Artist	Song
Billie Holiday	God Bless the Child
from Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits (1995)
Dinah Washington	What a Difference a Day Makes
from Compact Jazz: Dinah Washington (1987)
Ella Fitzgerald	How High the Moon
from Priceless Jazz Collection 1: Ella Fitzgerald (1997)
Carmen McRae	My Foolish Heart
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Carmen McRae (2004)
Diana Krall	I've Got You Under My Skin
from When I Look in Your Eyes (1999)
Sarah Vaughan	Moanin'
from Jazz Profile: Sarah Vaughan (1998)
Billie Holiday	Good Morning, Heartache
from Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits (1995)
Dinah Washington	You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You
from Satin Dolls (2006)
Diana Krall	Frim Fram Sauce
from The Very Best of Diana Krall (2007)
Peggy Lee	It's Been a Long, Long Time
from Things Are Swingin' (2004)
Esther Phillips	Fever
from The Leopard Lounge Presents: The Jazz Singers (2005)
Alice Coltrane & Pharoah Sanders	Journey In Satchidananda
from The Impulse Story: Alice Coltrane (2006)
Dianne Reeves	Better Days
from Dianne Reeves (1987)
The Crusaders featuring Randy Crawford	Street Life
from Gold (2007)
Carmen McRae	Something to Live For
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Carmen McRae (2004)
Ella Fitzgerald	I'm Getting Sentimental over You
from Ella for Lovers (2003)
Nina Simone	Feeling Good
from Compact Jazz: Nina Simone (1989)
Tania Maria	Come With Me
from Concord Picante 25th Anniversary Collection (2006)
Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson	Save Your Love for Me
from Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley (1993)
Joe Sample & Randy Crawford	Rio de Janeiro Blue
from Feeling Good (2007)
Betty Carter	I Can't Help It
from Betty Carter's Finest Hour (2003)
Billie Holiday	Strange Fruit
from The Diva Series: Billie Holiday (2003)
Joe Sample & Lalah Hathaway	Fever
from The Song Lives On (1999)
Flora Purim	Bridges
from Nothing Will Be As It Was... Tomorrow (2005)
Dinah Washington	Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
from Just Dream (2006)

Comment:

Who better to begin with than the immortal Billie Holiday, whose sultry vocals straddled the ever-blurry jazz-blues line? Holiday's co-composition "God Bless the Child" showcases her at her best, while her lynching-inspired "Strange Fruit" — at the time deemed too controversial for a major label — remains haunting more than 65 years later. Female vocalists, it seems — many of whom straddle the same jazz-blues line — have an uncanny ability to tap into an emotional core that's generally eluded male jazz singers.

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