Proceeds benefit the Jazz Foundation of America Musicians’ Emergency Fund.<\/p>\n
MUSICIANS:
\nCatherine Russell – vocals
\nMark Shane – piano
\nBrian Grice – drums
\nLee Hudson – bass<\/p>\n
PRODUCTION CREDITS:
\nProduced by Paul Kahn
\nExecutive Producer: Catherine Russell
\nRecorded October, 2009
\nLegacy Recording Studios, New York, NY, USA
\nEngineered and Mixed by Katherine Miller
\nMastered by Alan Silverman for Arf Mastering, NY, NY
\nPhotos and Video by Stefan Falke<\/p>\n
ABOUT:
\nBilly Eckstine, the famed vocalist and orchestra leader, wrote music and lyrics to \u201cI Want To Talk About You.\u201d Eckstine\u2019s orchestra first recorded the tune on December 5, 1944. His 17 piece orchestra on the recording included such luminaries as Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, and Dexter Gordon, arranged by Tadd Dameron and released as a single in 1945.<\/p>\n
The melody and harmonic changes of \u201cI Want To Talk About You\u201d held great appeal as a bed for improvisation, for instrumentalists and vocalists alike. John Coltrane recorded and performed the tune, which was also covered by Nancy Wilson, Ray Charles, and Ella Fitzgerald. A love ballad with such a pedigree held great appeal for Catherine Russell, who\u2019s sensual reading of \u201cI Want To Talk About You,\u201d joins the ranks of notable interpretations by jazz greats. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3483,"template":"","yoast_head":"\n