Double Bass Favorite Vocal Jazz Recordings

[jimmydean]

Pretty fond of the one that goes like.............you know the one .

 

[jmlee]

Well, it's got to be Mel Tormé. The whole "Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley" album is magnificent, but it opens with this.



I used to always take this album with me when trying out stereo equipment and people would inevitably gather around wanting to know who and what that music was.

 

[J R Knots]

I always enjoyed Mark Murphy’s interpretations of tunes.

 

[Jmilitsc]

Love this take on How High The Moon by Ella, perfect soloing. I can’t find info on the recording or players tho, perhaps someone else can find?

Someone raised Cyrille Aimee earlier - somewhere on the Sirius archives she was on one of Christian McBride’s “Lowdown” episodes. The duos they did were captivating, she’s incredible. Anyone got a link to that?

Also digging Jazzmeia Horn but don’t have anything specific to list, note to self to go find something.

 

[garrett2]

Nothing for me has ever topped Billie Holiday and Lester Young or the first recording of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Louis and Billie are my favorite jazz singers. Neither really has an instrument and both do everything through art.

Two of my favorite brilliant unorthodox jazz vocal recordings:

 

[srosenthal13]

 

[turf3]

Just a few weeks ago, something reminded me of the name "Anita O'Day". (I see she's been mentioned by some other folks.)

I remember she had kind of a revival in the 80s when I was in college and starting to listen to a lot of jazz - I think this was kicked off by the publication of her autobiography.

But I hadn't listened to any of her stuff in 40 years. So I cued up some You Tuba, and man could she ever sing, swing, and drive a band! In another time, she'd have been a name bandleader, no doubt. Now that we can see videos, unlike back in the 80s when you might be able to find an album in the cut-out bins, or call in a request to the local college radio station during their two-hours-a-week jazz show - you can SEE these performers on stage and understand how they moved, interacted with the other musicians, and all that.

 

[garrett2]

Lucky to get to see her last year. Pretty amazing that she sings at such a high level at 95, 60 years after this record first appeared.

 

[ragesoss]

I think my top two are:

• Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (1955)
• Willie Nelson's Stardust (1978)

 

[Huy Nguyen]

For me it’s these whole albums

 

[DJ Bebop]

Anything Ella of course.
All the ladies mentioned so far as I’ve seen on the first page and to come.

I sure this one has gotten mentioned but I haven’t looked pass the first page yet.



Doh right above me

 

[DJ Bebop]

How about Clarence Beeks, aka King Pleasure.

 

[DJ Bebop]

Nothing for me has ever topped Billie Holiday and Lester Young or the first recording of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Louis and Billie are my favorite jazz singers. Neither really has an instrument and both do everything through art.

Two of my favorite brilliant unorthodox jazz vocal recordings:

Yes, Leon Thomas!



Don't loose that number

 

[Huy Nguyen]

Oh @DJ Bebop got me digging up my old favs with that Carmen post.

 

[DJ Bebop]

@hdiddy post made me think of this guy…

 

[Sam Sherry]

My folks gave me The Smithsonian Jazz Collection when I was 13.
These are the two Sarah Vaughan pieces:

 

[DJ Bebop]

‘Nother one

 

[DJ Bebop]

Oergon’s own world treasures.
Nancy King vocals, Glen More bass.

 

[DJ Bebop]

Another one that finished here in Portland, Dave Frishberg.



Okay, I'll stop, for a while

 

[Francois Blais]

The whole album.