• The Digital Page: Page Two [1989, Star Line]

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham [1984– ]

• Basket Full of Blues [1991, Concord]
• Blues and the Boogie Masters [1993, Concord]
• The Concord Jazz Heritage Series [1984–95, Concord], B+

The Chenille Sisters

• w/James Daopgny: Watcha Gonna Swing Tonight? [1992, Red House], B

Soesja Citroen

• Soesja Citroen Sings Thelonious Monk [1983, Timeless]
• Songs for Lovers and Losers [1996, Challenge]

Jay Clayton (1941– )

• All Out [1980, Anima]
• Live at Jazz Alley [1987, ITM Pacific], B+
• Beautiful Love [1996, Sunnyside]
• Circle Dancing [1997, Sunnyside]
• Brooklyn 2000 [2000, Sunnyside]
• The Last Concert [2002, Concord]
• The Peace of Wild Things: Singing and Saying the Poets [2007, Sunnyside], B
• In and Out of Love [2007, Sunnyside], B+(**)

Holly Cole

• Don't Smoke in Bed [1993, Manhattan]

Harry Connick Jr. (1967– )

• When Harry Met Sally [1989, Columbia]
• Chanson du Vieux Carré [2003, Marsalis Music/Rounder], B+(**)
• Only You [2004, Columbia], B–
• Occasion: Connick on Piano 2 [2005, Marsalis Music], B
• Harry on Broadway: Act 1 [2006, Columbia, 2 CD], B
• Oh, My Nola [2006, Columbia], B+(***)
• Your Songs [2009, Columbia], B+(*)

Dee Daniels

• Wish Me Love [1996, Mons]

Lea DeLaria

• Bulldyke in a Chinashop [1994, G Spot]
• Play It Cool [2001, Warner Brothers]
• Double Standards [2002, Telarc], B+

Dena DeRose

• Another World [1999, Sharp Nine]
• I Can See Clearly Now [2000, Sharp Nine]
• A Walk in the Park [2005, MaxJazz], B+

Trudy Desmond

• Make Me Rainbows [1995, Koch]
• My One and Only [1998, Jazz Alliance]
• A Dream Come True: The Best of Trudy Desmond [1988–98, Just a Memory], B+(***)

Ann Dyer

• Ann Dyer and the No Good Time Fairies [1995, Mr. Brown]
• Revolver: A New Spin [1999, Premonition]

Dominique Eade (1958– )

• My Resistance Is Low [1994, Accurate]
• When the Wind Was Cool [1997, RCA]
• w/Jed Wilson: Open [2004–5, Jazz Project], B+(*)

Madeline Eastman (1954– )

• Mad About Madeline! [1991, Madkat]

Kurt Elling (1967– )

• Close Your Eyes [1994, Blue Note], U
• The Messenger [1996, Blue Note]
• This Time It's Love [1998, Blue Note]
• Live in Chicago [1999, Blue Note], B
• Flirting With Twilight [2001, Blue Note]
• Man in the Air [2003, Blue Note]
• Nightmoves [2007, Concord], C+
• Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman [2009, Concord], B–
• The Gate [2010, Concord], B–

Sidsel Endresen (1952– )

• So I Write [1990, ECM]
• Exile [1993, ECM], B+
• Duplex Ride [1997–98, ACT]
• Out Here, in There [2001, Jazzland]

Connie Evingson

• Some Cats Know [1999, Minnehaha]

Michael Feinstein (1956– )

• Pure Gershwin [1987, Asylum]
• Isn't It Romantic [1988, Asylum]
• Nice Work If You Can Get It: Songs by the Gershwins [1996, Atlantic]

Elli Fordyce (1937– )

• w/Jim Malloy: Something Still Cool [1999–2006, EF Music], B+(*)
• Sings Songs Spun of Gold [2008, Fordyce Music], B+(**)

