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Jazz 08/09/2010

Isabel Rose Compared To Sinatra, Midler, Torme For Swingin From The Hip CD; 'Aquarius' Video Debuts

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New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Isabel Rose Official Website) - 'Isabel Rose recalls the days when great performers would tackle almost any style and make it their own. It's not just a matter of having a voice or a band; there's a cult of personality that surrounds great performers. Sinatra. Babs. Bette. Torme. Bennett. Newton. It wouldn't be entirely surprising if twenty years down the road people were adding Rose to that list.'

iTUNES Editorial Coverage Coming, as Mainstream, Jazz, Broadway, GLBT, Syndicated Radio and Indie Media Continue to Discover 'A Vocal Force to be Reckoned With'

Lincoln Center Showcase and Joe's Pub Concert are Set; Music Video for 'Aquarius' Debuts

Favorable coverage continues to build, as mainstream, Jazz, Broadway, GLBT, syndicated radio, and Indie Media discover 'a vocal force to be reckoned with' in singer Isabel Rose. Rose's jazz/pop/swing/Cabaret hybrid 'Swingin' From the Hip' will be released digitally on September 14th and via Brick-and-Mortar on October 19th, to coincide with a Joe's Pub CD release party/concert in New York City, on October 21st. On October 9th, Rose will perform a Lincoln Center showcase at The 21st Annual New York Cabaret Convention. All performance details follow below.

Rose has garnered early, significant support via JazzTimes as well as from radio legend Jonathan Schwartz on Sirius/XM. In recent weeks, that initial base has expanded: An editorial CD review will be posted to iTUNES in the weeks ahead, host David Kenney featured Rose's album on a recent broadcast of WBAI's 'Everything Old is New Again', and the segment can be heard here: https://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/100822_210001eoinagain.MP3 .

In his 4.5 star review, Critic Wildy Haskell put Rose in some extraordinary company: 'Rose recalls the days when great performers would tackle almost any style and make it their own. It's not just a matter of having a voice or a band; there's a cult of personality that surrounds great performers. Sinatra. Babs. Bette. Torme. Bennett. Newton. It wouldn't be entirely surprising if twenty years down the road people were adding Rose to that list.' In Boston's EDGE Magazine, critic Padraic Maroney highlighted Rose's surprising cover of a Pat Benatar classic: 'The most interesting of her remakes is of Pat Benatar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot." It's a completely new take on the song and one that is both surprising and fun to listen to.' Listen to audio samples, here: https://www.isabelrose.com/listen.html

Isabel Rose is a singer/actress/author/Off-Broadway star with moxie reminiscent of multi-hyphenates such as Ann-Margret, Peggy Lee and Bette Midler. She has used grit and determination to get a film made and a book released (and then adapted the book into a successful Off-Broadway show!) Her debut CD is filled with sophisticated arrangements and an eclectic mix of songs.

One of the album's highlights, 'Aquarius', gets a kitschy, retro makeover from Rose in this vibrant music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOmKYkJ-sa0. The pedigree of the production is evident - Director of Photography was Russ Swanson, who, along with Nigel Dick, has lensed some really big music videos, among them Matchbox 20's "Push", Fuel's "Hemorrhage", and Nickelback's "Photograph" (which won Best Rock Video at the 2006 Much Music Awards). He has also shot videos for The Corrs, Good Charlotte, Staind, and Dashboard Confessional, among others. The video can also been seen via Rose's new website: https://www.isabelrose.com/Welcome.html

UPCOMING APPEARANCES:

Saturday, October 9th 2010 THE 21ST ANNUAL NEW YORK CABARET CONVENTION
Sponsored by the Mabel Mercer Foundation
The Frederick P. Rose Hall - Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC)
Broadway at 60th Street, New York City

Thursday, October 21st 2010 JOE'S PUB - 475 Lafayette Street, New York City
For dinner reservations call 212-539-8779

WBAI's Everything Old is New Again
Listen to the archived broadcast: https://archive.wbai.org/files/mp3/100822_210001eoinagain.MP3

WILDY'SWORLD - CD REVIEW
By Wildy Haskell, 8/10
https://wildysworld.blogspot.com/2010/08/isabel-rose-swingin-from-hip.html

Isabel Rose is a lady who makes things happen, both onstage and off. Screenwriter, novelist, movie star, off-Broadway star... none of these callings has proven too much for Isabel Rose. It should be no surprise that her debut album, Swingin' From The Hip looks poised to prove another facet of this versatile and prolific performer. Born on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Isabel Rose has steeped in New York's culture almost from her birth, and her love of both jazz, Broadway and pop music shines through on Swingin' From The Hip.

