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+(*)
- Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein [2015, Motéma], B
- Shoulder to Shoulder: Centennial Tribute to Women's Suffrage [2019, EOne Music], B+(***)
- A Kiss for Brazil [2023, Origin], B+(**)
Laurie Antonioli (1958 )
- American Dreams [2010, Intrinsic Music], B
- Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light: The Music of Joni Mitchell [2013, Origin], B
- w/Richie Beirach: Varuna [20062015, Origin], B
- The Constant Passage of Time [2018, Origin], 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+(**)
- All the Way [2012, Jazzheads], 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
- Smash [2012, Concord Jazz], B
- Clique! [2021, Impex], B+(***)
Agneta Baumann
- Comes Love [1999, Touché]
Dee Bell (1950 )
- One by One [1984, Concord]
- Sagacious Grace [1990, Laser], B+(*)
Ewa Bem
- Ewa Bem With Swing Session: Be a Man [Polish Jazz Vol. 65] [1981, Polskie Nagrania Muza], 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+(*)
- Lost Love Songs [20032011, Summit], B+(***)
- w/Mark Winkler: West Coast Cool [2013, Summit], B+(**)
- Rearrangements of Shadows: The Music of Stephen Sondheim [2017, 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+(*)
- Hello Earth! The Music of Kate Bush [2011, Winter & Winter], B+(**)
- Elegy [2016, ECM], B+(*)
- w/The Westerlies: This Land [2019, Westerlies Music], B+(***)
Jaap Blonk (1953 )
- w/Damon Smith, Ra Kalam Bob Moses: Rune Kitchen [2022, Bpa], B+(*)
Richard Bona (1967 )
- Scenes From My Life [1999, Sony]
- The Ten Shades of Blues [2009, Decca], B+(**)
Janice Borla (1949 )
- Lunar Octave [1996, DMP]
- Agents of Change [2003, Blujazz]
- From Every Angle [2006, Blujazz], B
- Promises to Burn [2013, Tall Grass], 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+
Carmen Bradford (1960 )
- Home With You [2004, Azica], 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
- Echoes [2013, Jongleur Productions, 2CD], B+(*)
Jeanie Bryson (1959 )
- I Love Being Here with You [1993, Telarc], B
- Some Cats Know [1995, Telarc], B+
Jonathan Butler (1961 )
- Close to You [2018, Mack Avenue], C+
LaVerne Butler (1962 )
- No Looking Back [1992, Chesky]
- Day Dreamin' [1994, Chesky]
- A Foolish Things to Do [2001, MaxJazz]
- Love Lost and Found Again [2012, High Note], B+(***)
Donna Byrne
- Walking on Air [1997, Arbors]
- Byrnin' [1998, Ol' Socks]
Ann Hampton Callaway (1959 )
- 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
- From Sassy to Divine: The Sarah Vaughan Project [2014, Shanachie]
- The Hope of Christmas [2015, MCG Jazz], B
- Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration [2023, Palmetto], B+(**)
Mike Campbell (1954 )
- Close Enough for Love [2014, ITI], B+(*)
Judy Carmichael (1957 )
- w/Harry Allen: Can You Love Me Once More? [2016, GAC], A
Page Cavanaugh (19222008)
- 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 (1948 )
- Soesja Citroen Sings Thelonious Monk [1983, Timeless], B+(**)
- Songs for Lovers and Losers [1996, Challenge], B+(**)
Jay Clayton (1941 )
- All Out [1980, Anima]
- Live at Jazz Alley [1987, ITM Pacific], B+
- w/John Lindberg: As Tears Go By [1987, Jazzwerkstatt], B+(*)
- Circle Dancing [1997, Sunnyside]
- Brooklyn 2000 [2000, Sunnyside]
