Produced by
Barb Jungr, Adrian York & Calum Malcolm
all* vocals & tambourine: Barb Jungr
celeste, piano, vocoder programming, synth, organ, bells, waterfone and soundscape recordings: Adrian York
clarinets, piano, keyboard samples and sounds cape: Jonathan Cooper
violin: Miriam Teppich & Dominika Rosiek
viola: Rebecca Brown
cello: Thangam Debbonaire
harp: Billy Jackson
acoustic bass: Mario Castronari
*backing voices: Barb Jungr, Mari Wilson, Ian Shaw (track 13)
Barb Jungr writes:
Night. Some mythical Deep South. Looking through the frayed, gently blowing curtains into the large room of a decaying ante bellum house. Vines push through the ceiling and roots puncture the floorboards. On a chair, in the moonlight, a woman in a faded ball gown sits, spine straight, eyes straight ahead, cradling the bruised and bloodied body of her dreams to her heart. In the corner of the room casting intermittent green light a modem blinks. Beating time. Silently.
That’s the picture that came to me when this collection of songs came together. With this repertoire and the memory of the King, something happened and the songs and the language we needed musically, emerged of their own accord.
The songs are not all obvious, though some are. They chose themselves as soon as I started to peel the list down and work on the material. The lyrics, when exposed, tell a very different story of life, love, loss and faith now, and speak to the memory of the great singer who sang them half a century ago.
I am indebted to Howard Thompson for pushing me towards this repertoire, to my stupendous arrangers Adrian and Jonathan, and of course Calum Malcolm - who have to put up with me talking in images and demanding the impossible, and to all the friends and colleagues who gave research help, song suggestions and encouraged in every way.
Arrangements: Adrian York and Jonathan Cooper.
Recordings: Calum Malcolm, Adrian York and Jonathan Cooper.
Recorded at Livingston Studios with help from Jon Olliffe., and at Adrian York and Jonathan Cooper’s studios.
Mixed by Calum Malcolm and Adrian York at Calum Malcolm’s studio.
Photos and sleeve design: John Haxby
Barb Jungr’s Website design James Johnstone
Be the first to write a recommendation.
Please
Login
or
Register
to write a recommendation.
Audiophile AuditionDone with such raw emotion, that I can't visualize it being sung by Elvis.
more >>O's Place NewsletterJungr pays homage to the King.
more >>Live ReviewVery special.
more >>High FidelityThe technical side is awe inspiring, while it enhances the musical content.
more >>AudioEnz - New ZealandThe recording is superb - of demonstration quality.
more >>The SingerParing his greatest hits down to their bare essentials
more >>The ScotsmanAn article by Barb Jungr.
more >>Daily ExpressA must-have. ****
more >>Record CollectorAn adroit interpreter of the songs of others.
more >>HMV ChoiceWidely regarded as Britain’s most gifted song stylist
more >>The TimesJungr could teach Madonna a thing or two about how to convey sensuality through words alone.
more >>All Music GuideAnother exquisite, at times astonishing, album from Miss Jungr.
more >>The StageRendering it anew in such a startlingly personal way that it is utterly reinvigorated
more >>www.backstage.comMajor talent here, folks.
more >>Bloomberg NewsIf you've ever wondered how an artist can transform your view of a song, catch Jungr in concert.
more >>Time OutYou'll find a depth in these songs never previously imagined.
more >>Yorkshire PostShe makes them sound as if they were written just for her.
more >>Whitstable TimesA different kind of tribute to the King
more >>Jazz at Ronnie Scott'sOne of Europe's most intriguing and intelligent interpreters of the contemporary song.
more >>The Sunday TimesAn art-song sensibility tinged with cultured R&B.
more >>Arts EastBritain’s leading chansonnier.
more >>
08 May 2008
to
10 May 2008
England
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London
Just Like a Woman - Hymn to Nina
23 May 2008
England
New Greenham Arts, Newbury
The Blue Hours Cabaret
20 June 2008
England
New Greenham Arts, Newbury
The Blue Hours Cabaret
21 June 2008
England, London
The Vortex Jazz Bar, N16
22 June 2008
England, London
606 Jazz Club, Chelsea
25 June 2008
England
unknown, Wellingborough
Just Like a Woman - hymn to Nina
29 June 2008
England, London
The Bloomsbury TheatreThe Lovely Russell
22 July 2008
England, London
The Almeida TheatreNo Regrets - The Remarkable Barb Jungr
25 July 2008
England
The Wintergarden Hotel, Margate
The Margate Big Sky Jazz Festival
01 August 2008
England
The Fleece, Boxford
Just Like a Woman - hymn to Nina
06 August 2008
to
07 August 2008
Scotland
The Queens Hall, Edinburgh
Just Like a Woman - Barb Jungr sings Nina Simone
22 August 2008
to
23 August 2008
England, London
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho
New York Stories - with Ian Shaw
04 September 2008
to
06 September 2008
North America
The Metropolitan Room, New York
No Regrets - The Remarkable Barb Jungr
11 September 2008
to
13 September 2008
North America
The Metropolitan Room, New York
No Regrets - The Remarkable Barb Jungr
18 September 2008
to
20 September 2008
North America
The Metropolitan Room, New York
No Regrets - The Remarkable Barb Jungr
02 October 2008
to
04 October 2008
England, London
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Soho
Just Like a Woman - hymn to Nina
07 November 2008
Scotland
Strathclyde Suite, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Just Like a Woman - hymn to Nina
15 November 2008
England, London
The Vortex Jazz Bar, N16
London Jazz Festival
20 December 2008
England, London
The Vortex Jazz Bar, N16