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barber, patricia – mythologies (2 x 33rpm lp halfspeed)
[MFSL 2-318]

48,99EUR

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MEDIUM Vinyl Records
WEIGHT 2 x 180gr 33rpm, Halfspeed
CONDITION sealed
CONDITION RECORDS M mint
COVER Gatefold
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER Yes
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE http://www.patriciabarber.com

MUSICIANS

Eric Montzka – drums
Michael Arnopol – bass
Jim Gailloreto – tenor sax (guest appearance)
Minister Walter Owens – vocals (guest appearance)
Grazyna Auguscik – vocals (guest appearance)
Paula Falk – vocals (guest appearance)
Neal Alger – guitar
Choral Thunder – background vocals (guest appearance)
Lawrice Flowers – vocals (guest appearance)
Airreal Watkins – vocals (guest appearance)
Shelby Webb, Jr. – background vocals (guest appearance)
Bryan Johnson - vocal arrangement (guest Appearance)
Patricia Barber - piano, vocals

SIDE 1

the moon - 7:10
morpheus - 4:34
pygmalion - 4:39

SIDE 2

hunger - 4:35
icarus - 5:13
orpheus / sonnet - 4:33

SIDE 3

persephone - 6:00
narcissus - 3:40
whiteworld / oedipus - 5:21

SIDE 4

phaeton - 5:20
the hours - 7:46

REVIEW

A singular jazz work, Patricia Barber’s groundbreaking Mythologies is the result of the pianist becoming the only singer-songwriter to ever win a Guggenheim Fellowship

Allowed the time to craft a sophisticated album, the ambitious 2006 set is without peer in any musical genre

A cycle based on Greek mythology and Ovid’s “Metamorphoses,” Mythologies brings each of the eleven characters from Ovid’s play to life in song

Accompanied by guitarist Michael Alger, bassist Michael Arnapol, and drummer Eric Montzka, and assisted by a few special guest background vocalists--including a children's choir--Barber has turned in one of the first legitimate masterworks of the new century

Lyrically addressing lovestruck emotions, insomnia, desires, risks, and more, Barber habitually turns conventions on their head

She matches her sonnets, double entendres, and fascinating narratives with music that’s at once seductive, sad, beautiful, and powerful. Intended to be listened to from start to finish

Mythologies comes off as a sonic cycle that traces life and death in an engrossingly imaginative fashion that’s on par with the classic Greek influences

Half-speed mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered limited-edition 180-gram 2-LP set of Mythologies boasts astounding sonics

Every vocal delicacy and breathy aspect of Barber’s singing is fully audible, balanced, and gorgeously textured. Instrumental decay and acoustic details are suspended against a pitch-black background

Vocal jazz records don’t get better than this!

Don’t settle for the standard CD version, which is robbed of much of the presence, richness, and atmosphere

RECORDING 2006
ENGINEER Jim Anderson
RE MASTERING Paul Stubblebine
RE RELEASED November 2010
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING Excellent
SOUND Excellent
MADE IN USA
STYLE Jazz / Contemporary Jazz
AVAILABLE as long as inventory

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This product was added to our catalog on Friday 12 November, 2010.

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