- The Last Concert [2002, Concord]
- w/Fritz Pauer, Ed Neumeister: 3 for the Road [20012002, Meistero Music], B+(**)
- The Peace of Wild Things: Singing and Saying the Poets [2007, Sunnyside], B
- In and Out of Love [2007, Sunnyside], B+(**)
- Harry Who?: A Tribute to Harry Warren [2013, Sunnyside], B+(**)
- w/Jerry Granelli: Alone Together [2020, Sunnyside], B+(*)
Glenn Close (1947 )
- w/Ted Nash: Transformation [2021, Tiger Turn], B+(***)
Holly Cole (1963 )
- Don't Smoke in Bed [1993, Manhattan]
Mary Foster Conklin
- Blues for Breakfast [20042005, Rhombus], B
- Photographs [2014, MockTurtle Music], B+(*)
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+(*)
- True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter [2019, Verve], B+(*)
Dee Daniels
- Wish Me Love [1996, Mons]
- Intimate Conversations [2014, Origin], B
Daria
- Feel the Rhythm [2005, Jazz 'm Up], B
- Strawberry Fields Forever: Songs by the Beatles [2016, OA2], B+(*)
Lea DeLaria (1958 )
- Bulldyke in a Chinashop [1994, G Spot]
- Play It Cool [2001, Warner Brothers]
- Double Standards [2002, Telarc], B+(**)
Amy Denio (1961 )
- w/Pavel Fajt, Csaba Hajnóczy, Gabi Kenderesi: The Danubians [1999, Cuneiform], B+(***)
Dena DeRose (1966 )
- Another World [1999, Sharp Nine]
- I Can See Clearly Now [2000, Sharp Nine]
- A Walk in the Park [2005, MaxJazz], B+
- Travelin' Light: Live in Antwerp, Belgium [2010, MaxJazz], B+(*)
- Ode to the Road [2020, High Note], B+(***)
Trudy Desmond (194599)
- 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 [20042005, Jazz Project], B+(*)
- w/Ran Blake: Town and Country [20152016, Sunnyside], B+(*)
Madeline Eastman (1954 )
- Mad About Madeline! [1991, Madkat]
Kurt Elling (1967 )
- Close Your Eyes [1994, Blue Note], B
- The Messenger [199496, Blue Note], B+(*)
- This Time It's Love [199798, Blue Note], B
- Live in Chicago [1999, Blue Note], B
- Flirting With Twilight [2001, Blue Note], B
- Man in the Air [2003, Blue Note], B
- Nightmoves [2007, Concord], C+
- Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman [2009, Concord], B
- The Gate [2010, Concord], B
- 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project [2012, Concord], C+
- Passion World [2015, Concord], C
- The Questions [2017, Okeh], B
- Secrets Are the Best Stories [2020, Edition], B
- SuperBlue [2021, Edition], B
- SuperBlue: The London Sessions [2021, Edition], B+(*)
- w/Charlie Hunter, Neal Smith: SuperBlue: Guilty Plealsures [2023, Edition, EP], B+(*)
- w/Charlie Hunter: SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree [2023, Edition], 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]
Doug Ferony (1958 )
- Time After Time [1999, Ferony Enterprizes]
- You Will Be My Music [2011, self-released], B
- Doug Ferony With His Swingin Big Band: Alright Okay You Win [2024, Ferony Enterprizes Music], B
Elli Fordyce (1937 )
- w/Jim Malloy: Something Still Cool [19992006, EF Music], B+(*)
- Sings Songs Spun of Gold [2008, Fordyce Music], B+(**)
Nnenna Freelon (1954 )
- Heritage [1993, Columbia]
- Shaking Free [1996, Concord]
- Soul Call [2000, Concord]
- Blueprint of a Lady: Sketches of Billie Holiday [2005, Concord], B
- w/John Brown Big Band: Christmas [2012, Brown Boulevard], B
- Time Traveler [20182020, Origin], B+(*)
