A twofer: Roy Orbison and k.d. lang duet on Crying
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Florence Foster Jenkins.
Wait— is “goosebumps” the same thing as “skin crawl”?
Pavarotti. The first time I heard him live (1986) was memorable to say the least.
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I’m gonna say one that probably no one knows, but Justine Suissa from Oceanlab is just the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard, so smooth and silky:
Above & Beyond pres. OceanLab - Breaking Ties (Flow Mix) - YouTube
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Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star.
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Leonard Cohen.
Livingston Taylor.
Paul Robeson.
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Lura: “Sing a Tango”
Open Qobuz (track 14)
do you have a favorite album/cd of cassandra wilson?
This 1987 recording with the Vienna Philharmonic still sounds great to me. At the right volume setting, the 9th Symphony Ode to Joy is a real goosebumpster. It has 4 solo vocalists (soprano, alto, tenor, and a baritone or bass) plus the choir.
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- Iris DeMent
- Neko Case
- Rosanne Cash
- Tom Waits
- Maria McKee
My start was from the Jazz side, a Sampler of her JMT era:
The best from her blues side:
And a good later one:
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Blue Light 'Til Dawn does not have a “bad” track on it.
Great album. Very good to great sonics.
IMO/FWIW.
For me its Aoife O’Donovan. I’m not a huge folk fan but her voice absolutely transcends. I first heard her on the Fretboard Journal’s youtube channel with Julian Lage (one of my fav guitarists) and Chris Eldridge and I was absolutely stunned by her voice.
Video Here
Most recently I started listening to her EP "Bull Frogs Croon (and other songs) in which she is with a string quartet. Its quite musical and the version on Qobuz I’ve been listening to sounds just perfect.
Stacey Kent… Lovely voice and very well recorded. Also Sarah Brightman - powerful.
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The artist would have to be Rachelle Ferrell. She toured with George Duke in the early-to-mid 90s. I’d already had her CD and a major crush on her. She hit a few notes that gave me the chicken skin and shivers down my neck.
After the concert was over, I got the opportunity to say hello and I froze. With all of the things I’d planned to say in my head and all I could say something to the extend of, “I enjoyed the concert.” I’ll never forget her voice.
My wife and I were very fortunate to hear Kent perform in a cabaret here in town several years ago. Our table was right in front of her. A delightful evening.
I was about to say the same thing. I was a fan of hers from the start of her career, as I lived in the DC area, and local stations played her.
