Various Artists - Very Best of Jazz Vocalists (CD)

Details: 60 originals feat. T. Bennett, B. Holiday, N. Simone, E. Fitzgerald & many others! Jazz has always placed a premium on instrumental virtuosity but after sampling 3 discs' worth of great jazz vocalists, you will have seen how the human voice stands up as a Jazz instrument in it's own right. Whatever the conclusion, we guarantee you'll have been entertained, as well as educated, along the way.

Tracklist:

1. I Get a Kick Out of You - Billie Holiday
2. Let There Be Love - Nat 'King' Cole
3. Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald ; Louis Armstrong
4. Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
5. At Last - Etta James
6. Comin' Home Baby - Mel Tormé
7. My Baby Just Cares for Me - Nina Simone
8. Come Fly with Me - Frank Sinatra
9. Baby It's Cold Outside - Sarah Vaughan
10. Milestones - Mark Murphy
11. One Note Samba - Betty Carter
12. Mack the Knife - Louis Armstrong
13. S'posin' - Maxine Sullivan
14. If You Only Knew - Jimmy Scott
15. What a Difference a Day Makes - Dinah Washington
16. The Jumpin' Jive - Cab Calloway
17. Why Don't You Do Right? - Peggy Lee
18. Where or When - Oscar Brown JR
19. Blue Skies - Johnny Hartman
20. Hey Mrs Jones - Jimmy Witherspoon
21. I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra
22. Love Me or Leave - Nina Simone
23. Work Song - Oscar Brown JR
24. Mister Sandman - Anita O' Day
25. My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker
26. I Want to Be Evil - Eartha Kitt
27. I Ain't Mad at You Pretty Baby - Jimmy Witherspoon
28. Doodlin' - Mark Murphy
29. Fever - Peggy Lee
30. Switchin' in the Kitchen - Big Joe Turner
31. Too Darn Hot - Mel Tormé
32. I Just Want to Make Love to You - Etta James
33. La Vie en Rose - Louis Armstrong
34. They Call It) Stormy Monday - Lou Rawls ; the Les McCann Trio
35. Just One of Those Things - Nat 'King' Cole
36. I Can't Hear a Word You Say - Ruth Brown
37. Greenbacks - Ray Charles
38. Choo Choo CH' Boogie - Louis Jordan
39. Feed Me - Jon Hendricks
40. Dream a Little Dream of Me - Ella Fitzgerald ; Louis Armstrong
41. Mad About the Boy - Dinah Washington
42. Why Don't You Do Right? - Mark Murphy
43. Take Five (With the Dave Brubeck Quartet) - Carmen McRae
44. Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
45. Cry Me a River - Julie London
46. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby - Louis Jordan
47. Let's Face the Music and Dance - Ruth Brown
48. The Best Is Yet to Come - Tony Bennett
49. You've Got Something I Want - Blossom Dearie
50. Minnie the Moocher - Cab Calloway ; His Orchestra
51. I Loves You Porgy - Nina Simone
52. Happy Talk - Cannonball Adderley ; Nancy Wilson
53. Almost Like Being in Love - Etta James
54. Right Now - Mel Tormé
55. You Go to My Head - Billie Holiday
56. Unforgettable - Nat 'King' Cole
57. Cheek to Cheek - Ella Fitzgerald ; Louis Armstrong
58. Get on the Right Track Baby - Ray Charles
59. Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) - Sarah Vaughan
60. Mr. Kicks - Oscar Brown JR