Showing posts with label Barbara Knight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barbara Knight. Show all posts

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Barbara Knight & The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra - Night & Day

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:37
Size: 102,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:10)  1. The Song Is You
(4:11)  2. Bewitched
(2:50)  3. Bye Bye Blackbird
(5:06)  4. Night And Day
(2:45)  5. Just In Time
(4:33)  6. When You Wish Upon A Star
(4:04)  7. They All Laughed
(2:38)  8. Perdido
(5:17)  9. Like A Lover
(3:26) 10. Teach Me Tonight
(2:20) 11. Just One Of Those Things
(3:12) 12. This Lullaby

Barbara Knight is Northeast Ohio's premier big band jazz singer. She is known for captivating an audience with her tantalizing voice and is recognized by jazz bands and musicians as a truly gifted singer with dynamic stage presence and an intimate knowledge of her repertoire. Her enchanting renditions of the jazz classics will delight you while her melodic vocals will lure you into the song and make listening a truly magical experience. Experience the magic as you discover vocalist Barbara Knight in this exciting debut CD, "Night and Day".

“Barbara Knight's jazz style beautifully combines power and poise. She's a singer's singer, swinging on "Perdido," seductive on "Like a Lover," mysterious on her namecheck tune, "Night and Day," welcoming on "Just in Time." Both queenly and friendly, Knight is particularly comfortable with standards. But she's not afraid to be modern, either. "Night and Day," her CD with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, effectively demonstrates how well Knight and her favorite backup work together. This lush album is a honey, proving how persuasive mainstream jazz can be. Credit Barbara Knight for making the reminder so resonant.” ~ Carlo Wolff, jazz reviewer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and contributor to Billboard online, Goldmine and the Boston Globe.

“There’s a rightness about this CD that is hard to define, one that I haven’t heard on anything I’ve ever been on except this. It’s just on another level. Wow!” ~ Jack Schantz, musical director of Cleveland Jazz Orchestra

“Barbara Knight's "Night And Day" is a refreshing change of pace. Knight shows us her love of the songs she sings, by actually just singing them. No self indulgent, vocal exercises on this session. Just Barbara's warm, crystal clear voice bringing life to a collection of very hip charts. What a delight!” ~ Dan Polletta, jazz host, WCPN - FM 90.3

“Barbara Knight sings with confidence and affection. Her interpretations of the great standards are straight from the heart of the music." ~ Tony Mowod, executive producer / jazz host, WDUQ - FM 90.5 http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bkwtcjo

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Barbara Knight - Angel Eyes

Styles: Vocal Jazz, Bossa Nova
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:12
Size: 139,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:54)  1. I'm Beginning To See The Light
(4:03)  2. Spring Is Here
(5:00)  3. You Go To My Head
(5:08)  4. A Single Flower
(5:13)  5. Angel Eyes
(1:48)  6. Secret Love
(4:37)  7. Garota De Ipanema
(5:52)  8. You Don't Know What Love Is
(2:50)  9. Skylark
(4:49) 10. What Is This Thing Called Love
(4:43) 11. Choices
(3:13) 12. Lullaby Of Birdland
(4:15) 13. Old Devil Moon
(4:41) 14. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

"Angel Eyes", the second release by vocalist Barbara Knight, was well worth the wait. This recording is an amazing journey for Barbara, one she shares with Russell Schmidt on piano, David Morgan on bass, Jim Rupp on drums, and Jack Schantz on flugelhorn. The small-band setting lets her spread her wings and soar, as she introduces fresh interpretations of the classic jazz standards, arranged by renowned bassist David Morgan as well as several by Barbara herself. Two of the songs on this CD are originals written by band members, the achingly beautiful “A Single Flower” by saxophonist Howie Smith and Morgan’s own “Choices”, both tunes including new lyrics by Barbara. Another memorable feature of the CD are the four duets, each with a different member of the band, making this recording unmatched by any other in the vocal jazz genre.  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/barbaraknight