tracks

Bye Bye Blackbird
Invitation
Yesterdays
Just For A Thrill
You Don't Know Me
Alfie
Autumn Leaves
Summer Samba
All Or Nothing At All
So In Love
A Man & A Woman
I Fall In Love Too Easily
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town*

notes

This record, a collection of jazz standards made partly at the request of her mother, was planned by Barber for over ten years but held. "It was important to me that I try and establish my own sound, my own music, before I did a record of standards. With 'modern cool' I felt I had done that," says Barber. Nightclub benefits from the long incubation period. Barber is a seasoned performer of classic jazz material. Highlights include her stunning version of "Yesterdays," the rarely recorded vocal version of "Invitation" and her version of Alfie, which features guitarist Charlie Hunter.

Musicians: Patricia Barber, piano, vocal; Michael Arnopol, bass (5, 9, 10); Adam Cruz, drums (4, 5, 6, 8, 9); Charlie Hunter, 8-string guitar (4, 6, 11); Marc Johnson, bass (1, 2, 3, 7, 8); and Adam Nussbaum, drums (1, 2, 3, 7, 8).

Recorded and mixed at "Chicago Recording Company" Studio 4, May 15-19, 2000.
Mastered at 24-Bit resolution from analog sources at "Foothill Digital", New York City.
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This recording is dedicated to:
"My mom, Peggy Orton, who gave me the knowledge and love of this music and who has partiently waited for this recording.
The two great nightclubs which became home for me in Chicago, the Goldstar Sardine Bar and the Green Mill.
Michael, the musicians and fans who stayed up late and kept me company." (Patricia Barber)

"Something special can happen late night in a jazz club. As the crowd thins, the musicians intuitively sense that those few who have stayed, have stayed for a reason. A reciprocity of need and desire inspires the musicians to dig as deeply into their talent and souls as they are able. This mysterious and transformative confluence of events rarely happens in concert. It is the province of the nightclub." (Patricia Barber)

credits

Art Direction – Mare Earley
Bass – Marc Johnson (2) (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2), Michael Arnopol (tracks: B2, C3, D1)
Design – Formaggio Design
Drums – Adam Cruz (tracks: B1 to B3, C3 to D2), Adam Nussbaum (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2)
Engineer [Assistant] – Bill Douglas (3), Gabriel Weldin, Jeffrey Lane,
Executive-Producer – Michael Friedman (5)
Guitar [8-string] – Charlie Hunter (tracks: 4, 6, 11)
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mastered By [Vinyl] – Doug Sax
Photography By – Valerie Booth O., Yuwadee
Piano [Steinway Grand], Vocals – Patricia Barber
Producer – Patricia Barber
Producer [Assistant] – Craig Figtree
Recorded By, Mixed By – Jim Anderson
Remix – Jim Anderson
Technician [Piano] – Charles Terr

companies

Remixed At – Capitol Studios
Mastered At – Gateway Mastering
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated

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