派翠西亞巴柏 藍調咖啡屋 24KCD

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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九首《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。第四首《Romanesque》是最富有羅曼蒂克的情調小品。如果你的器材夠高檔，可以直接播放第十二首《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。
 
Café Blue is newly remastered from Premonition Records' original analog master tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. Includes deluxe hardcover book package with modified original artwork!
The 24K Gold CD is manufactured at the state-of-the-art facility in Memory Tech Japan, using a heavy 24K-Gold substrate for evenly reflected laser light and greater audio fidelity precision!
 
Patricia Barber's outstanding 1994 release Café Blue has won more than 15 awards from major international music institutions. Deemed an "underground classic" by jazz bible Downbeat magazine,the album contains sparkling, indelible improvisations derived as much from Barber's interest in classical music as from jazz. This is where the internationally renowned singer-pianist comes into her own,interpreting songs from outside the traditional jazz repertoire and debuting a handful of original compositions that reveal her innovative, thoroughly distinctive style.
 
From Barber's steamy, smoky vocals and crisp finger snaps, to Michael Arnapol's acoustic upright bass and guitarist John McLean's tasteful fills,everything is in the right place. Want to turn your listening room into an intimate club populated by one of the most scintillating, creative jazz artists playing today? This is your ticket.
 
曲目
 
1.What a Shame
2.Mourning Grace
3.The Thrill Is Gone
4.Romanesque
5.Yellow Car III
6.Inch Worm
7.Ode to Billy Joe
8.Too Rich For My Blood
9.A Taste of Honey
10.Nardis
11.Wood Is a Pleasant Thing to Think About
12.Manha De Carnaval