Rachelle Ferrell 'I Can Explain' | Live Studio Session
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- Опубліковано 1 гру 2013
- To say that the voice of singer, Rachelle Ferrell, is supple would be to understate its magnificence. Ms. Ferrel's voice has a 6-octave range which conveys deep and surprising levels of emotion.
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Who is listening in 2024? This is simply, breathtakingly timeless!!!
This is a singer that should be studied, taken in, explored…. her phrasing, her approach, her risk taking, her being one with the sound she creates and the energy she raises… brilliance
I totally agree David....
Say that again please!!!!
Wholeheartedly agree. As a singer, that's the level I want to elevate to.
"Taking risks", David... is a feature that you accomodate to most pop singers and wanna-be pop stars. You seem to forget that Rachelle Ferrell (although you wont find much of her on UA-cam, doesn't mean she isn't skillful) is a VERY accomplished jazz singer and pianist. And singers of her caliber don't take risks. Why? Because they don't have to prove anything. They've already proved everything they got long before their videos got posted on YT.
I do believe as a singer we knew our tools and craft however there are those times where what we intend to do may go left and then our mastery of our craft its executing and or landing successfully from the intersection,or using it to our advantage. Accomplished, skilled, or trained.. mistakes happen.
Rachelle has been a treasure, in a class of her own for a long time and she deserves so much more recognition than she has received!
those piano skills tho!!!!
You cute :)
You are Beautiful wilth a Blessed voice.Your name came on my heart Today.
Say so!
she doesn't sing to look pretty, she sings to show the world what a true talent should be ❤
This is real artistry. Trademark technique and ultimate skill. Thank God for artists like Rachelle.
Thank God for people like you who can appreciate great art and skill. Folks like us have kept Rachelle alive all these years. She is clearly NOT commercial yet she has fans all over the world. Thank God!
STILL AMAZING 👏🏽 ❤
I am literally making the stank face and shaking my head right now cause this don't make no damn sense. The most talented yet underrated musician of all time! Damn shame this beautiful woman doesn't get the exposure of these fake artist out today and in the past.
She sure will trigger that stank face...and you'll be so lost in the vibe until you don't even notice you're making it until you reorient yourself.😄
when someone gives the stank face? They are undoubtedly WERK'N it ! the stank face ain't for show....ur REALLY feeln it
Rachelle is a LEGEND. Most are not ready for her style.
Me too!!!!!
Oh, her rating is fine. And any artist who knows of her respects/fears her prowess. It's the record companies and the industry itself that rarely go with the best talent and rather focus on a look or style that makes them comfortable or that they feel can ultimately profit from. But they fail to realize by making resources available ( record label) and cultivating a genius like her they would make albums that would have been classics which, of course, would make them more money. Not very smart, I know.
This woman can do anything she wants with her voice
Her first line “I come to you,” where she uses so much compression than released it so artistically Is a MasterClass in itself. The first line y’all.
I have never heard anyone sing like this before... like she means it more than anyone has ever meant anything.
Well said!!
Storytelling Plus.........
Al Jarreau is the closest that comes to mind. Ferrell's style is amazing though!
My head almost went inside my computer.....PLEASE LORD.....I MUST meet Rachelle Ferrell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a powerful artist she IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She just gets lost in time. It's almost orgasmic the way she transcends while simultaneously singing and playing those keys, and giving so much emotion. I felt like I knew exactly who she was singing about and like I was there right with her in the heat of that moment in time when she acknowledged that he broke her heart. This is outstanding, ethereal, and hypnotizing.
Ladybug Speaker Ms. Ladybug you should be published that was so beautiful and poetic!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I felt that‼️
Rodney Jackson absolutely!!!
Absolutely from another Planet!!!
It represents nothing. Humans are just animals. There is no plan. So much delusion.
I am struck by her ability to hit EVERY note she intends to hit. Her range extends from a deep register to an extremely high peak. Phenomenal! Oh… snd let’s not forget her talent on that piano. Just wow
What do you expect when shes screaming her notes
Awesome talent! She is only artist I've heard who can sing in 4 octaves. Simply in a class by herself.
Only stool pigeons will argue otherwise.
@@nsudatta-roy8154 shes screaming are u deaf 😀😀
@@cosmiceclipse7131 Whats the matter, didn't get enough attention as a child? How many times do you need to render YOUR opinion, in posts?
