Cathy Segal-Garcia - Straight Ahead to the UK

[GA Russell]

 

Cathy Segal-Garcia "Straight Ahead To The U.K." Format(s): Jazz     Artist Title Time           Cathy Segal-Garcia Wheelers and Dealers 06:46       Cathy Segal-Garcia Highwire 05:40       Cathy Segal-Garcia Hippityville (feat. Norma Winstone) 07:28       Cathy Segal-Garcia Sermonette 05:01       Cathy Segal-Garcia I Get Along Without You 04:42       Cathy Segal-Garcia Shake It Down 04:40       Cathy Segal-Garcia Recipe of Love 05:33       Cathy Segal-Garcia Song 4 Sandy 03:08       Cathy Segal-Garcia Something We May Never Know 03:36       Cathy Segal-Garcia Dreamsville 04:35       Cathy Segal-Garcia Gypsy In My Soul 04:47       Cathy Segal-Garcia Last Night When We Were Young 05:34       Cathy Segal-Garcia Hippityville (Shortened version feat. Norma Winstone) 04:50     "STRAIGHT AHEAD TO THE U.K."   The Band CATHY SEGAL-GARCIA vocals   U.K.: CLIFF HALL piano (2, 3, 9) JOHN PEARCE piano (7, 8, 12) ROY HILTON piano (5) ANDY MACINTOSH sax SIMON GARDNER trumpet PAUL MORGAN acoustic bass (4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) LAURENCE COTTLE electric bass (2, 3, 12) IAN THOMAS drums Special Guest Vocalist NORMA WINSTONE   USA: ISAMU McGREGOR piano (4), Rhodes CAREY FRANK B3 (1, 6, 4, 8, 11) JOHN LEFTWICH bass, synth pads (3, 5, 7, 9, 12) BILI REDD & IRENE CATHAWAY background vocals (4) Arranged by Andy MacIntosh, John Leftwich Produced by Andy MacIntosh, Cathy Segal-Garcia, John Leftwich   Straight Ahead to the UK 1. WHEELERS AND DEALERS 6:45  (Dave Frishberg) 2. HIGHWIRE 5:40  (Chick Corea) 3. HIPPITYVILLE 7:27  (John Ambercrombie/Cathy Segal-Garcia) 4. SERMONETTE 5:01  (Adderly/Hendricks) 5. I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU 4:42  (HOagy Carmichael) 6. SHAKE IT DOWN 4:39   (Cathy Segal-Garcia) 7. RECIPE OF LOVE 5:33   (Cathy Segal-Garcia) 8. SONG 4 SANDY 3:08  (Cathy Segal-Garcia) 9. SOMETHING WE MAY NEVER KNOW 3:37   (Shelby Flint) 10. DREAMSVILLE 4:35   (Mancini, Livingston, Evans) 11. GYPSY IN MY SOUL 4:47   (Boland/Jaffey) 12. LAST NIGHT WHEN WE WERE YOUNG 5:35   (Arlen/Harburg) 13. HIPPITYVILLE (radio shortened version) 4:48   (John Ambercrombie/Cathy Segal-Garcia)     Label: Dash Hoffman Records       CATHY SEGAL-GARCIA is one of the most prolific jazz vocal recording artists on the West Coast. A performer, songwriter, impresario, teacher, and jazz writer, she is a linchpin on the Los Angeles jazz scene. Segal-Garcia has produced 12 CDs under her own name since 1992. She is now releasing her 13th project, STRAIGHT AHEAD TO THE U.K.   Segal-Garcia first recorded the project in 2011 in England, but the original producer died and the project sat on the shelf ever since, until Segal-Garcia’s executive producer urged her to revive the project. After listening to the album again after so many years, Segal-Garcia wanted to do something different with the music, and brought the CD to Los Angeles bassist and producer JOHN LEFTWICH. Segal-Garcia wanted to bring her vocals up-to-date with new ideas, so she decided to re-sing almost the entire album. With Segal-Garcia’s new approach to the vocals, Leftwich thought it would be a good idea to also bring on board additional musicians to reflect the album’s new attitude, so he brought in some top L.A. players.   The songs on STRAIGHT AHEAD TO THE U.K. comprise an assemblage of standards, modern jazz compositions, and a couple of originals by Segal-Garcia. Cathy Segal-Garcia’s recordings always have elements of fun and soulfulness with musical surprises that never fail to delight. STRAIGHT AHEAD TO THE U.K., in its re-sung, re-orchestrated, and re-engineered form, is a testament to her ever-evolving creativity.   www.cathysegalgarcia.com   Attachments    Dee Dee M.. ALL ABOUT ..

