Music / jazz

Vocal sides


Reviews (2)


All about jazz

d. 1. June 2013

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C. Michael Bailey

d. 1. June 2013

"Rather than smacking of desiccation and exploitation, as Indestructible did, Ray's Vocal Sides beams only raw grace and experience and a radioactive dignity that demands respect and notice. Produced by her singer/daughter Catherine Russell, Vocal Sides exposes Ray to a variety of formats to react against. She sings a recital that spans jazz time, that is, across time, styles, periods, the whole of the music's history".


DownBeat

2013 October

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Frank-John Hadley

2013 October

"Catherine Russell isn't the only splendid vocalist in her family. Her mother, Carline Ray, who died on July 18 at 88, exhibited ringing authority ... Ray had a full, caramel-rich voice with a dramatic dimension that added a special immediacy to her singing of lyrics to favorite songs she sang throughout her life".