Most people don't know how to scream "melodically," so I can appreciate someone who can.
@@nsudatta-roy8154 and thats ur opinion that she can sing (which she can by the way) but she turns to screaming in 5th octave and above
she comes from another planet
I threw my hands up and ran around my room like I was in church ⛪️. Truly a spiritual experience. My God today! This anointed sista right here....
and to believe she is a better violinist!! CRAZY... I see there are some comments comparing Rachelle to other great voices of our time. Problem is, Rachelle has NO CONTEMPORARIES!! It's not fair to them as this woman is an absolute genius and no matter what she does, she totally captivates her audience until the last note, and then some.
George Gee Sr amen brotha i cry each time i hear her sing this song amazing talent and artists and american idol should have came to her for singing lessons none of them are gifted accept for Fantasia and Ruben Stoddard
For real?!!! She really plays violin? OMG
@@Kevin198898 I cry listening to this as well! Such emotion in her music!
THIS COMMENT...❤
Maybe lalah hataway
One woman. Two powerhouse instruments.
+Beatrice Di Salvio I do not think she can be duplicated......
I can´t think of how much she takes care of her voice to be able to sing like this after so many years.. Amazing!
I'm convinced she drinks tea served by the Supreme.
Still so underrated to this day... She is just a living legend, up there with Aretha, Chaka, Donny, Marvin, Stevie etc.
She is to the voice what Jaco was to the electric bass; she has gone where no-one ever went before and has already inspired thousands but no-one can match her because she's so unique.
and Al Jarreau too
Nah!! She is something else.
Absolutely love her! Not afraid of her own uniqueness. 😊
Rachelle and Ledisi are friends. They had a jam session together during one of Rachelle's L.A. concerts. It was off the chain.
Get ready...... she is definitely showing the music Industry that she is doing it HER way. Uncompromised, Unrestrained, They never could take her.....she can't be defined like they want her to be or catergorized. For some who don't understand her facial expressions.....well you just have to know......I take this performance right here when she is doing that fast piano solo as an out of body experience. All I can say is Thank God for blessing us to put this woman on this Earth to share her gifts.
Out of body and onto another plane is right. Its all about SPIRIT!
Yes, indeed!
Thank God!? No, dude. Thank her parents for having sex! Secondly, thank her teachers for when she was a juvenile, because she's had massive amounts of intensive training lessons. And her excessive use of facial expressions? She use them to control sound waves. It's yet another tool in the arsenal of any Jazz singer, but Rachelle is fucking epic at it!
dmbassa - sho you right!
ischa nary
tears flowed down the cheeks of this 66year old man, from beginning to end of this performance, now thats what music can do. nobody tops that.
Likewise, you have impeccable taste the power, the talent, but most of all emotion, she is unbeatable
ABSOLUTELY THE BEST !!.SHES NOT JUST A VOCALISTS ,MORE LIKE A WELL PLAYED INSTRUMENT..SHES CAPTIVATING..IM AWESTRUCK!!
FUNNY YOU SHOULD SAY THAT.....ONE OF HER FIRST ALBUMS WAS CALLED: "FIRST INSTRUMENT". I CAN'T FIND IT ANYMORE ON SPOTIFY...I THINK IT 'S AVAILABLE IN JAPAN, WHERE I'M SURE SHE HAS MANY FANS!
@@LD-sh4dj voice is an instrument
This musical virtuoso lives inside of each note of the magical world she creates. An absolute treasure.
Kudos...she holds the song hostage and commands it to do her bidding. She seems bends the art to her will. Unique and impressive to be sure.
"Holds the song hostage" that really best describes it. So apt.
Landton Malone Got to admit she held me hostage too. :,)
omg i just found out about her. how is she not more famous!!!
drkmgic Right
That's a great question and I think that the answer might possibly lie within the question. Look at the entertainers who are most famous. Unfortunately, there is seemingly not a significant link between quality and fame.
@Just a Sana Fanboy not this year, stupid people get their stage
Real talk, she wasn’t willing to sell her soul and/or sleep with “higher powers” to be more famous. When her former record executives learned that, he released her from the contract and said “I don’t care if the bitch ever sales again”
She sings her face out
Lmao sooo true.
She is a B e a s t .. she one ass she rare today my God!!!!!!
Vitor Gomes 😹😹😹😹
👍
@Just a Sana Fanboy ONCE
Absolute perfection. They don't make them like Rachelle anymore.