Nnenna Freelon

• Heritage [1993, Columbia]
• Shaking Free [1996, Concord]
• Soul Call [2000, Concord]
• Blueprint of a Lady: Sketches of Billie Holiday [2005, Concord], B–

Siri Gjaere

• w/Tord Gustavsen: Aire and Angels [1999, Bergland]

Della Griffin

• The Very Thought of You [1998, Savant]

Mary Cleere Haran

• There's a Small Hotel: Live at the Algonquin [1992, Columbia], B+
• Pennies from Heaven [1998, Angel], B+

Michelle Hendricks

• Carryin' On [1987, Muse]
• Me and My Shadow [1990, Muse]

Diane Hubka

• Look No Further [1999, Challenge]
• You Inspire Me [2000–1, VSO Jazz]
• Goes to the Movies [2005–6, 18th & Vine], B+(*)

Susi Hyldgaard

• Something Special for You [1999, Stunt]
• Blush [2006, Enja/Justin Time], C+

Denise Jannah

• I Was Born in Love with You [1995, Blue Note]
• The Madness of Our Love [2000, Blue Note]

Pucci Amanda Jhones

• Sweet Dreams [1997, Cadence]

Willi Johanns

• Scattin' [1987–2002, TCB], B+(**)

Ellen Johnson

• Too Good to Title [1993, Dead Line]
• These Days [2005, Vocal Visions], B+(**)

Barb Jungr (1954– )

• Bare Again [1999, ZC], B
• Chanson: The Space in Between [2000, Linn]
• Every Grain of Sand [2002, Linn]
• Love Me Tender [2005, Linn]
• The Men I Love: The New American Songbook [2009, Naim], B+(***)

Stacey Kent (1968– )

• The Tender Trap [1998, Candid]
• Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire [1999, Candid], B+
• Breakfast on the Morning Tram [2007, Blue Note], B+(***)
• Raconte-Moi . . . [2010, Blue Note], B+(*)
• Dreamer in Concert [2012, Blue Note], U

Rebecca Kilgore (1948– )

• I Saw Stars [1994, Arbors]
• Not a Care in the World [1995, Arbors]
• The Starlit Hour [1997, Arbors]
• Rebecca Kilgore [1998, Jump]
• Harlem Butterfly: Remembrance of Maxine Sullivan [2000, Audiophile]
• Rebecca Kilgore With the Keith Ingham Sextet [2001, Jump]
• For Lovers Only [2004, Arizona Classic Jazz Society]
• w/Dave Frishberg: Why Fight the Feeling? Songs by Frank Loesser [2007, Arbors], B+(**)

Nancy King (1940– )

• Impending Bloom [1991, Justice]
• Live at Jazz Standard [2004, MaxJazz], B+(*)

Dianne Krall (1964– )

• Steppin' Out [1993, Justin Time]
• Only Trust Your Heart [1994, GRP]
• All for You [1995, Impulse], B
• Love Scenes [1997, Impulse], A–
• When I Look in Your Eyes [1999, Impulse]
• The Look of Love [2001, Verve], B+(**)
• Live in Paris [2001, Verve]
• A Night in Paris [2001, Verve]
• The Girl in the Other Room [2004, Verve], B
• Christmas Songs [2005, Verve], B
• From This Moment On [2006, Verve], A–
• The Very Best of Diana Krall [1995–2006, Verve], B+(**)
• Quiet Nights [2009, Verve], A–

Lou Lanza (1970– )

• Shadows and Echoes [1998, A Records]

Janet Lawson (1940– )

• The Janet Lawson Quintet [1980, Inner City]
• Dreams Can Be [1983, Omnisound]

Tom Lellis (1946– )

• Double Entendre [1991, Beamtide]
• Avenue of the Americas [2004–5, Beamtime], C
• Skylark [1999, Adventure Music], B
• w/Toninho Horta: Tonight [2008, Adventure Music], B–

Jeannette Lindström (1971– )

