Jazz Articles about Rachel Caswell

About Rachel Caswell

Album Review

Rachel Caswell: We're All in the Dance

Read "We're All in the Dance" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
August 30, 2019

È una vocalist per un pubblico di nicchia, Rachel Caswell, ma i percorsi che portano al successo internazionale sono complessi e talvolta misteriosi e non sempre riflettono il talento individuale. Al suo promettente debutto discografico del 2003 (Some Other Time) è seguita una lunga parentesi didattica, che l'ha tenuta per oltre un decennio lontana dai riflettori. Nel 2015 ha pubblicato un secondo lavoro in coppia con il chitarrista Dave Stryker e il bassista Jeremy Allen (All I ...

Album Review

Rachel Caswell: We're All in the Dance

Read "We're All in the Dance" reviewed by Mark Sullivan

by Mark Sullivan
November 3, 2018

If you want proof of singer Rachel Caswell's jazz chops, you could skip right to the last two tracks. She scats the head of bebop saxophonist Charlie Parker's evergreen “Dexterity" along with guitarist (and producer) Dave Stryker, then blends in with the rest of the band for a round of solos. Sticking with the bebop theme, pianist Thelonious Monk's “Reflections" is a beautiful ballad, this time with lyrics from singer Jon Hendricks. It is a feature for the voice and ...