Giacomo Gates (1950 )
- Fly Rite [1998, Sharp Nine]
- Centerpiece [2004, Origin]
- Luminosity [2007, Doubledave Music, CD+DVD], B+(***)
- The Revolution Will Be Jazz: The Songs of Gil Scott-Heron [20102011, Savant], B+(***)
- Miles Tones: Sings the Music of Miles Davis [2012, Savant], B+(**)
- You [2022, Savant], B+(***)
Siri Gjaere
- w/Tord Gustavsen: Aire and Angels [1999, Bergland]
Della Griffin
- The Very Thought of You [1998, Savant]
Mary Cleere Haran (19522011)
- There's a Small Hotel: Live at the Algonquin [1992, Columbia], B+
- Pennies from Heaven [1998, Angel], B+
Allan Harris (1956 )
- Nobody's Gonna Love You Better [2016, MustHaveJazz/Membran]
- Live at Blue Llama Jazz Club [2023, Love Productions/Live at Blue Llama], B+(**)
Michelle Hendricks
- Carryin' On [1987, Muse]
- Me and My Shadow [1990, Muse]
Hinda Hoffman
- Hinda Hoffman Meets Soul Message: People [2021, Know You Know], B+(*)
Diane Hubka (1957 )
- Look No Further [1999, Challenge]
- You Inspire Me [20002001, VSO Jazz]
- Goes to the Movies [20052006, 18th & Vine], B+(*)
- West Coast Strings [2012, SSJ], 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 (1934 )
- 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: Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan [2002, Linn], B+(***)
- Waterloo Sunset [2003, Linn], B+(**)
- Love Me Tender [2004, Linn], B+(*)
- Just Like a Woman (Hymn to Nina) [2008, Linn], B+(*)
- The Men I Love: The New American Songbook [2009, Naim], B+(***)
- Man in the Long Black Coat: Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan [20032011, Linn], B+(***)
- Hard Rain: The Songs of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen [2014, Kristalyn], B+(**)
- Shelter From the Storm: Songs of Hope for Troubled Times [2016, Linn], B+(*)
- w/John McDaniel: Come Together: Barb Jungr and John McDaniel Perform the Beatles [2016, Kristalyn], B+(**)
- Bob, Brel and Me [2019, Kristalyn], B
- Barb Jungr and Her Trio: My Marquee [2023, Marquee], 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 [2011, Blue Note], B+(***)
- The Changing Lights [2013, Warner Brothers], B+(**)
- Tenderly [2015, Okeh], B+(***)
- I Know I Dream: The Orchestral Sessions [2017, Okeh], B+(**)
Rebecca Kilgore (1949 )
- w/Dan Barrett's Celestial Six: I Saw Stars [1994, Arbors], B+(**)
- w/Dave Frishberg: Not a Care in the World [1995, Arbors], B+(**)
- w/Dave Frishberg: The Starlit Hour [1997, Arbors], B+(***)
- Rebecca Kilgore [1998, Jump]
- Moments Like This [199899, HeavyWood Music], B+(**)
- Harlem Butterfly: A Remembrance of Maxine Sullivan [2000, Audiophile], B+(***)
- Rebecca Kilgore With the Keith Ingham Sextet [2001, Jump]
- For Lovers Only [2004, Arizona Classic Jazz Society]
- w/The Bobby Gordon Trio: Make Someone Happy: A Further Remembrance of Maxine Sullivan, Volume Two [2004, Audiophile], A
- w/Dave Frishberg: Why Fight the Feeling? Songs by Frank Loesser [2007, Arbors], B+(**)
- Rebecca Kilgore's Lovefest at the Pizzarelli Party [2010, Arbors], B+(**)
- w/The Harry Allen Quartet: Live at Feinstein's at Loews Regency: Celebrating "Lady Day" and "Prez" [2011, Arbors], B+(***)
- w/Harry Allen Quartet: Some Like It Hot: The Music of Marilyn Monroe [2012, Swingbros]
- w/Harry Allen: I Like Men [2013, Arbors], B+(*)
