Jazz Vocalists - CD/SD

And yes, that album is special

Enji is a Mongolian jazz vocalist singer who sounds as if she has listened to some classic Brazilian music

She’s gotten some luv from Bandcamp daily and Chr&s R@chards at Washington Post

Thanks!

A little more hype for a recent fave, as posted on the swinging moldy figs thread:

Best jazz vocal I've heard in a while---lots of folks have the chops and spirit, but there's a world in here, for now:
Kate Kortum - Dreamsville

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btQNuSQZxWM

Anita O'Day, "Early Autumn"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf5DThAr-_A

Grammys nominees for Feb 2024 awards

30. Best Jazz Vocal Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.

For Ella 2
Patti Austin Featuring Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

Alive At The Village Vanguard
Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding

Lean In
Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke

Mélusine
Cécile McLorin Salvant

How Love Begins
Nicole Zuraitis

Last night I was livestreaming the St. Peter’s tribute to drummer Jackie Williams who passed away recently and saw a vocalist performing I think I should be paying more attention to.

Also wow that Nicole Zuraitis got a Grammy nomination. She always seems really nice when I’ve crossed her path but I haven’t listened to any of her recordings.

Sonica, that is the project I have seen her in, with Thana Alexa and Julia Adamy.

From 2011, but just recently heard for first time: a really distinctive presentation of "Weightless," title track of album by the Becca Stevens Band (she's recently done something w Jacob Collier):
https://beccastevensband.bandcamp.com/album/weightless

a video, even:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk_qfA9YIxg

Singer I was talking about was Marty Elkins.

X post - Have not heard Nicole Zuraitis , Grammy nominee, yet either

https://hullworks.net/jazzpoll/23/totals-vocal.php

2023 Totals: Vocal Jazz
Critics were asked to name one album apiece, with no point system.

Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mélusine (Nonesuch) 27
Jo Lawry, Acrobats (Whirlwind) 11
Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, Lean In (Edition) 10
Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding, Alive at the Village Vanguard (Palmetto) 9
Arooj Aftab-Vijay Iyer-Shahzad Ismaily, Love in Exile (Verve) 5
Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation) 4
Fay Victor, Blackity Black Black Is Beautiful (Northern Spy) 4
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter, SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree (Edition) 3
Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light (Impulse!) 3
John Pizzarelli, Stage & Screen (Palmetto) 3
Michael Bisio & Timothy Hill, Inside Voice/Outside Voice (Origin) 2
Samara Joy, Linger Awhile (Verve '22) 2
Karina Kozhevnikova & Krugly Band, Polyphonic Circle (Leo) 2
Astghik Martirosyan, Distance (Astghik Music) 2
Joshua Redman, Where Are We (Blue Note) 2
Säje, Säje (Säjevoices) 2
Sara Serpa & André Matos, Night Birds (Robalo Music) 2
Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente, Cometa (Sunnyside) 2
Susanna, Baudelaire & Orchestra (SusannaSonata) 2
Libby York, Dreamland (OA2) 2