Patricia Barber Companion MFSL Hybrid SACD/CD DSD NEU OVP Sealed UDSACD 2023

Erscheinungsdatum: 25. 11. 2003
Label: Mfsl 
Format: SACD (CD-Anzahl: 1)

(MFSL Hybrid SACD/CD - läuft auf jedem CD-Spieler)

Tonträger SACD
Besonderheiten Limited Edition, Re-Release, Remastered
Jahr 2003
Orig. Release 1999
Zeit 
Plattenfirma MFSL
Herstellungsland USA
Musikrichtung Jazz
EAN-Nr. 821797202367
Katalog-Nr. UDSACD 2023



      Tracks

1. Beat Goes On, The
2. Use Me
3. Like JT
4. Let It Rain
5. Touch of Trash
6. If This Isn't Jazz
7. Black Magic Woman
8. You Are My Sunshine - (bonus track)



Weitere Infos
Patricia Barber - piano & vocals & hammond b-3
Michael Arnopol - bass
John McLean - guitar
Eric Montzka - drums & percussion
Ruben P. Alvarez - percussion


Album notes
Personnel: Patricia Barber (vocals, piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Jason Narducy (vocals); John McLean (guitar); Michael Arnopol (bass); Eric Montzka (drums, percussion); Ruben P. Alvarez (percussion).
Recorded live at The Green Mill, Chicago, Illinois between July 17-19, 1999.
Personnel: Patricia Barber (vocals, piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Jason Narducy (vocals); John McLean (guitar); Michael Arnopol (bass guitar); Eric Montzka (drums, percussion); Ruben P. Alvarez (percussion).
Companion was recorded in a special three-night series of shows in July, 1999 at Chicago's famed Green Mill jazz club -- an unusually short amount of time to produce a live album. To mine as much material as possible from those nights the performances were run more like recording sessions than live shows, with the crowd reverently hushed. Patricia Barber is in her element and the only thing that seems to have suffered for the recording circumstances is the album's length -- at seven songs and 40 minutes, it walks the line between standard EP and full-length size. One surmises that it might have been longer had there been more album-quality material from the performances. Recalling the energy that was present on her critically worshipped Café Blue album, there is an ease and creativity on Companion which makes her fans' devotion understandable. Barber has been criticized for being a jazz singer in the loosest sense -- her style borrows heavily from R&B and she often covers pop songs (Sonny Bono's "The Beat Goes On" is a sheer stylish delight), and her song "If This Isn't Jazz" answers that criticism with a thumb to the nose. What many critics fail to notice, however, is the strength of her musicianship. Sexism within the industry keeps many from seeing female jazz performers playing roles other than those of vocalists -- Barber's warm, breathy voice and creative phrasing are wonderful, for sure, but what really shines are her arrangements. With a talented band behind her, on Companion Barber has made magic with her compositions, her piano playing, and yes, her voice. Intended to be a companion to Modern Cool, this album of mostly previously unrecorded material serves as an excellent introduction to all of her work. ~ Stacia Proefrock


Review
by Stacia Proefrock

Companion was recorded in a special three-night series of shows in July, 1999 at Chicago's famed Green Mill jazz club -- an unusually short amount of time to produce a live album. To mine as much material as possible from those nights the performances were run more like recording sessions than live shows, with the crowd reverently hushed. Patricia Barber is in her element and the only thing that seems to have suffered for the recording circumstances is the album's length -- at seven songs and 40 minutes, it walks the line between standard EP and full-length size. One surmises that it might have been longer had there been more album-quality material from the performances. Recalling the energy that was present on her critically worshipped Café Blue album, there is an ease and creativity on Companion which makes her fans' devotion understandable. Barber has been criticized for being a jazz singer in the loosest sense -- her style borrows heavily from R&B and she often covers pop songs (Sonny Bono's "The Beat Goes On" is a sheer stylish delight), and her song "If This Isn't Jazz" answers that criticism with a thumb to the nose. What many critics fail to notice, however, is the strength of her musicianship. Sexism within the industry keeps many from seeing female jazz performers playing roles other than those of vocalists -- Barber's warm, breathy voice and creative phrasing are wonderful, for sure, but what really shines are her arrangements. With a talented band behind her, on Companion Barber has made magic with her compositions, her piano playing, and yes, her voice. Intended to be a companion to Modern Cool, this album of mostly previously unrecorded material serves as an excellent introduction to all of her work.
 

Condition: SS / OVP:

"Item Condition" notes:

SS / OVP:       CD & LP is factory sealed in shrink-wrap or cellophane.

NEU / NEW:      CD & LP is open and not yet played.(Achtung: = Nicht alle neuen CDs werden vom Hersteller eingeschweißt!)

NM: NEAR MINT   CD & LP Just about in perfect condition.

E:  EXCELLENT   CD & LP Near perfect, may show very light signs of use & maybe one very light scratch.

VG: VERY GOOD   CD & LP  CD has some very minor wear (several very light scratches or marks). If insert, may have dimple marks or very light wrinkles/folds,

G:  GOOD        CD & LP  Some to very heavier wear or tear (some to very scratches throughout the CD), still plays perfectly. If insert, may have some wrinkles, folds, ripples, tears or multiple case. If  case has cracked or is broken.

Demo-Copy:      CD & LP = Promo - not for sale - particularly rare!!   
 

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