- w/Nicki Parrott: Two Songbirds of a Feather [2015, Arbors], B+(***)
- w/Hal Smith: Rebecca Kilgore With Hal Smith's Rhythmakers [2015, Audiophile], B+(*)
- w/Hal Smith's Rhythmakers: Sings the Music of Fats Waller [2026, Audiophile], B+(***)
- w/Bernd Lhotzky: This and That [2017, Arbors], B+(*)
- A Little Taste: A Tribute to Dave Frishberg [2023, Cherry Pie Music], B+(***)
Nancy King (1940 )
- Impending Bloom [1991, Justice]
- Live at Jazz Standard [2004, MaxJazz], B+(*)
Diana 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
- Glad Rag Doll [2012, Verve], A
- Wallflower [2014, Verve], B
- Turn Up the Quiet [2017, Verve], B+(***)
- This Dream of You [20162017, Verve], B+(***)
Sinikka Langeland (1961 )
- Starflowers [2006, ECM], B+(*)
- The Land That Is Not [2010, ECM], B+(**)
- The Magical Forest [2015, ECM], B+(**)
Richard Lanham
- Thou Swell [1998, RL Productions], B+(*)
Lou Lanza (1970 )
- Shadows and Echoes [1998, A Records]
Mary LaRose (1965 )
- Obbligato [2001, CIMP]
- Reincarnation [2011, Little(i) Music], B+(*)
- Out Here [2021, Little (i) Music], B+(***)
Janet Lawson (1940 )
- The Janet Lawson Quintet [1980, Inner City]
- Dreams Can Be [1983, Omnisound]
Ranee Lee (1942 )
- Seasons of Love [1997, Justin Time], B+(*)
Carol Leigh
- Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night [1984, GHB], B+(**)
- w/Dumouster Stompers: Back Water Blues [1993, GHB], B
Tom Lellis (1946 )
- Double Entendre [1991, Beamtide]
- Skylark [1999, Adventure Music], B
- Avenue of the Americas [20042005, Beamtime], C
- w/Toninho Horta: Tonight [2008, Adventure Music], B
- The Flow [2015, Beamtime], C
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 Productions], B+(*)
- Code Noir [2017, Afrasia Productions], B
Vanessa Mackness
Kevin Mahogany (19582017)
- 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+
Denise Mangiardi
- Brown Book [2019, Alice's Loft Music], 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]
Greta Matassa
- w/Clipper Anderson: And to All a Good Night [2010, Origin]
- Portrait [2019, Origin], B
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+(*)
- Marilyn Mazur's Shamania [2017, RareNoise], B+(**)
- Marilyn Mazur's Shamania: Rerooting [2022, Clap Your Hands], 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 (1970 )
- 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
- w/Keith Ganz, Gary Versace: The Subject Tonight Is Love [2017, Binxtown], B+(**)
- w/Keith Ganz Ensemble: What to Wear in the Dark [2021, Resilience], B+(**)
Robin McKelle (1976 )
- Modern Antique [2007, Cheap Lullaby], B
- Impressions of Ella [2023, Doxie], B+(***)
Chris McNulty (1953 )
- Dance Delicioso [2005, Elefant Dreams], B
- The Song That Sings You Here [2012, Challenge], B+(**)
- Eternal [2013, Palmetto], B+(*)
Monday Michiru (1963 )
- Jazz Brat [1995, Kitty]
- Delicious Poison [1996, Bacquesne]
- Optimista [1999, Emarcy]
- Four Seasons [2001, Polydor]
- Soulception [2012, Adventure Music], B
Barbara Morrison (1952 )
- I'm Gettin' 'Long All Right [1997, Chartmaker]
- I Know How to Do It [1998, Chartmaker]
- Live at the Dakota [2005, Dakota Live]
- A Sunday Kind of Love [2012, Savant], A
- I Love You, Yes I Do [2014, Savant], A
David Moss (1949 )
Stephanie Nakasian (1954 )
- French Cookin' [1990, VSOP]
