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KATCHIE & LE MONDE CACHÉ
Alta Va La Luna Bay Mir B
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1Alta Va La Luna “AHL-tahvahlahLOO-nah”(Themoongoeshigh-Ladino)
2Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn“buyMEERBISS-dooSHANE”(Tome,you’relovely-Yiddish)
3Sous Le Ciel De Paris“SOOluhSYELLduhpa-REE”(UndertheParissky-French)
4Ikh Hob Dikh Tsufil Lib“ikhHUBdikhsoo-feelLEEB”(Ihavetoomuchloveforyou-Yiddish)
5Ikh Hob Dikh Tsufil Lib“ikhHUBdikhsoo-feelLEEB”(Ihavetoomuchloveforyou-Yiddish)
6Triste“TREEZ-chee”(Sad-Portuguese)
7Estate“ess-TAH-tay”(Summer-Italian)
8El Día Que Me Quieras“ellDEE-yahkaymayKYEH-rahs”(Thedayyouwantme-Spanish)
9Chega de Saudade“SHEY-guhjeesow-DAH-gee”(Enoughlonging-Portuguese)
10Que Reste-t-il De Nos Amours“kuhRESS-tuhTEELduhNOSEah-MOOR?” (Whatremainsofourloves?-French)
11Delilah“duh-LIE-luh”-Instrumental
Tales &Tongues
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Vocalist/flutistKatchieCartwrightandhergroupLeMondeCachéareproudtoannouncethereleaseofTalesandTongues—acollectionofsongsspanningculturesandepochs,performedbyafieryjazzquintetandimbuedwithavibrantimprovisationalaesthetic.
ThegreatJimmyHeathhashailedCartwrightas“asoulful intellectualwithavelvetsoundanduncommonability.”JazzTimeshasdescribedheras“onehelluvasinger.”HoldingaPh.D.inethnomusicology,shemeldsherinsightsasascholar,educatorandperformerintoanoriginal,forward-thinkingmusicalvisionshetermsthe“globalsongbook.”
Honoring the great songwriting talents of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Charles Trenet,Argentina’sCarlosGardelandmore,CartwrightsingsinYiddish(“BayMirBistuSheyn,”“IkhHobDikhTsufilLib”),Ladino(“AltaVaLaLuna”),Spanish(“ElDíaQueMeQuieras”),French(“SousLeCielDeParis,”“Que Reste-t-il De Nos Amours”), Italian (“Estate”) andPortuguese(“Triste,”“ChegadeSaudade”).Sheconcludeswith an instrumental flute feature on the Victor Youngstandard“Delilah.”
Throughitallsheprojectsasurefootedindividuality—a remarkable feat in a set ofmusic this diverse andfar-reaching.AsmusicjournalistDavidR.Adlerwritesinthelinernotes:“Ultimately,TalesandTonguesisaboutmusicalopenness, about jazz’s particular way of drawing in theworldandstillremainingunmistakablyitself.”
Cartwright’s partners on Tales and Tongues aresaxophonist Richard Oppenheim — her husband andmusicalcollaboratoroflongstanding—alongwithpianistMarkLommano,bassistBillySatterwhiteanddrummerKevinHess.Togetherthegrouplendssupple rhythm, luxuriantharmonyandspringy interplay toaset rich inmelodyandpoeticvocalexpression.
AlongtimeNewYorker,Cartwrightrelocatedin2006toSanAntonio,Texas,whereshehasatenuredappointmentatNorthwestVistaCollege.ShehasreceivedFulbrightawardsforresidencies inGreeceandLebanon,andhasperformedand conductedworkshops inSouthAsia,WestAfrica,SouthAmerica,theCaribbeanandEurope.
“WhenIgottoSanAntonio,”shestates,“Istartedaradioshow,‘PlanetJazz,’ontheTrinityUniversitystation,andalotofthatwastheglobalsongbook—playingmusicthathas
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goneintothejazz‘stream,’thingsthathavegonebackandforthfromAfricandiasporaculturesandcanbeconsideredapartofjazz,inonewayoranother.”
ThisprocessoflisteningandsharingfedintotheprojectthatbecameTalesandTongues.Cartwright’spreviouseffortswith Richard Oppenheim include A Mumbai of the Mind:FerlinghettiImprovisationsandLaFautedelaMusique:Songsof JohnCage,hailedbyDavidDupontofOneFinalNoteas“apairofestimablereleases…eachsessionhasadistinctflavor,yetthemoreIlistenedtothem,themoretheymergedintoonebeautifulexpression....”
Earlier releases are Soulmates by the Cartwright/OppenheimQuintet (“Intriguingandunpredictable”–ScottYanow), and Live! At the Deer Head Inn by the Katchie
Cartwright Quintet (“Highly recommended” – Phil Woods). These CDs feature OppenheimwithJamesWeidmanonpiano,(producer)BillGoodwinondrums,andCameronBrownorBeldenBullockonbass.
Witheveryouting,Cartwrightsolidifiesherreputationas“anuncommonlydisciplined,unaffected artist” (Joel Siegel, Washington City Paper). Tales and Tongues is another newdepartureandasignofmoregreatmusictocome.
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