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Melanie Charles

Y'all Don't [Really] Care About Black Women

Verve
Release Date: November 12, 2021

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Jazz (Ain't Nothing But Soul) (Reimagined / Visualizer)
Melanie Charles, Marlena Shaw - Woman Of The Ghetto
Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
1 God Bless The Child  
2 Perdido (Reimagined)  
3 Detour Ahead (Reimagined)  
4 All Africa (The Beat)  
5 The Music is the Magic  
6 Pay Black Woman (Interlude)  
7 Woman Of The Ghetto (Reimagined)  
8 Jazz (Ain't Nothing But Soul) [Reimagined]  
9 Go Away Little Boy  
10 What A Difference (Reimagined)  
11 Beginning to See the Light (Reimagined)  
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Melanie Charles' first major label project, Y'all Don't (Really) Care About Black Women, released via Verve is a love letter to the unheralded labor of Black women, containing reimagined works by Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Abbey Lincoln, Dinah Washington and more.

Charles debuted her renditions of Sarah Vaughan's "Detour Ahead" and Marlena Shaw's "Woman Of The Ghetto" to critical praise; FLOOD Magazine proclaims, "Charles' reimagination of Sarah Vaughan's ‘Detour Ahead' is an ode to resilience," while Billboard declares, "Breathing new life into a 1960's anthem for empowerment, Melanie Charles delivers a charged performance of Marlena Shaw's ‘Woman of The Ghetto.'" 

On Y'all Don't (Really) Care About Black Women, Charles leaves listeners with a powerful statement on what solidarity with Black women can look like. It includes not only care and attention to the everyday struggles that animate Black women's lives, but also to the beauty and joy as well. At its core, the record is a call for a more intersectional vision of the world in which Black women can live more freely and express their full humanity.

  • Melanie Charles on Hubert Laws 'Land of Passion' makes 'The New York Times - 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Flute'
    Posted At: December 6, 2023
    The New York Times - Giovanni Russonello writes……The flute is one of the more overlooked instruments in jazz, but it’s been making an impact on improvised music for more than 50 years. Let 10 experts take you on a guided tour. We’ve taken you through the great jazz pianists, the vocalists, the careers of Alice Coltrane and Ornette Coleman and Mary Lou Williams. This month, we thought we’d go down a less-tro...

  • Melanie Charles on 'The Inflated Tear/Haitian Fight Song' by Rahsaan Roland Kirk / The New York Times
    Posted At: July 5, 2023
    The New York Times - Marcus J. Moore writes……Now we’re putting the spotlight on avant-garde jazz, a challenging subgenre born out of the desire to do something that wasn’t as prescribed as bebop or post-bop, a sound carried by the fire of spontaneity by players who weren’t considered to be in the upper echelon of jazz. The definition of avant-garde jazz has been a point of contention since its inception. Wh...

  • Mark de Clive-Lowe, Shigeto & Melanie Charles share new LP: Hotel San Claudio / CLASH
    Posted At: March 31, 2023
    Merging left-field electronics with spiritual jazz...CLASH - ROBIN MURRAY  writes….Mark de Clive-Lowe, Shigeto and Melanie Charles combine on fascinating new release ‘Hotel San Claudio’.Out now, the project merges their distinct interests – club electronics, sound design, hip-hop culture – with the weight of spiritual jazz, incorporating aspects of the Pharoah Sanders legacy in the process.Opening and ...

  • Melanie Charles: refreshing, inventive and beautifully gifted / LEE BAILEY's eurweb
    Posted At: January 19, 2023
    *Melanie Charles is a refreshing, inventive, and beautifully gifted multi-instrumentalist, jazz singer, flutist, beat-maker, remixer and conceptualist, and so much more!With a tone reminiscent of Sarah Vaughan, melodic lines inspired by John Coltrane and Miles Davis coupled with soulful yet funky vibes, Melanie Charles is the quintessence of Soulful Jazz. A Haitian- American, Brooklyn born native, she atten...