- Lullaby in Rhythm: A Tribute to June Christie [2002, VSOP]
- Thrush Hour: A Study of the Great Ladies of Jazz [2006, VSOP]
- Dedicated to Lee Wiley [2009, Classic Jazz Music]
- Show Me the Way to Get Out of This World [2011, Capri], B+(**)
New York Voices [1989 ]
- New York Voices [1989, GRP]
- A Day Like This [2007, MCG Jazz], C
- Live: With the WDR Big Band Cologne [2008, Palmetto], B
- Reminiscing in Tempo [20172018, Origin], B
Lauren Newton (1952 )
- Filigree [1982, Hatology], B+(*)
- w/Elisabeth Tuckmann, Oskar Moerth, Bertl Muetter: Timbre [198394, Leo]
- Art Is . . . [1995, Leo]
- 18 Colors [1996, Leo]
- Altered Egos [1998, Omba]
- The Lightness of Hearing [2002, Leo]
- 2 Souls in Seoul [2008, Leo]
Maggie Nicols (1948 )
- w/Irène Schweizer, Joëlle Léandre: Les Diaboliques [1993, Intakt], B
- Les Diaboliques: w/Irène Schweizer, Joëlle Léandre: Splitting Images [1994, Intakt], B
- w/Silke Eberhard, Nikolaus Neuser, Christian Marien: I Am Three and Me: Mingus' Sounds of Love [2018, Leo], A
- Are You Ready? [2021, Otoroku], B+(*)
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+(**)
- What's Love? [2021, Sunnyside], B+(***)
Caecilie Norby (1965 )
- Caecilie Norby [1994, Blue Note], B
- My Corner of the Sky [1996, Blue Note]
Lina Nyberg (1970 )
- Aerials [2016, Hoob Jazz, 2CD], B+(**)
- Lina Nyberg Band: Anniverse [2022, Hoob], B+(*)
Madeleine Peyroux (1973 )
- Dreamland [1996, Atlantic], B+(**)
- Careless Love [2004, Rounder], B
- Half the Perfect World [2006, Rounder], B+(*)
- Bare Bones [2009, Rounder], B+(**)
- Standing on the Rooftop [2011, Emarcy]
- The Blue Room [2013, Emarcy], B+(**)
- Anthem [2018, Decca], B+(*)
- Let's Walk [2024, Just One Recording/Thirty Tigers], 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], B+(***)
- Kisses in the Rain [1999, Telarc], B
- Let There Be Love [2000, Telarc], B
- w/George Shearing: 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+(**)
- Double Exposure [2012, Telarc], B
- Midnight McCartney [2015, Concord], B
- Sinatra and Jobim @ 50 [2017, Concord], B
- For Centennial Reasons: 100 Year Salute to Nat King Cole [2019, Ghostlight], B+(**)
- Better Days Ahead: Solo Guitar Takes on Pat Metheny [2021, Ghostlight], B
- Stage and Screen [2021, Palmetto], 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
- Beautiful Life [2014, Concord Jazz], 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], B+(***)
Rafik Schami
- Abbara: Von Damaskus Nach Dresden [2007, Intakt]
Jane Scheckter
- Easy to Remember [2011, self-released], B+(***)
Diane Schuur (1953 )
- Diane Schuur and the Count Basie Orchestra [1987, GRP]
- Love Songs [1993, GRP]
- The Very Best of Diane Schuur [(1997), GRP]
- Running on Faith [2020, Jazzheads], B+(***)
- Friends for Schuur [2000, Concord Jazz]
- Some Other Time [2008, Concord], B+(**)
Cathy Segal-Garcia (1953 )
- Song of the Heart [1992, Why Not]
- w/Phillip Strange: Live in Japan [1992, Origin], C+
- 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]
Kendra Shank (1958 )
- A Spirit Free: Abbey Lincoln Songbook [2005, Challenge], B+(*)
- Mosaic [2008, Challenge], B
- w/John Stowell: New York Conversations [20112012, TCB], B+(**)
Linda Sharrock (1947 )
- w/Eric Watson: Listen to the Night [1994, Owl/Sunnyside], B+(**)