• Another Country [1995, Caprice]
• I Saw You [1997, Caprice]

Francine Luce

• Bò Kay La Vi-a [1996, Ogun]

Jon Lucien (1942–2007)

• Sweet Control: The Best of Jon Lucien [(1999), Razor & Tie]

Carmen Lundy (1954– )

• Self Portrait [1994, JVC]
• Jazz and the New Songbook: Live at the Madrid [2005, Afrasia Productions, 2 CD], B+(*)
• Come Home [2007, Afrasia], B+(*)

Vanessa Mackness

• Respiritus [1994, Incus]

Kevin Mahogany (1958– )

• Songs and Moments [1994, Enja]
• You Got What It Takes [1995, Enja]
• Kevin Mahogany [1996, Warner Brothers], B
• Another Time, Another Place [1997, Warner Brothers], B+
• My Romance [1998, Warner Brothers], B+

Kitty Margolis (1955– )

• Live at the Jazz Workshop [1989, Madkat]
• Evolution [1993, Madkat]

Claire Martin (1967– )

• The Waiting Game [1991, Linn]
• Devil May Care [1993, Linn]
• Old Boyfriends [1994, Linn], B+
• Offbeat: Live at Ronnie Scott's Club [1995, Linn]
• Make This City Ours [1996, Linn], B
• Take My Heart [1998, Linn]
• Perfect Alibi [1999–2000, Linn]
• Every Now and Then: The Very Best of Claire Martin [1993–2000, Linn], B
• Too Darn Hot [2001, Linn]
• Secret Love [2004, Linn]
• When Lights Are Low [2005, Linn]

Tina May

• Jazz Piquant: N'Oublie Jamais [1998, 33 Jazz]
• One Fine Day [1999, 33 Jazz]
• I'll Take Romance [2002, Linn]

Marilyn Mazur (1955– )

• Circular Chant [1994, Storyville]
• All the Birds [2001, Stunt, 2 CD]
• w/Jan Garbarek: Elixir [2005, ECM], B+(***)
• Celestial Circle [2011, ECM], B+(*)

Amanda McBroom

• Dreaming [1986, Gecko]

Audra McDonald (1970– )

• Way Back to Paradise [1998, Elektra]

Bobby McFerrin (1950– )

• The Voice [1984, Elektra]
• Spontaneous Inventions [1985, Blue Note]
• The Best of Bobby McFerrin [(1985), Blue Note]
• Simple Pleasures [1988, EMI-Manhattan], C
• Circlesongs [1997, Columbia]
• Vocabularies [2010, Emarcy], B

Kate McGarry

• Easy to Love [1992, Vital]
• Mercy Streets [2005, Palmetto], B
• The Target [2007, Palmetto], B–
• If Less Is More . . . Nothing Is Everything [2007, Palmetto], C

David Moss (1949– )

• Full House [1984, Moers]

Stephanie Nakasian (1954– )

• French Cookin' [1990, VSOP]
• Lullaby in Rhythm: A Tribute to June Christie [2002, VSOP]
• Dedicated to Lee Wiley [2009, Classic Jazz Music]

New York Voices [1989– ]

• New York Voices [1989, GRP]
• A Day Like This [2007, MCG Jazz], C–

Judy Niemack (1954– )

• Long as You're Living [1990, Freelance]
• Heart's Desire [1991, Stash], B+
• Mingus, Monk and Mal [1995, Freelance]
• Night and the Music [1996, Freelance]
• About Time [2003, Sony]
• Blue Nights [2007, BluJazz], B+(**)

Caecilie Norby (1965– )

• Caecilie Norby [1994, Blue Note], B
• My Corner of the Sky [1996, Blue Note]

Madeleine Peyroux (1973– )

• Dreamland [1996, Atlantic], B+(**)
• Careless Love [2004, Rounder], B
• Half the Perfect World [2006, Rounder], B+(*)
• Bare Bones [2009, Rounder], B+(**)

