JazzTimes (p.126) - "[T]he magnetic Russell further widens her repertoire to embrace the era of her pianist/bandleader father Luis and her acclaimed vocalist/bassist mother, Carline Ray....It all adds up to a sepia-tinted smorgasbord that's as bountiful as it is delectable."
Dirty Linen (p.38) - "Her alto tones are rich and invitingly warm, and she employs pristine enunciation to cut to the emotional core of the lyrics at hand."
No Depression (p.76) - "Russell's supple voice has the confident wallop and sashay of Alberta Hunter as she moves easily from songs by Willie Dixon to Yip Harburg."