Male singers?

[krooner]

Originally Posted by tsrebel

I love Melody Gardot, Nina Simone and Radka Toneff. I'm not a fan of bop, big bands or very slick arrangements. I like singers that show vulnerability. So far I haven't found any male singers I like. They all sound too smooth. There is no feeling of the text. The best would be to find singers that also write their own lyrics (if the lyrics are good). I've started singing jazz, and would really like to find some male idols.
I also wonder if the kind of jazz I like have a name/genre. It's the kind of jazz that gets close to blues.

I really hope someone can help!

Maybe you should lend an ear to, Rod Mckuen.

[bunkmonk]

nobody mentioned the great mark murphy yet.probably the best of them all.

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Originally Posted by bunkmonk

nobody mentioned the great mark murphy yet.probably the best of them all.

Lol. He was 'only' mentioned 3 times before, but what the heck, he is great indeed!
Another name maybe to check out, is David McAlmont.

[Doghouse Riley]

Originally Posted by duaneiac

Johnny Hartman is one of my very favorite singers, but since tsrebel stated, "So far I haven't found any male singers I like. They all sound too smooth.", I didn't recommend Hartman. No one (save possibly Mel Torme) could sound smoother than Johnny Hartman. I don't think smoothness is a bad quality for a jazz singer to have, but I didn't think Hartman would be the right singer to meet tsrebel's desires. I hope he/she gives Hartman a listen though.

I've converted three Hartman/Coltrane recordings to "singles" from a CD (which would have to include My One and Only Love) as iTunes mp3s and are among the 160 selections on my jukebox wall box to iPod conversion in our lounge which then play through my tuner amp and its speakers.