Rachelle Ferrell
DISCOGRAPHY
REVIEWS
First Instrument
5
4.5/5
3.8
Charlotte, NC, USA
April 13, 1995
I do wonder why it took so long to release something as stunning as this recording in this country.
1990
First Instrument
2
3.8
Omaha, NE, USA
April 30, 1995
She should learn that less can be more.
1990
First Instrument
3
3.8
New York, NY, USA
May 6, 1995
56
Eclectic set includes a syncopated spin on Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" and a chirping duet with saxophonist Alex Foster on "Inchworm."
1990
First Instrument
4
3/4
3.8
Philadelphia, PA, USA
May 7, 1995
Her squeaks aren't always pleasant, but you have to admire the sheer athleticism.
1990
First Instrument
3
2/4
3.8
Los Angeles, CA, USA
May 14, 1995
Too often, her singing comes across as virtuosic rather than expressive – music which is driven rather than experienced.
1990
First Instrument
4
3.8
Washington, D.C., USA
May 14, 1995
G13
The recording has plenty of fireworks.
1990
First Instrument
4
3.8
Camden, NJ, USA
May 19, 1995
It's clear that her powerful range of six-and-a-half octaves is better served by the flexibility of jazz improvisation.
1990
First Instrument
3
3/5
3.8
St. Petersburg, FL, USA
June 9, 1995
She blends jazz, R&B and a little bebop with some success.
1990
First Instrument
5
3.8
Philadelphia, PA, USA
June 16, 1995
10E
A solid testimony of how truly bad the sista is.
1990
First Instrument
2
3.8
Jersey City, NJ, USA
July 1, 1995
Leave the jazz singing to those who spend their lives trying to master it.
1990