Английская Википедия:Catherine Russell (singer)

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Catherine Russell (born 1956)Шаблон:Sfn is an American jazz and blues singer. She is best known for her 2016 album Harlem on My Mind.

Biography

Early life

Her father was Luis Russell, a Panamanian-born "pianist and leader of one of the most impressive big bands on the early New York jazz scene after leading a group in New Orleans and moving to Chicago, where he worked with King Oliver, who gave Louis Armstrong his first big break."Шаблон:Sfn He later became Louis Armstrong's long-time musical director.Шаблон:Sfn Her mother, Carline Ray,Шаблон:Sfn held degrees from both Juilliard and the Manhattan School of Music and performed with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm following World War II.Шаблон:Sfn She later performed "with Doc Cheatham and Wynton Marsalis, among others."Шаблон:Sfn

Russell's interest in music began as a child.Шаблон:Sfn As a young girl, she was "steeped in early jazz—from '20s and '30s recordings by her father's orchestras to '40s and '50s R&B."Шаблон:Sfn She was also enamored with country music—including the early George Jones, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, and Merle Haggard—as she liked "anything that swings."Шаблон:Sfn

Background vocalist

In the mid-1980s, she often visited a Manhattan club where guitarist Jimmy Vivino was the bandleader.Шаблон:Sfn One evening she was invited to sing on stage with musician Donald Fagen of the band Steely Dan.Шаблон:Sfn Soon afterwards, Russell was invited to tour with Fagen's "New York Rock and Soul Revue" in 1992. When Steely Dan reunited in 1993, Fagen invited her to join them, and she toured with them until 1996.Шаблон:Sfn She spent "many years on the road with rock, blues, jazz, soul and gospel bands."Шаблон:Sfn She preferred to tour with acoustic string bands as she did not have to compete with electric guitars.Шаблон:Sfn She performed background vocals on the 1990 Madonna recording "Rescue Me".

From 2002-2004, Russell worked with David Bowie as a band member, providing backing vocals and featured contributions on guitar, keyboard and percussion for Bowie's Heathen Tour, A Reality Tour, and his late-2003 album Reality. Recalling these experiences, Russell remarked: "Working with David was a dream come true. I’d been a fan since 1971. He was such a gracious man, and musically generous. He brought out the best in me. In addition to background singing, he let me play several instruments: keyboards, percussion, guitar and mandolin. He allowed me to stretch beyond what I thought I was capable of. He was caring, funny and loved his family. I am blessed to have known him."Шаблон:Sfn

Jazz career

When Bowie's touring career was suspended in 2004, Russell's business partner and later husband Paul Kahn suggested that she record a solo album.Шаблон:Sfn However, Russell initially rejected the idea as she believed she already had "a nice career as a backup singer."Шаблон:Sfn Nevertheless, she eventually consented to record song tracks at a friend's studio in Skokie, Illinois. Kahn then invited executives from a record company to hear Russell sing in New York, which led to a recording contract with Harmonia Mundi. The earlier tracks recorded in Illinois became her first album, Cat (2006).Шаблон:Sfn

Russell soon experienced a "mid-career surge" in which she transitioned from an "in-demand, first-call backup singer to rock and pop stars" to become "the foremost vocal interpreter of vintage jazz and R&B songs."Шаблон:Sfn Seven albums followed, about one every two years, supported by an extensive touring schedule in Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States. With her roots in jazz and the blues, Russell quickly became known in jazz circles and, by January 2014, was the second best-selling female artist on several jazz charts. Шаблон:Listen Her voice has been described as "reminiscent of many of the great jazz and blues singers. Her phrasing is impeccable and her delivery relaxed and effortless; it never seems as if she's 'trying.'"Шаблон:Sfn The New York Times stated that her performances project "a strength, good humor and intelligence that engulf the room in a mood of bonhomie."Шаблон:Sfn Her rendition of Irving Berlin's tune "Harlem on My Mind" was highly praised by the Jazz Times which declared that, "if there's a post-millennial answer to Dinah Washington, surely it's Catherine Russell: same remarkable vocal dexterity-blues shouter meets jazz stylist; same espresso-strength power; same immaculate clarity; same ability to shift seamlessly from sassy to torchy."Шаблон:Sfn

Russell's cover of the 1920s song "Crazy Blues" was used in "The Emerald City" episode of the HBO drama Boardwalk Empire.Шаблон:Sfn This song was included on a soundtrack recordingШаблон:Sfn that won in 2012 for Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 54th Grammy Awards.Шаблон:Sfn

In 2019, Russell appeared as a character in the biographical feature film Bolden!, about early jazz performer Buddy Bolden. She performed the blues folk song "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor."Шаблон:Sfn The same year, she released her seventh album, Alone Together, via Dot Time Records.Шаблон:Sfn

In 2022, Catherine Russell released Send For Me, her eighth album as a leader, receiving rave reviews in national media outlets; The Wall Street Journal, Relix, No Depression, Pop Matters, JazzTimes, and others, while also performing a concert for NPR Tiny Desk (Home).

Awards

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Russell in a 2009 performance

Discography

Albums

Soundtracks and compilations as featured artist

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  • The New Jazz Divas: NPR Discover Songs (2010)
  • Walkin' & Swingin' (2011)
  • Boardwalk Empire, Vol. 1 (2011)
  • Kill Your Darlings (Original Soundtrack) (2013)
  • Bolden (Original Soundtrack) – Wynton Marsalis (2019)
  • Big Band Holidays II – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (2019)

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As backing singer, musician or guest lead singer

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