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 [19932007, 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 19942002 [19942002, 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 [19912006, 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 [198495, 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 [198898, 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 [20045, 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 [199798, 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 [19992006, 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 [20001, VSO Jazz]
- Goes to the Movies [20056, 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' [19872002, 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 [19952006, 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 [20045, 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 (19422007)
- 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
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 [19992000, Linn]
- Every Now and Then: The Very Best of Claire Martin [19932000, 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
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 )
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 [199697, 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 ]
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 [198891, Windham Hill]
- Paradise Found [1998, Windham Hill], B
Marlene Ver Planck
- Meets Saxomania in Paris [199394, Audiophile]
- Live! in London [1993, Audiophile]
Fay Victor
- In My Own Room [199798, 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 [199495, 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 (19512007)
- 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 [20001, High Note]
- Livin' on Love [20056, 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 [19982008, Putumayo World Music], B+(*)
- Sunny Voices [19812008, Sunnyside], B
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