Natalie Douglas - Human Heart

Styles: Vocal, Cabaret
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:42
Size: 112,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:00)  1. Wholly Earth
(3:50)  2. Sleepy Man
(3:56)  3. I Must Have That Man
(3:31)  4. The Best Is yet to Come
(3:37)  5. Can't Help Loving That Man
(6:38)  6. Mr Bojangles
(2:33)  7. I Hold No Grudge
(4:39)  8. It Never Was You
(3:19)  9. Strange Fruit
(4:01) 10. Mississippi Goddam
(4:05) 11. Throw It Away
(3:28) 12. The Human Heart

Natalie Douglas the acclaimed vocalist hailed as a true, true star by BBC London, sensational by Time Out New York and stirring by The New York Daily News has released her new long-awaited third album Human Heart on Friday, March 18. Human Heart is produced by Brian J. Nash. Human Heart weaves a tapestry of the Great American Songbook delivered with the captivating force of Natalie s incomparable vocal style. The album features her tributes to major jazz divas Abbey Lincoln (Throw It Away and Wholly Earth), Nina Simone (Mississippi Goddam) and Billie Holliday (Strange Fruit), in addition to her unique spin on classic standards like The Best Is Yet to Come and I Must Have That Man. She also performs singular standouts from the musical theater including The Human Heart from Ahrens & Flaherty's Once on This Island and Sleepy Man from The Robber Bridegroom, currently running Off-Broadway. The collection of highlights from her concert repertoire and fan requests is unified by a thread of essential emotional truth, be it love, anger, jealousy, rage, sorrow, or joy. Natalie s trademark storytelling and vocal power are matched by the sophisticated arrangements of longtime musical director Mark Hartman at the piano, and feature Jim Cammack on bass and Charles Ruggiero on drums, as well as Patience Higgins on saxophones and a full string section. Each tune in some way expresses my desire to honor The Ancestors, says Natalie. Some of these songs have been favorites since I first heard them as a child. The stories behind each selection inform a piece of what they mean to me. All of these songs flow from the love of music my parents instilled in me and connect me to the courage, passion, and fire of the artists that went before me. Natalie Douglas the seven-time MAC Award, Backstage Bistro Award and Nightlife Award Winner has garnered rave reviews for her unique mix of jazz, blues, standards, pop, folk and country music. She received the 2014 Margaret Whiting Award at Carnegie Hall from the Mabel Mercer Foundation and her portrait has been added to the Birdland Jazz Club Wall of Fame.

Her recent performances include concerts throughout the U.S. (Carnegie Hall, Café Carlyle, The Appel Room at Lincoln Center, the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, and Thalian Hall in North Carolina) and across three continents (Montenegro, Greece, Corsica, Puerto Vallarta, London, Buenos Aires, Cancun and Germany.) In a Greenwich Village tradition, she performs an annual New Year s Eve collaboration with Mark Hartman at the Duplex. Her solo recordings include her debut CD, Not That Different which was nominated for a 2000 MAC Award for Outstanding Recording and the Nina Simone tribute To Nina...Live At Birdland, praised by JazzReview.com for its great music and personal insight. Her CDs, available at iTunes and other outlets, continue to be featured on NPR and Sirius XM Radio. She also appears on Fine and Dandy for PS Classics and Broadway By The Year: 1940 on Bayview Records.  Natalie is also an actor who has appeared in the feature film The Camera s Eye and ABC-TV s Cupid. Her many theatrical productions include The People vs. Mona, Thalia Follies, theATrainplays (series 5-22) with The Neighborhood Playhouse, Hillside in Hell with 13th Street Rep. Natalie was a featured soloist at the York Theatre Company s benefit production of Children Of Eden at Riverside Church. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Human-Heart-Natalie-Douglas/dp/B01CNE1WU2 

Human Heart

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Natalie Douglas - Not That Different / To Nina... Live At Birdland

Album: Not That Different
Size: 119,6 MB
Time: 51:20
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: Vocals Jazz/Blues
Art: Front

01. Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues (4:55)
02. Georgia Rose (3:06)
03. Not That Different (4:42)
04. Experiment (2:23)
05. Small Day Tomorrow (4:10)
06. I Was Telling Him About You (2:51)
07. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered (5:10)
08. Where've You Been (4:14)
09. Wheelers And Dealers (2:56)
10. Until It's Time For You To Go (4:10)
11. Standing Knee Deep In A River (4:25)
12. Satan's Li'l Lamb (4:04)
13. Jonah Man (4:09)

NATALIE DOUGLAS was born in Los Angeles, California and began her singing career at the ripe old age of four in her mother's kitchen. Given a song to learn while her mother was preparing dinner (really in order to get Natalie out of her hair), Natalie then performed the song for her parents after the meal. Since that auspicious beginning, this performer has garnered rave reviews with multiple awards and nominations for her unique mix of jazz, blues, standards, pop, folk and country music blended together with the assistance of her Musical Director, Broadway, Off-Broadway & Regional Conductor Mark Hartman.