  • On 'YAll Dont (Really) Care About Black Women,' Melanie Charles taps into the sounds of her inspirations / Jazz Weekly
    Posted At: February 10, 2022
    In 2021, Melanie Charles unveiled her first major label project, Y'all Don't (Really) Care About Black Women, on November 12 via Verve. The release is a love letter to the unheralded labor of Black women, containing reimagined works by Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Abbey Lincoln, Dinah Washington and more. Leading up to the album release, MC put out a rendition of Betty Cart...

  • Melanie Charles is intertwining jazz with her love for hoops / SLAM
    Posted At: January 20, 2022
    SLAM's DEYSCHA SMITH writes…..The legendary Set Free Richardson once said that basketball “is the sound of a drum.” Those words, spoken by the creative visionary who once spearheaded marketing campaigns for AND1, reflect just how undeniably beautiful of an art form the game truly is: it’s not just a sport, or poetry in motion, it’s a composition of music—and out there on the hardwood, or the blacktop, every...

  • Melanie Charles - Y'All Dont (Really) Care About Black Women makes the Boston Herald's 'top 10 albums of 2021'
    Posted At: December 31, 2021
    Melanie Charles' first major label project, Y'all Don't (Really) Care About Black Women, released via Verve is a love letter to the unheralded labor of Black women, containing reimagined works by Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Abbey Lincoln, Dinah Washington and more.Charles debuted her renditions of Sarah Vaughan's "Detour Ahead" and Marlena Shaw's "Woman Of The Ghetto" to critical pr...

  • Melanie Charles - Y’all Don’t (Really) Care About Black Women makes 89.9KCRW: TOP 30
    Posted At: November 17, 2021

    Melanie Charles' first major label project, Y'all Don't (Really) Care About Black Women, released via Verve is a love letter to the unheralded labor of Black women, containing reimagined works by Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Abbey Lincoln, Dinah Washington and more.  Charles debuted her renditions of Sarah Vaughan's "Detour Ahead" and Marlena Shaw's "Woman ...

  • Melanie Charles makes a fine art out of flipping scripts / 88.3WGBO-The Checkout
    Posted At: November 9, 2021

    Melanie Charles is set to release; Y'all Don't (Really) Care About Black Women, via Verve. The albumm is a love letter to the unheralded labor of Black women, containing reimagined works by Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Abbey Lincoln, Dinah Washington and more.  Most recently, Charles debuted her renditions of Sarah Vaughan's "Detour Ahead" and Marlena Shaw's "Woman Of The Ghe...

  • Melanie Charles - Y'all Don't (Really) Care About Black Women makes JAZZIZ: 10 Albums You Need to Know: November 2021
    Posted At: November 4, 2021

    Jazziz MATT MICUCCI writes....An icon and trailblazer reinterprets some of his most iconic hit songs on solo piano; a revisitation of some of Blue Note's classic music with a modern bounce; a big band celebration of the great Charlie Parker. All this and more are in our list of 10 albums out this month (November 2021) that you need to know about. Melanie Charles, Y'all Don't (Really) Care...

  • Melanie Charles rendition of Betty Carter's 'Jazz (Ain't Nothing But Soul),' makes JAZZIZ: The Week in Jazz
    Posted At: November 1, 2021

    JAZZIZ - MATT MICUCCI writes...The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz world. It's a one-stop destination for the music news you need to know. Let's take it from the top.   Melanie Charles has unveiled her rendition of Betty Carter's "Jazz (Ain't Nothing But Soul)," from her first major-label full-length, Y'all Don't (Really) Care ...

  • 'Y'all Don't (Really) Care About Black Women' by Melanie Charles is so compelling that it leaves me wondering what's going to happen next / WBGO: Fall Preview 2021
    Posted At: September 12, 2021

    WBGO writes......Autumn is always harvest time for new music, and this season is no exception. More than a year and a half into the coronavirus pandemic, musicians are going out on tour, and even back in the clubs (taking all due precautions). Festivals have set their sights on a triumphant return, welcoming audiences in person again. Through it all, the music endures, finding ways to deepen and thrive. ...
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