Rachelle Ferrell - First Instrument

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:54
Size: 130,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:07)  1. You Send Me
(5:14)  2. You Don't Know What Love Is
(4:25)  3. Bye Bye Blackbird
(6:01)  4. Prayer Dance
(2:21)  5. Inchworm
(6:24)  6. With Every Breath I Take
(1:33)  7. What Is This Thing Called Love
(7:15)  8. My Funny Valentine
(5:15)  9. Don't Waste Your Time
(4:59) 10. Extensions
(8:16) 11. Autumn Leaves

Rachelle Ferrell made her name performing R&B, but this strictly acoustic jazz CD is her earliest recording. Her voice is quite soulful, making her later shift to R&B less of a surprise in hindsight, but Ferrell seems quite unsure of how to use her wide range, and her improvisations are often quite eccentric. Her lack of warmth and subtlety (along with a tendency to scream and screech in unexpected spots without a buildup) makes it difficult to listen to several of the numbers on this standards-oriented set. Trumpeter Terence Blanchard and Wayne Shorter on tenor make worthwhile cameo appearances, but Rachelle Ferrell at that point in her career did not really sound ready for prime time, despite her potential. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/first-instrument-mw0000124970

Personnel:  Rachelle Ferrell (vocals, piano); Alex Foster (soprano saxophone); Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Terence Blanchard (trumpet); Gil Goldstein (piano, synthesizer); Eddie Green , Michel Petrucciani (piano); Doug Goldstein (synthesizer, drums); Pete Levin (synthesizer); Doug Nally, Lenny White (drums).

First Instrument

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