She is a seven-time MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs) Award Winner, a Nightlife Award Winner and a Backstage Bistro Award Winner with appearances at Birdland Jazz Club (her NYC home), Carnegie Hall, The Café Carlyle, Kennedy Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Herbst Theatre, Town Hall and other New York City, National and International venues. In addition, there is Natalie’s annual New Year’s Eve collaboration with Mark Hartman – a Greenwich Village tradition - which materializes each December 31st at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre.

Natalie’s has two recordings to date: her debut CD, “Not That Different,” which was nominated for a 2000 MAC Award for Outstanding Recording and “To Nina...Live At Birdland” (a live recording of her one woman show, To Nina: A Tribute to Nina Simone) Both CDs are available at amazon.com or via this website and selections from the CDs continue to be featured on NPR and Sirius Radio. She also appears on Fine and Dandy for PS Classics and Broadway By The Year: 1940 on Bayview Records.

She is married to her gorgeous husband, private personal trainer, Billy Joe Young (and can be seen with said husband, showing off the good education her parents paid for on The Discovery Channel's Cash Cab.)

Natalie is also an actor and is featured in feature film “The Camera’s Eye,” has appeared on ABC’s “Cupid” and many theatrical productions, including "The People vs. Mona", "Thalia Follies", “theATrainplays (series 5-22)” with The Neighborhood Playhouse, "Hillside in Hell" with 13th Street Rep and was a featured soloist at the York Theatre Company’s benefit production of "Children Of Eden" at Riverside Church.

Natalie is a Visiting Artist specializing in numerous diversity programs that she presents at Tri-State area public and private schools.

She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of USC with a Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology with certificates in Theatre and Women's Studies and holds a Master's Degree in Psychology from UCLA.

Awards:
Natalie has received the following awards and nominations from the Manhattan Associations of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC), Siegel Presents! and from Backstage Publications, Inc.:
2008 MAC Award Winner: Outstanding Major Jazz Artist
2008 Nightlife Award Winner: Outstanding Piano Bar Entertainer
2005 MAC Award Winner: Outstanding Female Vocalist
2004 MAC Award Winner: Outstanding Jazz Vocalist
2003 MAC Award Winner: Outstanding Jazz Vocalist
2001 MAC Award Winner: Outstanding Jazz Vocalist
1998 MAC Award Winner: Outstanding Female Jazz Vocalist
1996 MAC Hanson (Critic's) Award Winner
1992 Back Stage Bistro Award Winner: Outstanding Female Vocalist
2002, 2000, 1999 & 1997 MAC Award Nominee: Outstanding Jazz Vocalist
2000 MAC Award Nominee: Recording of the Year, "Not That Different"

Not That Different

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Album: To Nina... Live At Birdland
Size: 141,4 MB
Time: 61:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Vocals Jazz/Blues
Art: Front

01. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (3:02)
02. Summertime - I Loves You Porgy (5:29)
03. Work Song (4:02)
04. House Of The Rising Sun (4:46)
05. I Put A Spell On You (3:12)
06. Forbidden Fruit (4:25)
07. My Baby Just Cares For Me (4:33)
08. You Can Have Him (4:54)
09. Four Women (3:50)
10. Intro To Why (0:55)
11. Why (The King Of Love Is Dead) (5:28)
12. Children Go Where I Send You (4:43)
13. Natalie Tells A Story (3:43)
14. His Eye Is On The Sparrow (7:53)

AHH!!! Music with a purpose!!! Captured "in the moment" at Birdland in New York City on August 8th, 2004, the setting is live and Natalie Douglas captures a "real performance". The audience is a part of the evening and Ms. Douglas develops a close connection with them. Music mixed with personal insight. She even gets them to participate on "Forbidden Fruit"

The music of Nina Simone conjures up deep emotions creating a mood and reaction through both sounds and lyrics. Passion, Anger, Love, just scratching the surface here. This is more than a tribute recording. Ms. Douglas holds Nina Simone in high regard both as an artist and as a person.

Offering a tribute to anyone’s music is difficult. But choosing a person who has strongly influenced your development musically and personally presents an even higher challenge. How do you frame a tribute, get to the root of what you want to say without getting sappy and losing the audience? How do you get deep enough to communicate the passion you feel?

Natalie Douglas tackles this challenge perfectly. First, she lets the emotion and passion come from the music. She decided to: Just Sing It!!! Second, she cracks the door to her feelings for Nina and her music by giving the audience personal stories that make the evening "real".

The rest of her ensemble supports her wonderfully whether with the tune is jazz, blues, or gospel.

This project comes from the heart and provides great music and personal insight to the artist. Check it out.

Thanks Natalie!

Musicians: Piano: Mark Hartman, Tenor Saxophone: Patience Higgins, Percussion: Sean McDaniel, Bass: Steve Doyle

To Nina... Live At Birdland

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