Just as the 1960s had U.K. soul singers Dusty Springfield and Lulu to claim as their own, our generation can add Adele, the late Amy Winehouse and Alice Russell to ours.
By the time I learned she was on the bill for a Montreal Jazz Festival performance, I was barely aware of Alice Russell as an artist.
From the first time I heard her voice, I vowed to not let her perform in Montreal again without me seeing her live.
I kept my word in October 2013 as she graced the stage at Le Belmont.
Hours prior to the Le Belmont performance, I found out The Souljazz Orchestra would be either her backing band or just do a set the night before in Ottawa. I naturally wished and hoped that I would see the Souljazz six on the Le Belmont stage.
Alice Russell sounded as crisp in person as she does on record. I wasn’t in the mood to hear ballads that night but I understood she had to give as broad a performance as possible for all in attendance.
Alice Russell’s Someday is the only non-hip hop track on the Wide Angles compilation.
A special thank you is extended to World Famous Music, Tru-Thoughts, DJ Rubyjane and DJ Lexis for their part in making this post possible.
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