What's some good female jazz singers and songs?

[Nick Young]

Ok me and my friend play music together alot, we like pixies, fugazi, smashing pumpkins, stooges, david bowie that kind of stuff but we can't sing. We got a friend who's a really sick singer, good improviser, really smooth and soulful but she doesnt know any of the music we like and just knows shit like Adele and Amy Winehouse. We played Valerie, Someone like You and some Etta James song and it sounded pretty sick, what are some more good female jazz singers and standards? Downloading some janis joplin now, and gonna try to get her to sing marvin gaye.

[L.Kizzle]

Billy Holiday, Nina Somone, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown, Dionne Warrick (somewhat in the same category.)

[Maga_1]

I know that it's not the same type you want but maybe some Corinne Bailey or Esperanza Spalding?

[LJJ]

Vocal jazz is the most boring shit ever. It tries to lift on the cool factor of real jazz, but undermines everything that makes jazz good in the process.

If you have a song that sounds virtually the same note for note every time it's played, it's not good jazz.

[Nick Young]

Vocal jazz is the most boring shit ever. It tries to lift on the cool factor of real jazz, but undermines everything that makes jazz good in the process.

If you have a song that sounds virtually the same note for note every time it's played, it's not good jazz.
well i hate real jazz, and wouldnt want to play that shit, was first alto sax for three years on middle school jazz band and that music sucked dick, just whatever kind of singer amy winehouse is then is what I'm after. genre distinction doesn't really concern me but I know a bunch of clowns out there who will go "You thought amy winehouse was a jazz singer, pff what do you know about music she is infact in the genre of post-modernist motown you noob!"

i just know this chick has a good voice that sounds like alicia keys

we already got her to sing gigantic by pixies, gonna try to do al green next.

[Jasi]

Go on with the music you like to play and get her to sing it.
Download all albums by the Breeders and the Amps and turn her into the new Kim Deal.

[Thorpesaurous]

Try to turn her onto Concrete Blonde, or The Detroit Cobras, probably something you guys could meld together over. Both have very soulfull female singers but are playing over a sort of punk sound.

You'd probably like both of them yourself.

[Nick Young]

Go on with the music you like to play and get her to sing it.
Download all albums by the Breeders and the Amps and turn her into the new Kim Deal.
yeh love the breeders, gonna try to make her kim deal but i think her voice is too good, pretty talented so we should try to show it off sometime.


working on a Nine inch nails cover now, hand that feeds, might sound pretty cool with my friend a slower beat and girl singing

[JMT]

The great Etta James, who just passed away last week, is a must. Some might argue with calling her "jazz", but she was simply a singer.

Songs:

At Last
Something's Got A Hold On Me

All I Could Do Was Cry

are some great ones.

ETA Sorry, didn't notice Etta reference in your original post. Should have read it through.

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

does joss stone coutn?

[The Big Skinny]

Diana Krall is pretty good.

[Hotlantadude81]

Ok me and my friend play music together alot, we like pixies, fugazi, smashing pumpkins, stooges, david bowie that kind of stuff but we can't sing. We got a friend who's a really sick singer, good improviser, really smooth and soulful but she doesnt know any of the music we like and just knows shit like Adele and Amy Winehouse. We played Valerie, Someone like You and some Etta James song and it sounded pretty sick, what are some more good female jazz singers and standards? Downloading some janis joplin now, and gonna try to get her to sing marvin gaye.

How about Beth Hart?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-3hehWMfoY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Z43nt6N2I

[Hotlantadude81]

Here is another song Nick. I really like this version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7_0YVrj9LI

[johndeeregreen]

Here is another song Nick. I really like this version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7_0YVrj9LI
That was great, but that's a blues song through-and-through, not a hint of jazz there. Not sure if it's what OP is looking for. If so, he doesn't have a clue how to differentiate genres of music.

[QUIZZLE]

Ella Fitzgerald :bowdown:

[macmac]

You should definitely check out Beth Gibbons...


Alot of portishead has that jazzy feel to it, and she's one of the best female vocalists around