+AlcinoustheXIIth awsome!!!!!! love her
@@alexandrabarosa3735 She had Prince like vocals mixed with jazz singers such as Anita Baker old scholl scat artist as well amazing indeed
My girl from another hemisphere Galaxy planet I don't know where she came from She's a beast can't nobody touch her I don't care what y'all say if you didn't know now you know
4:45 , she could totally pull a Patti Labelle and onstage, walk away from a mic, and still be heard. She's like a classic projector, yet her breathy voice is so sultry and heavenly. She showcases her self with this song in a great way
Whoa! I feel like I should be wearing a 3 piece suit listening to this!
William Compitello well said!
You made my day with that comment Sr!
Total mastery of her voice! Saying she's amazing doesn't cut it!
Thanks for watching Wayne!
Wayne Matthews. Yes!!
Nope. .. Greatest in a Beautiful Black Vessel. Love her
This kind of singing is not something you can teach or learn. This is absolutely a gift and unique, plus she could be a good piano teacher..wow.☺😚😍
I've been listening to Miss Rachelle since I was 15yrs old. She is one of my favorites!!!
Eloquent Thinker i feel you
Why didn't you tell me about her baby girl? I only found her 18months ago after reading comments in the great Lisa Fischer "how can I ease the pain (live)" video
You are so lucky. Just knew about her only ten minutes ago.
Yas ma’am. Early high school days for me as well. This lady evokes so many wonderful memories from that time for me. I can only be blessed to catch her in concert, after this pandemic. 😢
Yes! I feel you on this. I'm 43 and my mom had me listening to Rachel Ferrell, Phyllis Hyman, Vesta, Al Green, Gladys Knight, Patti Labelle and so many others
the amount of times i have to rewind this video to listen to her runs again.... it never ends.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I DID!!!!!! MY LORD...MY BROTHER AND SIS IN LAW SAW HER IN PERSON...SO DID I !! TWICE!! SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN AND SHORT! lol SWEET AS APPLE PIE!
I love her also ❤️
We're going into 2018 Talia. You still diggin' on the music?
Talia Poydras She has an Outstanding Version of "America, The Beautiful!"
4:22 ALL! ALL ALL AW AW AW AW AW TO YOWWSEELLLF YESS YOU DIIIID NAAW!
Until a few months ago i had never heard of Rachelle Ferrell. What i will say however is that she is a a beast of an instrument. She has no contemporary whatsoever, absolutely none. There is a clear difference between singers and instruments. Singers can be possessed by the the spirit of the music or songs they sing, and the spirit lead them. BUT instruments possess the spirit in the music or songs they sing, and the spirit yields to the instruments will and leading. This is what Rachelle is demonstrating in this video, and this is what separates her from every other artist out there bar none!
This poses a real problem for recording execs. Whilst they can mould and shape singers, the same does not apply to instruments!
PREACH!!!
Real Deal
Wow. Brilliant explanation from true heart.
Oooo welcome to fan club
My first time hearing her she plays beautifully and sings beautifully too she gets in ......
just Slay me, Rachelle... i can't take it... Between the immense range.. the awesome piano skills.. and the magnificent vibe.. i cant deal. Forever a beast.
Go head on, Elverse...Welcome to the land of the SLAYED!
Bold, open, pitch perfect, creative, perpendicular, augmentative, expressive, skillful, purposeful, exertive, powerful, insertive, cultural, diatonic, spontaneous, enjoyable, informative, unpredictable, inclusive, mentally premeditated, calculated risks, free, controlled! All that mmhmm!🙏🏽❤️🙌🏽☮️😘All Rachelle Ferrell- I simply love you.! You exploit your talent extraordinarily!
She is truly gifted with that voice and all that comes with it. Her musical delivery has the ability to take you to another place
and she makes it look so effortlessly. She is like a rare jewel that should be appreciated and cherished.
Thank you, Rachell Ferrell, for blessing us with such beautiful, melodic sounds. 🙏🙏♥♥
INCREDIBLE!! how da hell does she do that??? her timing is BRILLIANT. her diction is EVERYTHING, control, range, just fucking effortless. I've NEVER seen anyone who has such a personal style like her.
Never in life have I heard someone like her, ugh. This is beautiful.
