Putumayo Presents: Women of Jazz

Putumayo Presents | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 28, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Putumayo World Music
• ASIN: B001EQPD06
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,906 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Goodnite - Melody Gardot

2. Dance Me to the End of Love - Madeleine Peyroux

3. Lover Come Back to Me - Cassandra Wilson

4. Lonely in New York - Sophie Milman

5. I'll Be Satisfied - Hope Waits

6. Mean to Me - Kate Paradise

7. Lover Man - Jennifer Hartswick

8. Shall We Dance? - Stacey Kent

9. It Could Happen to You - Della Griffin

10. Since I Fell for You - Etta Jones

Editorial Reviews

VARIOS INTERPRETES WOMEN OF JAZZ

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music to recover from a computer crash by, April 21, 2009

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Tom Tinker (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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Seriously. Even as Windows was glaring balefully back at me from a low-res desktop without any of my favorite icons, even as my modem refused to reinstall -- how bad could it be, when I had groovy music like this going in the background?

I got this collection after my local jazz station played a track from it. I'd barely heard of any of the artists but I've since looked up a couple of them individually and bought their CDs. I'm surprised they aren't much more widely known and played, considering how good they are!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional and knowing compilation, February 3, 2010

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A. Clarens "fourinthemorning" (NYC) - See all my reviews
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Typically, when jazz compilations are put together they're pretty mainstream/lame and include the standard big names (Holiday, Fitzgerald, Vaughn) so there is nothing fresh or new for an educated jazz listener.
This cd is a wonderful exception. There are some known and some not-so-known singers on this cd but they are all masterful. The songs stick with you and the arrangements are intriguing and engaging. Particularly special: Shall We Dance? by Stacey Kent, It Could Happen to You by Della Griffin, and Dance Me to the End of Love by Madeleine Peyroux.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love jazz vocals?, September 19, 2009

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Foxone "Guillermo" (Okinawa) - See all my reviews

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Best jazz vocal album I've heard in awhile. Various styles keep the tracks from being ho-hum. Some are standards, others are new. All are fresh and lyrical. Best album I've bought in awhile.