藍調咖啡屋2LP 180G / 派翠西亞巴柏 (LP黑膠唱片)

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《藍調咖啡屋》是由主唱歌手派翠西亞巴柏一人擔綱製作、創作、彈奏鋼琴、演唱的處女專輯，一經推出，便以一鳴驚人的態勢立刻紅透了半邊天。 

《藍調咖啡屋》的名字，緣於巴柏當年駐唱的地方就叫Cafe Blue。這張誰也沒想到會成為天碟的唱片當年在芝加哥一間錄音室完成，前後只花了四天時間。

整張唱片的樂隊編制相當簡潔，只有鋼琴、貝斯、鼓與打擊樂器，但表現出的音色變幻豐富，卻可讓聽者心神蕩漾，喝彩不迭。純正道地的藍調節奏似醉迷離，女歌手的唱腔磁性而低沉。晶瑩光滑的鋼琴、彈性十足的貝斯，絕佳的錄音效果還原出了極為自然的空間效果。

其中效果優異的是第三首《A Taste Of Honey》配上歌手迷離慵懶的唱腔，絕對是可以數得上的絕妙佳品。

第十一首《Romanesque》是最富有羅曼蒂克的情調小品。
如果你的器材夠高檔，可以直接播放第六首《Manha De Carnaval》發燒的魅力，拍擊身體的節奏與不帶歌詞的吟唱，卻製造出夢一般的意境。
在一個美好的夜晚，巴柏的輕柔歌聲，撩撥著你的欲望；當她的眼中充滿了霧的迷惘，她的唇邊溢出了酒的芬芳；《藍調咖啡屋》將讓人陷入甜蜜的冥想中，醉人小酒館般的夢幻空間，將圍繞在歌聲所到的每一個角落。

Remastered for vinyl by Doug Sax
180-gram double LP pressed at Quality Record Pressings!
A  Stereophile  Record to Die For!
"Top ten albums all time by a female jazz vocalist!" — CD Review
"(The Capitol Studios remix is) a dramatic improvement of what has long been regarded as a sonic masterpiece. It is a compelling reason to revisit this work with fresh ears." — Thomas Conrad for Jazz Times/Stereophile
Cafe Blue  was recorded at Chicago Recording Company in early 1994 by recording engineer Jim Anderson. It was the first release Barber recorded for Premonition Records. Recorded in 16/48 kHz on a 32-track Otari machine, the original multitracks were then transferred and remixed in 2011 at Capitol Studios in Holywood, California. The idea was to reimagine the album, which had become one of the most widely praised jazz recordings of the 1900s, at one of the legendary recording facilities of the golden era of jazz recording, the late 1950s. Utilizing Studio B's remarkably warm Neve 808 console, which was actually the first Neve console in the U.S., and Capitol's EMT plate reverbs and live chambers, Anderson delivered a stunning reinterpretation that has become the standard versiion of this recording. The album was mastered from the original analog mixes by David Glasser of Airshow Mastering. 
Cafe Blue  itself is so special that it outshines its peers. This recording of an outstanding female vocalist won more than 15 awards of best reviews from international major magazines of music institutions. But the most important aspect of this disc crystallizes in the two songs for which Barber herself has written the lyrics. The down-and-out sophistication of "What A Shame" and the self-effacing wonderment of "Too Rich For My Blood," show a serious jazz musician exploring the emotional domain normally occupied by pop and rock artists.

曲目:
Side 1    
What A Shame 5:21
Mourning Grace 6:56
A Taste of Honey 4:29

Side 2
Ode to Billie Joe 5:20
Too Rich For My Blood 8:05
Manha De Carnaval 3:16

Side 3
Inch Worm 5:02
Wood Is A Pleasant Thing To Think About 0:58
Nardis 9:01

Side 4
The Thrill is Gone 4:38
Romanesque 4:26
Yellow Car III 5:07