Alone Together (Album)

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Alone Together
Studio album by Catherine Russell

Publication
(s)

2019

Label (s) Dot Time Records

Format (s)

LP, CD

Genre (s)

jazz

Title (number)

13

running time

51:33

occupation
  • Catherine Russell - vocals
  • Eddy Malave viola (3)
  • Marika Hughes - Cello (3)
  • Mark Lopeman: Arrangement (1,5,7,8,11)

production

Paul Kahn, Catherine Russell and Katherine Miller

Studio (s)

Sear Sound, New York City

chronology
Harlem On My Mind
(2016) 		Alone Together -
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Alone Together is a jazz album by singer Catherine Russell . The recordings were made in New York from August 20-22, 2018 and were released on the Dot Time Records label.

background

Alone Together is Catherine Russell's seventh album; For the production, the singer selected a number of songs from the 1920s and 30s. Famous composers such as Irving Berlin (“How Deep Is the Ocean?”) Or Jimmy Van Heusen (“Shake Down the Stars”) are represented, but the collection also includes lesser-known songs such as “When Did You Leave Heaven” (den among other things, Big Bill Broonzy recorded), "You Can not pull the Wool Over My Eyes", a song that Benny Goodman 1936 coverte with singer Helen Ward, or "He May Be Your Dog But He's Wearing My Collar", the Pink Henderson recorded in 1924. Russell recorded part of Alone Together with her band , which includes guitarist Matt Munisteri , pianist Mark Shane, bassist Tal Ronen and drummer Mark McLean. Tenor saxophonist Evan Arntzen, trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso and trombonist John Allred were added to around half of the titles .

Track list

Jon-Eric Kellso at the 2007 Cornet in New Orleans. Kellso arranged the tracks "Early in the Morning". "You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes" and "I Wonder"
  • Catherine Russell: Alone Together (Dot Time DT8554)
  1. Alone Together ( Arthur Schwartz , Howard Dietz ) 4:08
  2. You Turned the Tables On Me ( Louis Alter , Sidney D. Mitchell ) 3:39
  3. When Did You Leave Heaven? ( Walter Bullock ) 5:03
  4. Early in the Morning ( Louis Jordan ) 5:03
  5. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby? (Louis Jordan, Bill Austin) 5:07
  6. You Can't Pull the Wool Over My Eyes ( Milton Ager , Charles Newman, Murray Mencher ) 2:39
  7. Shake Down the Stars ( Eddie DeLange , Jimmy Van Heusen ) 3:44
  8. I Wonder ( Cecil Gant ) 4:53
  9. He May Be Your Dog But He's Wearing My Collar ( Rosa Henderson ) 4:07
  10. Errand Girl for Rhythm ( Nat King Cole ) 2:47
  11. How Deep Is the Ocean? ( Irving Berlin ) 3:29
  12. I Only Have Eyes for You ( Harry Warren , Al Dubin ) 3:42
  13. You're Not the Only Oyster in the Stew (Harold Spina, Johnny Burke ) 3:50

reception

The album received a Grammy nomination in 2019 for Best Jazz Vocal Album .

Georg Waßmuth ( SWR ) wrote: “With her album Alone Together , Catherine Russell once again proves her mastery. She and her team prepared the publication down to the smallest detail. The band sits on the front edge of the chair and delivers every song with a gorgeous rhythm. And the famous Catherine Russell is presented on a silver platter. "

The JazzTimes critic wrote: “Without indulging in sentimentality, it captures the spirit of the epoch from which the pieces she sings emerged. Part of the timeless yet vintage quality of their music results from their fine-grained voice and a blues sensitivity that is reminiscent of Dinah Washington and Helen Humes . “What stands out most about the album is its reluctance. Alone Together offers a welcome reminder that no one else in jazz does what it does, and that without her the scene would be immeasurably poorer.

Catherine Russell 2009

Scott Yanow wrote in Syncopated Times, “Russell has a warm and eclectic voice, a wide range of tones and emotions, and the ability to place notes perfectly. Like the great Rebecca Kilgore , her phrasing always fluctuates , no matter the tempo, she doesn't do much, and her improvisation is subtle yet quite effective. ”According to the author,“ You Turned the Tables on Me, ”“ Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby "," Shake Down the Stars "," He May Be Your Dog But He's Wearing My Collar "," Errand Girl for Rhythm "and" You Can't Pull the Wool Over My Eyes ". Throughout the set, Catherine Russell does not reinvent the songs, but joyfully elevates them and contributes to their timelessness.

James Hale gave the album four stars on Down Beat and praised it: "With an infallible ear for great material and a voice that sounds timeless, Russell makes up for lost time".

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Georg Waßmuth: “Alone Together” - jazz classic with Catherine Russell. SWR, May 6, 2019, accessed December 7, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b James Hwle: Catherine Russell: Alone Together. Down Beat, March 6, 2019, accessed December 7, 2019 .
  3. ^ A b Catherine Russell: Alone Together (Dot Time). JazzTimes, March 26, 2019, accessed December 17, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Catherine Russell: Alone Together on Dot Time Records
  5. ^ Catherine Russell Alone Together. Syncopated Times, April 25, 2019, accessed December 17, 2019 .