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Isabel Rose's Jazz/Swing/Cabaret CD is 'One Hell of an Impressive Debut'.
'Her voice is clean and crisp, and she revels in the kind of originality of phrasing that has marked the classic jazz vocalists from Ella and Frank to Tony Bennett and Sarah Vaughn'.
Lincoln Center Showcase, Joe's Pub Concert Set For This Month, as Isabel Rose Continues to Earn Raves
Critical praise continues to grow for singer Isabel Rose and her 'one hell of an impressive debut,' 'Swingin' From the Hip.' Tastemaker press outlet Blogcritics recently weighed in, with veteran writer Jack Goodstein noting, 'Her voice is clean and crisp, and she revels in the kind of originality of phrasing that has marked the classic jazz vocalists from Ella and Frank to Tony Bennett and Sarah Vaughn.' Listen to samples of the jazz/pop/swing/Cabaret hybrid, here: https://isabelrose.com/listen.html
Rose has confirmed two New York appearances to celebrate the release of the album (which was available digitally on September 14th and via Brick-and-Mortar on October 19th): On October 9th, she will perform a Lincoln Center showcase at The 21st Annual New York Cabaret Convention, and on October 21st, she will present a CD release party/concert at Joe's Pub.
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
More details here: https://www.mabelmercer.org/
Tickets here: https://jalc.org/concerts/byvenue09.asp?venueID=234%0D
Thursday, October 21st 2010 JOE'S PUB - 475 Lafayette Street, New York City
For dinner reservations call 212-539-8779
Order tickets here: https://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,5391
BLOGCRITICS - CD REVIEW
9/29/10 BY JACK GOODSTEIN
https://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-isabel-rose-swingin-from/
Swingin' From the Hip is the title of one hell of an impressive debut CD by polymath jazz vocalist, Isabel Rose. This is a woman with talents to spare. She writes essays. She writes a novel. She writes, composes, and stars in an off Broadway musical adaptation of the novel. She writes a movie. She stars in it. And now here she is, backed up at times by a big band, at times by a small combo, making it clear that there is a new voice to be reckoned with on the contemporary jazz scene. Cabaret singers beware: this is a woman who can s(w)ing.
There are a lucky thirteen tracks on the CD - running the gamut from Broadway show tunes to pop and rock classics, and each and every one has the Isabel Rose stamp on it. Her voice is clean and crisp, and she revels in the kind of originality of phrasing that has marked the classic jazz vocalists from Ella and Frank to Tony Bennett and Sarah Vaughn. At times she reminds you of big band swingers like Anita O'Day, but at times she echoes the cooler phrasing of a June Christy. Every once in awhile she throws in a nasal New York phrase that sounds like she's channeling Barbara Streisand. Still, like the best of them, Rose is a singer who makes a song her own.
The musical menu is varied. "Aquarius" from Hair opens the disc. It starts with a psychedelic intro, morphs into an infectious Latin dance rhythm, and ends with a hip take on the obligatory "Let the Sun Shine In." A quirky video of the song is available on Rose's web site. Irving Berlin's "Lovely Day" from Call Me Madam follows. Introduced by a few bars of "O, What a Beautiful Morning" from Oklahoma, it has a perky flirtatiousness that Rose seems able to turn on at will.
Her take on Rogers and Hammerstein's "I Enjoy Being a Girl" has a similar vibe. "Thirteen" shows her grittier side, and her cover of Pat Benetar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" is a raunchy tease. She does some scat singing with the smaller combo on "Haven't We Met." She can even do a more or less straight pop take on a song when she wants to, as she does in "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" and "I Only Want to Be With You." Not only is her choice of material varied, her treatment of the material is as well. Jazz, blues, pop, she's got it all.
Moreover she's working with a group of musicians that can swing with the best of them. They excel on every track, but "Lovely Day" shows them off to perfection as does their work on Lerner and Lowe's "On the Street Where You Live." The collaboration between the band and the singer on the last of the songs on the CD, "The Best is Yet to Come," shows just how smoothly they work together. It opens with a laid back orchestration that puts the spotlight on the vocal. About half way through the band gets its opportunity to shine, with some nice work from the trumpet section. Then they come together for a funky conclusion. All the arrangements on the album are the work of Rose and orchestrator, Jeff Klitz, except for Julian Fleisher's "Haven't We Met."
If "The Best is Yet to Come" is in any way a forecast for the future, we've sure got something to look forward to.
The Blogcritics review has also run in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Cleveland Plain Dealer and elsewhere https://www.seattlepi.com/pop/427638_145237-blogcritics.org.html. Other coverage includes a glowing write-up by JazzTimes' Christopher Loudon, Sirius/XM airplay via radio legend Jonathan Schwartz, an upcoming editorial CD review on iTUNES, a featured placement on a recent broadcast of WBAI's 'Everything Old is New Again', upcoming TALKIN' BROADWAY CD review, 4.5 star review via Indie pop/rock site WILDYSWORLD, CD review in Boston's GLBT EDGE Magazine, and more.
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
Isabel Rose: From Tin Pan Alley to Power Rock
JAZZTIMES.com - HEARING VOICES
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
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 4.5 Stars (Out of 5)
https://wildysworld.blogspot.com/2010/08/isabel-rose-swingin-from-hip.html
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.
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. A 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 https://www.isabelrose.com
ITUNES LINK HERE:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/swingin-from-the-hip/id383138242?ign-mpt=uo%3D4