Not nearly celebrated as she should be. AMAZING TALENT! The real kind... not that fake autotuned garbage
Was anyone else ready to pass out 5 seconds into the piano intro?I love her.
✋🏾
This never gets old.
Have been listening to her for years.
IM WHEEZING
Her delivery makes you NEED to LOVE and be LOVED, Amen
I feel like she forgets she’s even there, like that piano solo she did, she left this planet for a sec there 🫨😳🤩
with Mrs Ferrell you just cant only listen at her, you HAVE to see her delivering a piece of music. its just a whole new level of beauty and pleasure. for real.
I get fascinated every time I watch any of her vids (this song in particular, my favorite) with her gesticulations, effects and techniques. and every time is different,her music is a constant rediscovery.
pure magic!
+Marva2552 perfectly said
Soooo true. It's an experience!!!!
Marva2552 AMEN!
this is a master class in voice control. tell these so-called singers to take a seat and take notes. #bowdownb@ches
fidel carter ikr! I've been studying her way for yrs!!!
I literally said this to myself while watching. This performance is a master class indeed!
Last time I saw this exquisite performer was on the smooth cruise nyc, 8/13. She was saddened by the death of George Duke and with that she brought a tremendous beauty and depth of her passion for her craft interlaced with grief that was incredibly moving. I chose to take my niece and daughters (14 and under) that night... they were awestruck. I'm in deep gratitude for what Rachelle Ferrell inspires in all of us.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I can only imagine what she did in memory of George Duke.
it's insane how good she is!
I still get goosebumps when I see her perform. One of my favorite vocalist, pianist of all times...
Yes 👏🏾 💜
She gives me cold chills and goose bumps every time she sings! Nobody else can give so many facial expressions in singing as her. She be doing it to her songs. LOL @ the same time, nobody else has her vocal range either. Home girl be making it happen.
You know you're telling the TRUTH!
the queen of all artist
Indeed, she is the QUEEN!
Real power on her voice, the way she express is soooooo intense.
I have never seen a true artist like Rachelle Farrell. She made my heart beat twice as fast as normal. Out of this world experience.
My #1 singer, by far!!!...no one can touch her!
I remember finding her CD in a music store and listening to the CD every day. EV-ER-Y-DAY!!!!!!! My friends didn't understand. "I don't know why... but I do! I don't know how-ow-ow-ow... but I know it's you. I know you love me too!" EVERY DAY! I would be so honored to see you in concert. I believe you are the only real original authentic singer left. Just a piano and a voice - superb! I pray/wish/hope to see you live in concert. It brings tears to my eyes to imagine it. I want to be so close to the front stage you could snatch me on stage and force me to sing a line of your song. I appreciate you because your instrument gave me joy and helped me discover the "First Instrument" inside of me. Thank you! May you continue to be immensely blessed for blessing me and all the world.
Sedrick Duehart bro you're 100% correct. I loved reading your comment. I heard about her in a Lisa Fischer "how can I ease the pain (live) " video. Who I adore.
Sedrick Duehart saw her twice in the 90s.....
One in ‘94 in small intimate club here in NJ, met her backstage, i was speechless, signed my cd and gave me great advice ..
Then again in ‘98 in Atlantic City, her, George Duke, Jonathan Butler, Gerald Albright.. it was breathtaking
❤❤❤
I adore this woman's voice. So much passion, warmth & originality. I love the way she musically interprets her lyrics
I'm on the fucking floor omg 💀
I mean she brought me to tears...... To where I had to pause and take a damn walk.........unbelievable!! there is NO ONE!!! Like her on planet earth and I bet that's a fact!!!!
You know that you can sing when you can take a break up song and make me feel happy about it. And she sings fully clothed with no compromises with no frills. She sings with a voice that gives life to sounds that aren't even in the room. I hear the drums the bass line the guitar player all within her voice along with the background singers she's truly a one woman show. Olita Adams Jennifer Hudson Anita Baker and this song bird here, omg what a concert that would be.
Between her and Lalah Hathaway....sheesh!
P.S. That piano work is serious!!!!
She's probably the most impressive singer that I've seen, her knowledge and the control over her own voice and her body to how produce the sound is unbelievable. Also is very useful and interesting to see how she compose and understand the music. She's a great example of artist.
But many times I was like:
bitch wtf u doin
I mean, I don't know hahah
4:44 & 8:41 - She becomes the instrument that sound uses to enter the world. Whew!