- No Is No: Don't Fuck Around With Your Women [2014, Improvising Beings, 2CD], 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 [2006, Telarc], B
Judi Silvano (1951 )
- Vocalise [1996, Blue Note]
- Let Yourself Go [2004, Zoho], B+
- Women's Work: Live at Sweet Rhythm NYC [2006, JSL], B+(*)
- Cleome: Live Takes [2008, JSL], B
- w/Michael Abene: My Dance [2014, JSL], B
Lavay Smith
- One Hour Mama [1996, Fat Note]
- Everybody's Talkin' Bout Miss Thing [2000, Fat Note], B+
Lisa Sokolov (1954 )
- 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
- Speaking in Tongues [2015, Sunnyside], B
- The Book of Longing [2018, Sunnyside], B+(**)
- Luciana Souza and Trio Corrente: Cometa [2023, Sunnyside], 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+(**)
- After Blue [20122013, BFM Jazz], B
- Paris Sessions [2012, BFM Jazz]
- ScreenPlay [2019, BFM Jazz], B+(***)
- Paris Sessions 2 [2022, BFM Jazz], B
Christine Tobin
- House of Women [1998, Babel]
Viktoria Tolstoy (1974 )
- Blame It on My Youth [2001, Kaza/EMI]
- My Russian Soul [2008, ACT], B
- Stealing Moments [2023, ACT], B+(*)
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
Steve Tyrell (1944 )
- A Song for You [2018, New Design], B+(**)
Fay Victor (1965 )
- 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+(*)
- Absinthe and Vermouth [2013, Greene Avenue Music], B+(***)
- Fay Victor's SoundNoiseFunk: Wet Robots [2017, ESP-Disk], B+(**)
- Barn Songs [2018, Northern Spy], B+(**)
- Fay Victor's SoundNoiseFunk: We've Had Enough! [2019, ESP-Disk], B+(**)
- Blackcity Black Black Is Beautiful [2023, Northern Spy], B+(**)
- Herbie Nichols SUNG: Life Is Funny That Way [2023, Tao Forms, 2CD], A
Roseanna Vitro (1951 )
- Listen Here [1982, Skyline], B+(**)
- 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
- Clarity: Music of Clare Fischer [2014, Random Act], B+(*)
- Sing a Song of Bird [20172021, Skyline], A
Kate Westbrook (1939 )
- Goodbye, Pete Lorre [1991, Femme/Line]
- Cuff Clout [2001, Voiceprint], B+(**)
- Granite [2018, Westbrook]
- Kate Westbrook & the Granite Band: Earth Felt the Wound [20182019, Westbrook], B+(*)
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 (19472018)
- 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 [20002001, High Note]
- In My Life [2005, High Note]
- Livin' on Love [20052006, High Note], B
Cassandra Wilson (1955 )
- Point of View [1986, JMT]
- Blue Skies [1988, JMT], B+(**)
- Blue Light 'Til Dawn [1993, Blue Note], B
- New Moon Daughter [1995, Blue Note], B
- Traveling Miles [1999, Blue Note], B+
- Belly of the Sun [2002, Blue Note], B+(*)
- Glamoured [2003, Blue Note]
- Thunderbird [2006, Blue Note], B
- Loverly [2007, Blue Note], A
- Silver Pony [2010, Blue Note], B
- Another Country [2012, E1], B+(**)
- Coming Forth by Day [2015, Legacy], B+(**)
Mark Winkler
- City Lights [1998, Chartmaker]
- Easy the Hard Way [2000, Chartmaker]
- Sings Bobby Troup [2003, Rhombus]
- Till I Get It Right [2009, Free Ham], B+(***)
- Sweet Spot [2011, Cafe Pacific], B+(*)
- The Laura Nyro Project [2012, Cafe Pacific], B+(*)
- Jazz and Other Four Letter Words [2015, Cafe Pacific], B+(***)
- The Rules Don't Apply [2024, 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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