Catherine Russell

Location:
NEW YORK, New York, US
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Jazz / Blues / Soul
Site(s):
Label:
World Village
Type:
Indie
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CATHERINE RUSSELL ON



PRAISE FOR INSIDE THIS HEART OF MINE OUT APRIL 13!



"This is one of those incredible albums you just won’t know how to describe and can’t do anything with except enjoy.this is state of the art, high octane, fun adult listening."

- Midwest Record



"Her vocals are a model that many singing jazz and blues would do well top listen to and learn from'Inside This Heart of Mine,' is a recording to treasure."

- In A Blue Mood



"I’ve been champing at the bit because I want to shout out to the world about this fabulous recording.Inside This Heart of Mine proves unforgettable"

- Whole Music Experience



"Russell is a vocalist who absolutely nails just about anything she chooses to sing.If you do not respond positively to this album, I suggest that you get your hearing checked."

- Jersey Jazz



"Russell's bright, bluesy sound on 'Inside This Heart Of Mine' (World Village) will bring a smile to your ears"

- All About Jazz



"Her heavenly voice is as smooth as velvet, warm and pleasing.Inside This Heart Of Mine is a joyous outing spanning Swing era jazz, Jump and Delta Blues with wit, sass and swagger."

- Suncoast Blues Society



"Brilliantly updated classic jazz, swing and blues songs."

- WEMU's Linda Yohn



"Russell consistently finds songs from the great artists of the past that particularly connect with present times, and manages to give them a modern spin, while still retaining their older feel."

- WXPN's Jonny Meister



NEW ALBUM INSIDE THIS HEART OF MINE COMING IN APRIL!



Catherine Russell’s third album for World Village, Inside This Heart Of Mine, showcases the ever-deepening interpretive wiles of her ripe, honey-dipped alto, as she personifies the living heart and proud history of each of the 13 songs that make up this set. Opening with the title tune, a Fats Waller torcher that paces like a disappointed lover pulling an all-nighter, she then launches into "All The Cats Join In", a sepia-tone snapshot from the heyday of 1940s swing. On "Troubled Waters", she is a misunderstood but undeniably shady lady, her musky musings shadowed by a scorching muted trumpet and speaking solo piano that abet -- and perhaps contradict -- her hopes of redemption. "November", a lyrical, poetic vignette, likens the dark turn of the year to loneliness and heartbreak, while a plangent banjo and rueful fiddle mark "Just Because You Can", in which a man is warned to straighten out or take the consequences. Whether demanding stamina from lover ("Long, Strong and Consecutive"), playfully bemoaning the evils of the demon alcohol ("Quiet Whiskey"), or celebrating New Orleans-style swagger ("Struttin' With Some Barbeque"), Catherine is never less than achingly feminine, impassioned, genuine, vulnerable -- and utterly indomitable.



CATHERINE RUSSELL ON NPR'S MOUNTAIN STAGE



Click on the image to listen to Catherine Russell live on NPR's Mountain Stage:



SENTIMENTAL STREAK WINS PREIS DER DEUTSCHEN SCHALLPLATTENKRITIK (GERMAN RECORD CRITICS AWARD)



Catherine Russell's Sentimental Streak has been awarded the Preis der deutschen Schallplatten Kritik in Jazz for 2008!



The German Record Critics' Award ("Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik") has been in existence since 1963. It was inaugurated to set the "most rigorous standards for supreme achievement" in the field of recording.



Comprising 114 music critics, writers and editors in the German-speaking countries who are actively involved in the assessment of CDs and DVDs, the association is concerned to provide lovers of all types of music and audio-books with what, to the best of their knowledge and belief, is an honest guide to new releases of true artistic significance. It does not matter whether these have been produced by large or small, domestic or foreign record companies, whether they feature stars or not, or whether they are much-talked-about bestsellers or wallflowers.



In order to ensure that they reached their judgements independent of all commercial interests on the part of the producers, the jury had itself officially registered as a charity in 1988. Not only is it one of the cultural institutions supported by the Minister of State for Culture and the Media but, in the past, has also been supported by the Frankfurt Fair, the Frankfurt Feste and by Frankfurt's Alte Oper as well as the Beethoven Festival in Bonn. Since 2002 the German Record Critics' Award Association has close ties to the Foundation Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage) and its State Institute for Music Research with the Berlin Museum of Musical Instruments where every November the Annual Awards ("Jahrespreise") are presented to up to ten outstanding productions and Certificates of Special Merit ("Ehrenurkunden") are given to three artists and producers for their life achievement in the field of recording.