Not from this galaxy, not from this era. Thank you Rachelle ❤️
Um Um Um...My God! My God! That voice....She gives me chills...
Ain't nobody like her!!!!
I absolutely adore....this woman's.....voice, her face, her skills and how she seems to let us be privy to her deepest emotions!!! Just love to listen, learn and love.
I wonder why people are saying negative things about her? Its her style and you must like it , you are trying to understand why all of the faces, and why and how she hitting notes. She's got a gift and why can't you just appreciate her. Shes loved in the UK, Switzerland, Vienna, and she's from the USA and all you guys can do is pick her talents apart? By the way she has beautiful skin and the faces keep her toned, i'm saying that. She's a vegan and takes care of herself so she can sing like that. " she says".
Miss Ferrell. I must apologize for not appreciating your music. Your voice is so universal and don’t worry nobody can duplicate any song of yours.
When I see musicians like this it like they have unlocked a special part of themselves almost like a higher being. Grateful to know her music !
No one has ever sang to my soul like this before. We are not worthy of Rachelle, I just love her. My favorite singer.
Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, great, legend, show stopper, spectacular, totally unique... Rachelle "Queen of Music" we love u... sincerely yours from Turkey...
No one sings better...and if I'm wrong I welcome that. Because it will simply be another great artist for me to enjoy😊😊😊😊
James Parks Still haven't heard anyone better myself and I mean absolutely no one.
Callie Day is up there for sure
The only people close to her vocal playing and power are Leandria Johnson, Keke Wyatt, and Lashun Pace
Wow, wow ... and wow ! I can't explain
Why am I just finding out about her?? She’s amazing
as if the piano playing isn't enough, that passion in that voice...LORD HAVE MERCEY! SING RACHELLE!
She can play and sing at the same time, very well, Wow!
This Radio Station will always have my membership because they had the good sense to have Rachelle in for a Studio Session. The Radio's call letters were KPLU at the time but I will retain my membership because their antecedents reached across to all communities to bring us the incomparable Rachelle Ferrell. Seattle will never be the same.
It disappoints me that she was never on oprah or any other media outlet...She reps all the things that women like (oprah) claim to celebrate but I guess cause she's not a "mainstream" phenom...its like oh whatev
Anwar Uhuru I just remembered that in liner notes of Rachelle's Live at Montreux cd, Oprah was their to witness the Rachelle, and seem to be very enthusiastic about her performance. So Oprah was definitely aware of Rachelle.
still and always will be a vocal beast....
Absolutely AMAZING, her voice is priceless
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There really is no one quite as fantastic as this lady. I've been getting my head handed to me for decades by Rachelle.
the way she approached piano... very soulful
She is phenomenal! I had the good fortune to hear sing live at the Blue Note in New York. I was "shooketh" and my life was changed!
omg I miss her SOO MUCH 😭
even the way she plays the piano is so beautiful
This and she are magical....There is a difference in a singer and some one who can Sang..and she sang this song...I felt like I was there experiencing this masterpiece!!
i stood on stage with you and GEORGE DUKE in AKRON OHIO AND CHOCKED, WE SHOILD OF LEAST HAD ONE HIT TOGETHER ,THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUE TALENT
This gal can sing... such GOD given talent
"...absolutely, without a doubt. She's an artist in every sense of the word. She’s symbiotic with the piano. The instrument serves as an extension of her emotional expression, heightening the cathartic climaxes in this song..." -Friedrich Nietzche (1996)
Now this is a MUSICIAN!
Shoot....She made me cry!
This women made me cry just with her voice...
She is the most talented artist I have ever heard!!! Simply amazing!!
Powerful singer, my roommate looks at me crazy when i play her while i study... I'll let her stick to Katy Perry, this is soul and pure musicianship... Some of the faces she makes does look funny, but hey listen to the sound, pitch, tone... GENIUS! i remember the first time i heard her, my jaw DROPPED during the entire performance... She may not be in the lime light, but she is a well-respected ARTIST...
Hearing her perform LIVE is an amazing experience. She graced Seattle with her presence in November and we're still in awe. Love her work. Thanks again to KPLU for the studio session. I am an avid Rachelle Ferrell fan; KPLU has provided the best video footage we have of her. I am so grateful to them for this piece.
I have not laughed this hard in weeks, and at the same time I am utterly blown away by her control. Insane
same
She is no joke love her.