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Captivating female jazz singers who illuminate the history of jazz. Recommended jazz vocals from around the world.

A jazz world woven from innate vocal talent and distinctive timing.

The voices of female jazz vocalists possess a mysterious allure that stirs the listener’s heart.

From legendary divas who captivate with silky phrasing and lustrous tone, to young artists who pursue new forms of expression through bold reinterpretations, we invite you into the realm of female singers cherished across generations.

They spin the deep emotions embedded in jazz through the delicate expressiveness unique to women.

Encountering such gemlike voices will surely enrich your musical experience.

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Captivating female jazz singers who illuminate the history of jazz. Recommended jazz vocals from around the world.
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1I Know You KnowEsperanza SpaldingEsperanza Spalding, an innovative jazz artist
2From The StartLaufeyThe captivating music of Laufey from Iceland
3You’d Be So Nice To Come Home ToHelen MerrillSometimes called the 'sigh of New York'…
4Guess Who I Saw TodaySamara JoySamara Joy, Grammy-winning jazz vocalist
5Don’t Know WhyNorah JonesNorah Jones, comforting music
6MistyElla FitzgeraldWhen we say “the three great female jazz vocalists”…
7Lullaby of BirdlandSarah VaughanCounted as one of the three great female jazz vocalists...
8Don’t Go To StrangersEtta JonesEtta Jones, a soulful jazz singer
9Teach Me TonightNancy WilsonNancy Wilson, the songstress who transcended jazz
10Santa BabyEartha KittEartha Kitt: Her Distinctive Voice and Life
11Cry Me A RiverJulie LondonJulie London’s career began with jazz singing and extended into acting in films and television...
12I Love You PorgyBillie HolidayA woman also known by the nickname 'Lady Day'...
13Ain’t Got No, I Got LifeNina SimoneA great singer, not confined to the jazz scene…
14At LastEtta JamesIt's more blues and soul than jazz…
15What Difference A Day MakesDinah WashingtonNot limited to jazz alone, but also blues and R&B…
16You’d Be So Nice to Come Home ToAnita O’DaySpeaking of female jazz singers, a powerful vibra...
17There Will Never Be Another YouDoris DayRather than as a jazz vocalist, more as an actress, ...
18Black CoffeePeggy LeeThough husky, the singing voice is somehow elegant…
19Someone To Watch Over MeBlossom DearieThe image of a rich, expansive voice is strong...
20Cry Me A RiverDiana KrallAs a female jazz singer since the 1990s, ...
21Song For My FatherDee Dee BridgewaterThe allure of a songstress revolutionizing jazz
22On The Sunny Side Of The StreetKeely SmithLegendary songstress, enchanting with the magic of swing
23Cheek To CheekJane MonheitFrom Jane Monheit's third album...
24Lullaby of birdlandChris ConnorA jazz singer who captivated audiences with a husky singing voice
25Speak LowDiane SchuurA soul-stirring voice: a songstress who overcame adversity
26Beautiful LoveSophie MilmanThe second album by Sophie Milman from Canada...
27Once upon a summertimeBetty CarterThe allure of Betty Carter, the queen of jazz improvisation
28UntilCécile McLorin SalvantA musical genius who transcends jazz
29Stormy WeatherEthel WatersEthel Waters, who shines brilliantly in the history of music
30Send in the ClownsCleo Laine
Send in the ClownsCleo Laine
Cleo Laine, the Queen of Jazz, with her versatile voice
31The Days of Wine and RosesRosemary ClooneyRosemary made her debut as a singer in 1945...
32CREEPKaren SouzaKaren Souza from Argentina. Jazz…
33Try MeEsther PhillipsEsther Phillips was, in 194…
34BewitchedLaura FygiDutch-born singer, Laura Fygi...
35Over The RainbowHilary KoleSince her debut, Hilary has continued to attract attention...
36Tea For TwoBeverly KenneyWhile singing at a club, I was scouted and de...
37Afro BlueAbbey LincolnShe was both a public and private partner of the drummer Max Roach…
38La TerrazzaCaro JoseeThe jazz singer from Germany, Caro Jose…
39AnthropologySheila JordanSheila Joe, known as an artistically inclined singer...
40Something CoolJune Christy
Something CoolJune Christy
June Christy, in the early 1940s, …
41You Belong To MeJo StaffordChilton Price and Redd S...
42Speak LowDianne ReevesWith multiple Grammy Award wins since 2001…
43Wrap Your Troubles In DreamsErnestine AndersonThis song doesn’t make that flashy of an impact…
44The Lady is a TrampLady GagaSpeaking of Lady Gaga, her eccentric fas...
45Fly Me to the MoonHalie LorenBorn in 1984, a young jazz vocalist and…
46Moon RiverLena HorneHenry Mancini and Johnny…
47It Never Entered My MindAnn BurtonEuropean jazz singer, Anne Bart…
48TangerineEliane EliasA jazz pianist from Brazil, and yet ja...
49I Get Along Without You Very WellSara GazarekSa..., a jazz vocalist from Seattle,
50So Long,Big TimeMonica ZetterlundMo, who is famous for performing with Bill Evans...
51Take FiveCarmen McRaeOne of the most popular jazz singers in Japan...
52Route 66Natalie ColeAs you can tell from the name, Natalie is N…
53I’m Old FashionedMargareta BengtsonThe Swedish chorus group “The Ria…
54Meet Me Around MidnightIda SandIda Sun, whose broad musicality is highly acclaimed…
55Dance Me To The End Of LoveMadeleine PeyrouxBy Leonard Cohen, origi…
56A Time For LoveShirley HornShirley Horn possessed a sensuous, even...
57Baby I’m A FoolMelody GardotSinger-songwriter from Philadelphia...
58Don’t ExplainCassandra WilsonA bluesy low voice with a gritty texture...
59Bewitched, Bothered and BewilderedStacey KentThe jazz piece also known by its Japanese title “Miserarete”…
60Seven yearsNorah JonesBased on an old jazz number, it was made into a popular m...