With its Quarterly Critics' Choice ("Bestenliste") the German Record Critics' Award recommends new releases which merit special attention either for the quality of interpretation or creativity, or for their value to the repertoire.



NPR'S FRESH AIR WITH TERRY GROSS FEATURES CATHERINE RUSSELL'S SENTIMENTAL STREAK, NOW NO. 3 ON ITUNES' TOP JAZZ ALBUMS



Catherine Russell's Fresh Air eplsode on NPR aired June 11th and is streamable online here. Sentimental Streak is currently No. 3 on iTunes' Top Jazz Albums, as well as No. 8 on Amazon.com, with her debut album Cat at No. 24 on iTunes. Sentimental Streak is also back on the June Jazz Week Charts, at No. 44, making it 17 weeks so far on the chart!

Catherine Russell: 'Real Thing' Gets Sentimental * Audio for today's show will be available at approx. 3:00 p.m. ET.Fresh Air from WHYY, June 11, 2008 - Her father was Louis Armstrong's music director and a noted bandleader in his own right; her mother was a member of the iconic International Sweethearts of Rhythm.Critic Nat Hentoff says that pedigree — and her own unmistakable chops — make Cat Russell "the real thing" in a crowd of jazz wannabes "who couldn't lasted through a chorus in a contest with Ella Fitzgerald or Betty Carter."Russell talks to Terry Gross about her musical roots — and about her new album, A Sentimental Streak.



Russell is also playing some new West Coast dates in her current summer tour schedule. Show dates include Portland OR on 7/16, San Francisco on 7/22, and San Diego and Los Angeles on the 24th and 25th respectively.



CATHERINE RUSSELL



Catherine Russell is a New Yorker, born into musical royalty. Her father, the late Luis Russell, was a native of Panama who moved to New Orleans and then New York City, becoming a pioneering pianist/composer/bandleader, and Louis Armstrong's long-time musical director. Her mother, Carline Ray, an outstanding bassist and vocalist, has performed with Mary Lou Williams and International Sweethearts of Rhythm. Considering her roots and family pedigree, it’s no surprise that Catherine Russell is a one-of-a-kind singer and musician. Cat is in demand as a backing singer and multi-instrumentalist, having performed and recorded with artists including Steely Dan, Levon Helm, David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, Michael Feinstein, Carrie Smith, and Rosanne Cash.Of her debut album "Cat", (World Village/Harmonia Mundi), she made critic and Sinatra biographer, Will Friedwald's top 10 list who stated "She is a fresh and original voice. The most exciting debut album I've heard in a long time." "It's a delight to hear the real thing in Catherine Russell", wrote the dean of jazz writers, Nat Hentoff, in The Wall Street Journal.Catherine Russell's second album on World Village, "Sentimental Streak", was released in 2008 to universal acclaim, hitting the Billboard and I-Tunes Jazz Charts, and JazzWeek and Living Blues Radio Charts. Cat was a guest on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and NPR's "Fresh Air". She won the prestigious German Record Critics' Award in the Jazz category and Living Blues magazine's 2008 critics' poll as "Artist Deserving More Attention." L'Acadamie du Jazz in France chose "Sentimental Streak" as finaliste for Prix du Jazz Vocal 2008, while Grammy Award winning writer and jazz critic Francis Davis picked "Sentimental Streak" as Vocal Album of the Year in the 2008 Village Voice Jazz Critics Poll.Since the release of her albums, Catherine Russell has performed on three continents. She's been the surprise hit at major events including the Chicago Blues Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Bern Jazz Festival, Rochester International Jazz Festival, Tanglewood Jazz Festival, Lotus World Music Festival, I Love Jazz Festival in Brazil, Panama Jazz Festival, and at premier venues like The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, The Dakota in Minneapolis, and Yoshi's in San Francisco. All Music Guide says, "Russell emerged as a retro old school vocalist for the ages."Catherine Russell's "Inside This Heart of Mine" is a personal selection of gems from the 1920s through the Present; vital interpretations, bursting with soul and humor. Deepening the approach of her previous recordings -- an off-the-beaten-path song selection, sparkling small group acoustic swing, and a stunning vocal approach -- with "Inside This Heart Of Mine", vocalist Catherine Russell joins the ranks of the greatest interpreters and performers of American Popular Song.
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