Linda Ronstadt - Hummin’ to Myself

Blessed with one of the best set of pipes in pop, Ronstadt has tried on as many styles as the Grammys have categories. Since 1967’s country-rockers the Stone Poneys, she’s tackled pop, new wave, opera, Broadway and traditional Mexican songs. Previously, her work on American standards had mixed results. But she succeeds here with this small-combo affair, featuring such guests as trumpeter Roy Hargrove, breathing new life into Cole Porter’s “Miss Otis Regrets” and the Julie London-popularized “Cry Me a River.”