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​Ruthie Foster Big Band (from the album Live at the Paramount available on Blue Corn Music)  (by Bryant Liggett)
The Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas may offer a typical theatre experience most nights of the year, the exception the evening Ruthie Foster turned the venue into a church, its stage her altar. While her blend of Roots and Blues is ever-present in her latest release, Live at the Paramount, there is a Gospel feel when Ruthie Foster fronts her Big Band stacked with full horn section. Live at the Paramount is a recording that is one-part salvation, one-part swinging Big Band dance review.  
The Big Band holds back before beginning on the album opener, quiet for the first two minutes of “Brand New Day”, kicking in for a short bit but ultimately letting Ruthie Foster’s vocals take the lead. Turning a country classic into a memorable, R&B groover, Ruthie Foster’s Big Band takes musical liberties with “Ring of Fire”, making the musical mood unrecognizable against the original version of Mr. Cash. Cuts like “Stone Love” and “Singing the Blues” prove Ruthie Foster is quite comfortable leading a big band. That ease could not be clearer than on “Runaway Soul”, a horn-heavy swinger where Ruthie Foster’s vocals are just as powerful and just as large as the punching horn section. Closing with Vegas song staple, Ruthie Foster commands ownership on the lounge leaning “Fly Me to the Moon” and “Mack the Knife.” Ruthie Foster’s vocals float effortlessly over a Big Band that swings and grooves, proof that when on stage solo or with a crowd, this woman packs a punch. (by Bryant Liggett)
 
 
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