Edited January 12, 2020 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

Release Date:OCTOBER 14, 2019 Radio Add Date: OCTOBER 21, 2019 Artist: CATHY SEGAL GARCIA Title: STRAIGHT AHEAD TO THE UK
 

Label: Dash Hoffman Records

 

 

 

CATHY SEGAL-GARCIA is one of the most prolific jazz vocal recording artists on the West Coast. A performer, songwriter, impresario, teacher, and jazz writer, she is a linchpin on the Los Angeles jazz scene. Segal-Garcia has produced 12 CDs under her own name since 1992. She is now releasing her 13th project, STRAIGHT AHEAD TO THE U.K.
 

Segal-Garcia first recorded the project in 2011 in England, but the original producer died and the project sat on the shelf ever since, until Segal-Garcia’s executive producer urged her to revive the project. After listening to the album again after so many years, Segal-Garcia wanted to do something different with the music, and brought the CD to Los Angeles bassist and producer JOHN LEFTWICH. Segal-Garcia wanted to bring her vocals up-to-date with new ideas, so she decided to re-sing almost the entire album. With Segal-Garcia’s new approach to the vocals, Leftwich thought it would be a good idea to also bring on board additional musicians to reflect the album’s new attitude, so he brought in some top L.A. players.

 

The songs on STRAIGHT AHEAD TO THE U.K. comprise an assemblage of standards, modern jazz compositions, and a couple of originals by Segal-Garcia. Cathy Segal-Garcia’s recordings always have elements of fun and soulfulness with musical surprises that never fail to delight. STRAIGHT AHEAD TO THE U.K., in its re-sung, re-orchestrated, and re-engineered form, is a testament to her ever-evolving creativity.

 

www.cathysegalgarcia.com
 

“A terrific mix of both American and UK musicians and the combination of two very different studio sessions… Her interpretation of Hoagy Charmichael’s, “I Get Along Without You” is a stellar representation of how to sell a song.” 

www.musicalmemoirs.wordpress.com

 

“Straight Ahead To The U.K. … this album is a testament to the creativity of Cathy , a constantly evolving jazz singer.”

www.actualjazz.blogspot.com

 

 

“…when you boil Segal-Garcia down to her essence, she's simply a weaver of dreams, a starry- eyed wanderer and free spirit who, nevertheless, possesses strong artistic instincts and the organizational savvy to pull off one unique project after another.”   www.allaboutjazz.com

 

“Ms Segal-Garcia demonstrates here just why she has acquired a reputation as a “musician’s singer”.”

Jazz Journal

 

“The alto-enriched palette of her timbres gives the tracks an earthy flavor, searing into the melodies and holding them anchored.  This is jazz music in its prime, lathered in elements of blues, soul, swing, and scat, all of which ratchet up the jazz-drenched romper "Shake It Down."”

www.jazz2love.blogspot.com

 

“One of L.A.’s most prolific and wildly eclectic jazz songwriters and vocal interpreters, Cathy Segal-Garcia shares a tune on her latest album, the marvelously adventurous and supremely hip and quirky Straight Ahead to the U.K., that perfectly captures the deepest essence of her restless musical soul. Yet the spirited, rambunctious and bluesy “Gypsy In My Soul” is just one of the infectious delights on a collection whose poignant back story brings deeper emotional resonance and historical perspective to the mix.”

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