album · July 18, 1991
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
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jazzblues
A late-career gem from an operatic titan, finding Farrell delivering blues standards with unimpeachable phrasing and emotional depth.
- The album was recorded in July 1991 at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, with John Scarpulla producing.
- The release features a selection of standards, including "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues," "Blue Skies," and "Come Rain or Come Shine."
- Farrell's intimate, blues-inflected interpretations on this album earned critical praise, highlighting her versatility beyond classical repertoire.
Eileen Farrell was an American soprano of immense interpretive gifts, equally at home in opera and recital. In 1991, she was nearing the end of a career that spanned over fifty years, having transitioned to jazz and popular song in the late 1960s.
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