Catherine Russell - At The Swing Cats Ball (Official Video)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- “One of jazz’s most celebrated vocalists…a dogged song sleuth with a vast and varied book of salty blues, swooning ballads, pre World War II pop tunes, and vintage R&B.” - San Francisco Chronicle
“At a moment when the world can seem out of balance, it’s still possible for a musician to project a groundedness and a joy…a strength, good humour and intelligence…” - New York Times
GRAMMY®-nominated vocalist Catherine Russell, when asked to characterize her new album, Send For Me, replied, “I love romance that swings.” Due out on April 1, 2022 via Dot Time Records, Send For Me features a baker’s dozen of newly recorded tunes on her eighth album as a leader, meeting a simple exacting standard. “Songs that inspire or touch me in some way. When I find a song I like, it haunts me until I learn it.” Her mission is finding songs that you might not have heard but deserve attention.
Russell’s deep connection to her chosen material is part of a calling. As the daughter of pioneering and legendary musicians, pianist/orchestra leader/composer/arranger Luis Russell, and bassist/guitarist/vocalist Carline Ray, Catherine Russell was born into jazz royalty. In culling material for her new album from the likes of Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Luis Russell, Betty Carter, Kay Starr, Joe Liggins, Earl King, Jack Teagarden, Helen Humes, Frank Sinatra, Dakota Staton, Henry Red Allen, and Louis Armstrong, the vocalist swims in familiar waters. She sings a language that comes naturally, furthering a profound legacy.
Send For Me is a follow up to Russell’s 2019 release Alone Together, which received a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, and landed on the JazzWeek year-end radio chart as the #1 most played album. “I like to invite the people in,” she says of her new album, which is also her philosophy of performing live. The album is an invitation, welcoming the audience to come along on a journey.
“At The Swing Cats Ball” has a strong family connection. Russell recalls, “My mother had given me sheet music a long time ago, saying, ‘your father co-wrote this tune, and Louis Jordan covered it.’” The song was among the first recordings by Louis Jordan. Luis Russell never recorded his tune, although he performed it on gigs. “We found a live version performed by my dad’s orchestra on a radio broadcast, and we adapted his arrangement. I love the image of people going to a swing dance.”
Catherine Russell - vocals
Matt Munisteri - guitar, musical director
Tal Ronen - bass
Mark McLean - drums
Mark Shane - piano
Jon-Erik Kellso - trumpet
John Allred - trombone
Evan Arntzen - reeds
Mark Lopeman - arranger
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Love it, amazing musicianship all round. The whole group swinging hard. Ms Russell's vocals are on point. 0:00
Fabulous! Got every muscle jumping, every bone bumping! What an authentic arrangement, well executed, and Catherine takes one’s imagination back to the 1920’s. Excellent musicianship all around! 💕
I would say 1930's or 1940's.
Finallyyyyyyy something good now in 2022 !!! Beautiful !
Woo Hoo!!! Fantastic singer
Fantastic band and band!!!
And song!! I love that your Dad wrote it♥️
Dig it…it must be dug‼️♥️
So good!!! Congratulations for everyone in the band! Her voice is so smooth too!
Catherine Russell!! My favorite swing Cat. 😻
WHOA!!!! GO GIRL!!!!
Can’t wait to feel it with y’all at Birdland next month ✌️
Heard on radio loved it 😀🌹💯
DONT give up ❤️❤️🙏🏾🏋🏾♂️
Classy and catchy, yet not a recent composition ! Class oozes from a wonderful true jazz singer plus terrific musicians - some combination. You'll enjoy this muchas, smile happily and swing joyously, mes jazzamis.
Yay! Fantastic.
Awesome!
Love!!
Fantastica
He may be your dog but he's wearing my collar, how are you gonna keep him home?😄🎶
Your voice can do so much!!! And the musicians, A+!!!! Not my new favorite swing... My new favorite song period 👌🏿
❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏
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