VA - Jazz Divas (2CD) (2010)

This new 2 CD compilation from the French label features 40 tracks, distributed equally between femail Jazz icons (Les Pionnieres), such as Madeleine Peyroux, Youn Sun Naand, etc, and their contemporary successors (Les Heritieres) – Nina Simone, Peggy Lee, to name a few.

Tracklist

CD 1
01. Madeleine Peyroux – He's Got Me Goin' (03:36)
02. Diana Krall – This Can't Be Love (04:28)
03. Stacey Kent & Jim Tomlinson – Cockeyed Optimist (04:36)
04. Laika Fatien – Zigaboogaloo (04:16)
05. Terez Montcalm – Sweet Dreams (04:03)
06. Anne Ducros – Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay (04:33)
07. Norah Jones & Noel Harrison – I Walk The Line (05:01)
08. Youn Sun Nah – My Favorite Things (03:58)
09. Ida Sand – Here Comes The Rain (04:02)
10. Clare Teal & Jamie Cullum – The Road Less Travelled (03:35)
11. Hilary Kole – Deed I Do (03:33)
12. Robin Mckelle – Something's Gotta Give (02:49)
13. Jill Scott, Al Jarreau & George Benson – God Bless The Child (03:39)
14. Sandra Nkake – Happy (03:33)
15. Viktoria Tolstoy – Upside Out (03:54)
16. Rigmor Gustafsson – Is It A Crime (04:13)
17. Sara Lazarus – Taking A Chance On Love (04:10)
18. Susie Arioli – Honeysuckle Rose (02:18)
19. Muriel Zoe – A Hard Day's Night (04:17)
20. Melody Gardot & Seth Kallen – My Sweet Darling (02:59)
Total time 01:17:33

CD 2
01. Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares For Me (03:37)
02. Peggy Lee – Fever (03:17)
03. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – Let's Call The Whole Thing Off (04:12)
04. Billie Holiday – Come Rain Or Come Shine (04:24)
05. Julie London – Cry Me A River (02:47)
06. Betty Carter – I Could Write A Book (02:38)
07. Lavern Baker – You'll Be Crying (02:58)
08. Dinah Washington – Mad About The Boy (03:00)
09. Sarah Vaughan – Stormy Weather (03:32)
10. Doris Day – Bewitched (02:40)
11. Etta Jones – I Sold My Heart To The Junkman (02:48)
12. Eartha Kitt – Nobody Taught Me (02:22)
13. Rosemary Clooney – You Make Me Feel So Young (02:53)
14. Pearl Bailey – Two To Tango (03:02)
15. The Andrew Sisters – Sing, Sing, Sing (02:37)
16. Lena Horne – The Lday Is A Tramp (02:58)
17. Carmen Mcrae – Just One Of Those Things (02:39)
18. Dinah Shore – It Had To Be You (03:24)
19. Josephine Baker – C'est Lui (03:15)
20. Marilyn Monroe – I Wanna Be Loved Be You (02:57)
Total time 01:02:00

Many thanks to the original releaser!