[Dixielandjazz] Catherine Russell on "Mountain Stage"

[Robert Ringwald]

NPR, April 3, 2012
Catherine Russell makes her third appearance on "Mountain Stage," recorded live in
Charleston, W.V. Russell is, simply put, one of the best contemporary jazz and blues
vocalists working today. Endowed with a voice that doesn't limit her to any one genre,
she's also worked as a backup singer for everyone to Madonna and David Bowie to Paul
Simon and Dolly Parton. She comes by her talents naturally: Her father, the late
Luis Russell, was a pioneering pianist and composer who served as Louis Armstrong's
musical director from 1935 to 1943.
In February, she was featured for the entire hour on NPR's "Fresh Air," as part of
its In-Studio Concert series, alongside her guitarist and bandleader, Matt Munisteri.
For her "Mountain Stage" performance, Russell performs with her full band, which
includes Mark Shane on piano and Lee Hudson on upright bass.
Russell is followed by "Mountain Stage" pianist Bob Thompson, with his original take
on the Lennon-McCartney classic "Fool on the Hill."
Set List
"Under the Spell of the Blues"
"Everybody Loves My Baby"
"Just Because You Can"
"Romance in the Dark"
"We the People"
"Spoonful"
Bob Thompson, "Fool on the Hill"
28-minute program:
http://www.npr.org/2012/04/02/149849766


--Bob Ringwald
Fulton Street Jazz Band
www.ringwald.com/schedule.php