@ichbinmuede: thank you for posting the Part, Magnificat very stirring. It's been a long while since I've heard any Arvo Part.
As for my own contribution to this thread. I have recently discovered a fantastic jazz singer who had incredible potential, but tragically committed suicide at 28 in 1960 after recorded only a handful of albums. Her name is Beverly Kenney. If anyone enjoys Ella, Holiday, or Vaughn this girl could have, in time, become as great. Her diction, phrasing, clarity, and vocal dexterity remind me so much of early Ella.