To Nina...Live At Birdland
Editorial Reviews On this CD, Natalie Douglas writes, "This album is dedicated to the legacy of Dr. Nina Simone, one of the extraordinary griots (the West African word for "storyteller") of our time. Her passion, fire, humor, anger, love and profound musical mastery echo in my heart and mind. She was one of the many storytellers who shared their lessons of life and truth through the sound and fury of the music…and who continue to light the way for others after they are gone. Dr. Simone recorded all but the last of these songs (and that one she probably sang back home in church as little Eunice Waymon of Tryon, North Carolina). I sing them in the humble hope of continuing the tradition begun by those before me."
<"b0007wzn6w2999"> About the Artist
Natalie Douglas is a five-time MAC Award Winner whose recent concert and theater appearances include a sold-out performance at Birdland with her one woman show, To Nina: a Tribute To Nina Simone, The London Cabaret Convention, Black2: Broadway - Divas, her debut at Iridium Jazz Club, Children of Eden at Riverside Church for the York Theatre, Brooklyn to Hollywood at Town Hall, TheAtrainplays at Neighborhood Playhouse and The Thalia Follies at Symphony Space. Her debut CD, Not That Different, is in its third printing and she also appears on Fine and Dandy for PS Classics and Broadway By The Year: 1940 on Bayview Records. In March of 2005, Ms. Douglas released her much-anticipated second CD, To Nina...Live At Birdland. In films, Natalie is heard on the closing credits of Five Wives, Three Secretaries and Me and, most recently, singing "Amazing Grace" in the Senator John Kerry documentary, Brothers In Arms.
<"b0007wzn6w4999"> Album Description
On August 9, 2004, NATALIE DOUGLAS appeared at the internationally renowned Birdland Jazz Club before a sold-out crowd - this CD captures the magic of that night. To Nina…Live At Birdland presents vintage Natalie Douglas: expert phrasing and stunning vocals combined with strong emotional commitment and sincerity. Those qualities, presented with songs set down by Nina Simone, make To Nina…Live At Birdland a lush, vibrant, joyful and important listening experience.
To Nina...Live At Birdland, Music, Natalie Douglas
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