Suzanne Pittson

• Blues and the Abstract Truth [1992, Vineland]
• Resolution: A Remembrance of John Coltrane [1999, Vineland]
• Out of the Hub: The Music of Freddie Hubbard [2008, Vineland], B+(**)

John Pizzarelli (1960– )

• Naturally [1992, Novus], B–
• New Standards [1993, Novus], B
• Dear Mr. Cole [1994, Novus], B
• After Hours [1996, Novus]
• P.S. Mr. Cole [1996–97, RCA]
• Kisses in the Rain [1999, Telarc], B
• Let There Be Love [2000, Telarc]
• The Rare Delight of You [2001, Telarc]
• Bossa Nova [2003, Telarc], B–
• Knowing You [2005, Telarc], B
• Dear Mr. Sinatra [2005, Telarc], B
• With a Song in My Heart [2008, Telarc]
• Rockin' in Rhythm: A Tribute to Duke Ellington [2010, Telarc], B+(**)

Pam Purvis

• I Had a Ball! [2007, Progressive Winds], B

Quintetto Vocale Italiano

• Le Pause del Silenzio: Freedom Jazz Dance [1992, Soul Note]

The Real Group [1987– ]

• Unreal! [1991, Passport]

Dianne Reeves (1956– )

• I Remember [1988, Blue Note]
• Quiet After the Storm [1994, Blue Note]
• The Grand Encounter [1996, Capitol]
• In the Moment [2000, Blue Note]
• A Little Moonlight [2003, Blue Note], B+
• Christmas Time Is Here [2004, Blue Note], B–
• Good Night, and Good Luck [2005, Concord], A–
• When You Know [2008, Blue Note], B–

Sherri Roberts

• Twilight World [1996, Brownstone]

Tony Sandler and Ralph Young

• Spotlight on Sandler and Young [(1995), Capitol]

Marit Sandvik (1956– )

• Song, Fall Soft [1995, Taurus]

Diane Schuur (1953– )

• Diane Schuur and the Count Basie Orchestra [1987, GRP]
• Love Songs [1993, GRP]
• The Very Best of Diane Schuur [(1997), GRP]
• Friends for Schuur [2000, Concord Jazz]
• Some Other Time [2008, Concord], B+(**)

Cathy Segal-Garcia (1953– )

• Song of the Heart [1992, Why Not]
• Heart to Heart [1999, Dash Hoffman]

Janet Seidel

• The Way You Wear Your Hat [1998, La Brava, 2 CD]
• Don't Smoke in Bed [2002, La Brava]

Linda Sharrock (1947– )

• w/Eric Watson: Listen to the Night [1994, Owl/Sunnyside], B+(**)

Ian Shaw (1962– )

• w/Cedar Walton: In a New York Minute [1998, Milestone], B+

Marlena Shaw (1942– )

• Go Away Little Boy: The Sass and Soul of Marlena Shaw [(1999), Sony]

Daryl Sherman

• Celebrating Mildred Bailey and Red Norvo [1996, Audiophile]
• w/Dave McKenna: Jubilee [2000, Arbors]
• Guess Who's in Town [2006, Arbors], B+(*)

Janis Siegel (1952– )

• Tender Trap [1999, Monarch]
• A Thousand Beautiful Things [1996, Blue Note], B

Judi Silvano

• Let Yourself Go [2004, Zoho], B+
• Women's Work: Live at Sweet Rhythm NYC [2006, JSL], B+(*)
• Cleome: Live Takes [2008, JSL], B–

Lavay Smith

• One Hour Mama [1996, Fat Note]
• Everybody's Talkin' Bout Miss Thing [2000, Fat Note], B+

Lisa Sokolov

• Angel Rodeo [1993, Laughing Horse]
• Lazy Afternoon [1999, Laughing Horse]
• Presence [2002, Laughing Horse], A–
• A Quiet Thing [2008, Laughing Horse], A–

