Louis HooverArtist: Lou Hoover
SongbirdArtist: Eva Cassidy
Community Score: 9.70
Though many recording artists meld and straddle a variety of genres, few if any defy categorization by excelling in so many disparate styles as the late Eva Cassidy. The diverse offerings from the evocative thrush from Washington, D.C. -- who died tragically of melanoma in 1996 at age 33 -- run the gamut from the radio-friendly pop cover of...
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Songs from the Silver ScreenArtist: Judy Kaye
Songs from the Silver Screen is an excellent collection of familiar standards from classic Hollywood films as interpreted by Judy Kaye. The arrangements are clever and her readings are terrific, making this a small gem in her collection. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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James CafeArtist: Jimmy Sommers
Bonnie Raitt's original still gets smooth jazz airplay. Candy Dulfer's version seems to have endured over Nelson Rangell's as the enduring cover of choice in the format. Did we really need another take on "I Can't Make You Love Me"? Saxman Jimmy Sommers thought so, and by adding an improvisational section, a little more muscle to the heartache...
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Artist: Doctor 3