Onhwy61, I understand completely, and am in comlete agreement with you. My audiophile tendencies, do control much of what I listen to. It's a balancing act. Take Oscar Petterson for example. A monster. His habit of singing along with his playing, drives me nuts. Live recordings are great, but the APPLAUSE: drives me nuts. I have a slew of Holiday recordings. It's just that after hearing the quality of Body and Soul, I long for the same quality, or near it, 10 years earlier. I'm just looking for pristine or great recordings from the list, which doesn't necessarily mean that I don't listen to the lesser thans.....thanks, warren
Killer female vocal recordings-show me the light..
Hi guy. Threads, earlier, have turned me on to some great female vocals. Here's my dilemma: While I can appreciate a killer voice, a poor recording wrecks the whole thing for me. Take Billy Holiday, for instance. Her absolutely best (sonically) recording, Body and Soul, comes 10 years too late. Her voice is over. Way over. If I could only find stuff of hers from the '30s and '40s that was of similar quality. Given the time, I know this is tough, but maybe you guys have some pet recordings that are as sweet as they could be. Remasters? The following are singers that I absolutely adore and would like to know your experience with great to killer recordings. I know there are other vocalists (and I have plently of them) but these gals do it, most:
Sara Vaughn
Dinah Washington
Ella
Dee Dee Bridwater
Billy Holiday
Betty Carter
I have never heard Sheila Jordan, Morgana King and Ernestine Anderson. If you can turn me on to a killer title/recording, I'll definitely check it out. Please keep to my humble list. thanks in advance, my fellow audiophools. peace, warren
Sara Vaughn
Dinah Washington
Ella
Dee Dee Bridwater
Billy Holiday
Betty Carter
I have never heard Sheila Jordan, Morgana King and Ernestine Anderson. If you can turn me on to a killer title/recording, I'll definitely check it out. Please keep to my humble list. thanks in advance, my fellow audiophools. peace, warren
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