Luciana Souza (1966– )

• Brazilian Duos [2001, Sunnyside], B+
• Norte E Sul (North and South) [2003, Sunnyside]
• Neruda [2004, Sunnyside]
• Duos II [2005, Sunnyside], B+
• The New Bossa Nova [2007, Universal]
• Tide [2009, Verve], B

Mary Stallings (1939– )

• I Waited for You [1994, Concord]
• Manhattan Moods [1996, Concord]
• Live at the Village Vanguard [2001, MaxJazz]
• Remember Love [2004, Half Note], A–
• Dream [2010, High Note], B
• Don't Look Back [2011, High Note], B+(***)

Tierney Sutton (1963– )

• Introducing Tierney Sutton [1998, Challenge]
• Unsung Heroes [2000, Telarc]
• Blue in Green [2001, Telarc]
• Something Cool [2002, Telarc], B+(*)
• Dancing in the Dark [2004, Telarc], B–
• I'm With the Band [2005, Telarc], B
• On the Other Side [2006, Telarc], A–
• Desire [2008, Telarc], B+(*)
• American Road [2011, BFM Jazz], B+(**)

Christine Tobin

• House of Women [1998, Babel]

Tuck and Patti [1988– ]

• Tears of Joy [1988, Windham Hill]
• The Best of Tuck and Patti [1988–91, Windham Hill]
• Paradise Found [1998, Windham Hill], B–

Marlene Ver Planck

• Meets Saxomania in Paris [1993–94, Audiophile]
• Live! in London [1993, Audiophile]

Fay Victor

• In My Own Room [1997–98, Timeless]
• Darker Than Blue [2001, Timeless]
• Lazy Old Sun [2004, Green Ave]
• Cartwheels Through the Cosmos [2006, ArtistShare], A–
• The Freesong Suite [2008, Greene Avenue Music], B+(*)

Roseanna Vitro (1951– )

• Softly [1993, Concord]
• Passion Dance [1994–95, Telarc]
• Catchin' Some Rays: The Music of Ray Charles [1997, Telarc], A–
• Conviction: Thoughts of Bill Evans [2001, A]
• Live at the Kennedy Center [2005, Challenge], B
• Delirium Blues Project: Serve or Suffer [2007, Half Note], B
• The Music of Randy Newman [2010, Motéma], B

Kate Westbrook

• Goodbye, Pete Lorre [1991, Femme/Line]
• Cuff Clout [2001, Voiceprint]

Carla White (1951–2007)

• Mood Swings [1988, Milestone]
• Listen Here [1991, Evidence]
• The Sweetest Sounds [2000, DIW]
• A Voice in the Night [2001, Bright Moon], B+(**)

Wesla Whitfield

• Live in San Francisco [1991, Landmark]
• My Shining Hour [1997, High Note]
• With a Song in My Heart [1999, High Note], B
• Let's Get Lost [2000, High Note]
• The Best Thing for You Would Be Me [2001, High Note]
• September Songs [2000–1, High Note]
• Livin' on Love [2005–6, High Note], B

Cassandra Wilson (1955– )

• Blue Skies [1988, JMT]
• Blue Light 'Til Dawn [1993, Blue Note], B
• New Moon Daughter [1995, Blue Note], B
• Traveling Miles [1999, Blue Note], B+
• Glamoured [2003, Blue Note]
• Thunderbird [2006, Blue Note], B
• Loverly [2007, Blue Note], A–
• Silver Pony [2010, Blue Note], B

Mark Winkler

• Till I Get It Right [2009, Free Ham], B+(***)
• Sweet Spot [2011, Cafe Pacific], B+(*)

Various Artists

• Baby Loves Jazz [2006, Verve], B+(**)
• Putumayo Presents: Women of Jazz [1998–2008, Putumayo World Music], B+(*)
• Sunny Voices [1981–2008, Sunnyside], B–