Rose opens with the bossa nova swing of "Aquarius", adapted from the rock musical hair. Rose has a fine voice, a bit reserved but full of warm tone and a bit of Vegas swagger here (that sophisticated Rat Pack swing). Rose swings up Irving Berlin's "Lovely Day" (Call Me Madam) in fine fashion, keeping the Broadway feel of the original while updating it for hep cats everywhere. Rose goes big band for Rodgers & Hammerstein's "I Enjoy Being A Girl" (Flower Drum Song). The arrangement fits Isabel Rose nicely. "Temptation" is well done, and leads into the slinky nightclub arrangement of Pat Benetar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", injecting burlesque undertones into a generally torch-styled interpretation.

One of the highlights of the album is Rose's version of "Haven't We Met", where her voice takes on a slightly darker aspect that's nothing short of breath-taking. The clarity of vocal tone and warmth of Isabel Rose's voice is a real treat. Rose plays it straight on the Harry Noble-penned "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me", which originally spent 18 weeks on the Billboard pop charts for singer Karen Noble in 1952. Rose seems to have a special connection with this one, and makes it her own without substantially changing the song. Rose gives listeners a lighter moment with her cover of "I Only Wanna Be With You", the first single Dusty Springfield ever released. Perhaps Rose's only misstep on the entire album comes on the George Ira Gershwin tune "Boy Wanted". Perhaps it's just the chemistry of the song, but Rose never really sounds like she connects with this one (and its tough trying to stand in the shoes of Ella Fitzgerald, even for a performer of Isabel Rose's talent).

Rose rebounds nicely on Lerner & Lowe's "On The Street Where You Live" (My Fair Lady), an amazing swing version of the Broadway classic. Rose is inspired here, as will you be. Johnny Mercer's "Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive" gets the royal treatment from Rose. Vocally the song is well performed, although the tempo, and therefore Rose, do sound a bit rushed at times. Rose closes with Cy Coleman's "The Best Is Yet To Come" in a stripped down arrangement that shows off Rose's voice and also features some tremendous guitar work.

Isabel Rose is now officially a quintuple threat. Swingin' From The Hip should establish Rose as a vocal force to be reckoned with, and you can't help but have respect for the highly professional and accomplished band she has behind her on the album. Rose recalls the days when great performers would tackle almost any style and make it their own. It's not just a matter of having a voice or a band; there's a cult of personality that surrounds great performers. Sinatra. Babs. Bette. Torme. Bennett. Newton. It wouldn't be entirely surprising if twenty years down the road people were adding Rose to that list. Rating: 4.5 Stars (Out of 5)

EDGE MAGAZINE - CD REVIEW
By Padraic Maroney, 8/10 (excerpts)
DIG THESE DISCS!

Isabel Rose already has a thriving career-well actually, a couple. In the last decade she wrote and starred in Anything But Love and also signed a deal with Doubleday to write a novel. But now she is releasing her debut album. Swingin' from the Hip is a cabaret album filled with new renditions of both standards and other popular songs. The songs get a jazzy, swing makeover. It works better on some songs than others. "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" is a rendition that is just as welcome as the original version. The most interesting of her remakes is of Pat Benatar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot." It's a completely new take on the song and one that is both surprising and fun to listen to.

JAZZTIMES.com - HEARING VOICES
Isabel Rose: From Tin Pan Alley to Power Rock
07/19/10 - By Christopher Loudon Check out the full article, here:
https://jazztimes.com/articles/26306-isabel-rose-from-tin-pan-alley-to-power-rock

MORE ABOUT ISABEL ROSE:
Isabel Rose has moxie-the kind that made multi-hyphenates such as Ann-Margret, Peggy Lee and Bette Midler so appealing in years past. Rose's never-say-never attitude has carried her through many an odd challenge over the course of her fascinating career. Whether writing and starring in a major motion picture released by Samuel Goldwyn, getting a mega-deal from Doubleday for her debut novel, or composing and starring in an Off-Broadway musical adaptation of that novel, she's always found a way to make big things happen. Already praised by critics as a writer and actress, she achieves the hat trick with Swingin' from the Hip, her debut CD.

A natural performer, Rose has been praised as 'vibrant' by Time Out New York and 'Impressive' by The New York Times. Her recent show at Joe's Pub (5/10) sold out three weeks in advance.

Produced by Julian Fleisher, himself a popular figure in the New York nightclub scene, with arrangements by Jeff Klitz, Swingin' from the Hip is a cohesive and kicky collection that will take you by surprise and keep you smiling.

Track listing:
Aquarius
Lovely Day
I Enjoy Being A Girl
Temptation
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Haven't We Met
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
I Only Wanna Be With You
Boy Wanted
On The Street Where You Live
Thirteen Men
Ac-cent-tchu- ate the Positive
The Best Is Yet To Come.

A U.S. tour will be announced soon.
Learn the story behind the album title at www.isabelrose.com.






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