Marjorie Barnes - Both Sides Now

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:13
Size: 118,1 MB
Art: Front
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(2:40) 1. Soon
(5:37) 2. I Haven't Got Anything Better
(3:41) 3. Moon River
(4:24) 4. Something To Live For
(5:22) 5. Detour Ahead
(2:46) 6. Never Will I Marry
(5:02) 7. A Sleepin' Bee
(4:11) 8. Smile
(3:44) 9. That's All
(5:37) 10. Both Sides Now
(3:40) 11. I Will Wait For You
(4:23) 12. How Do You Keep The Music Playing?

Marjorie Barnes native New Yorker who has been living in Europe for almost fifty years including several decades in the Netherlands, summons her many years of experience to brighten and embroider Both Sides Now, her impressive debut recording with the world-class Millennium Jazz Orchestra (MJO). Barnes sang in the mid-1970s with the multiple Grammy Award-winning ensemble, The Fifth Dimension, and has worked with such luminaries as Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Sammy Davis Jr., Billy Eckstine and many others. She is relaxed and comfortable in a big-band setting, astutely enriching the splendid arrangements by MJO director Joan Reinders.

The program that Barnes and Reinders have chosen is an attractive blend of standards and one original, closing with a trio of classics, Joni Mitchell's spellbinding "Both Sides Now" and Michel Legrand's "I Will Wait for You" and "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" Barnes is a throwback to an era in which singers let a song tell its story, eschewing any flamboyance or pretension that would subvert the composer's purpose. She simply sings each song the way it was meant to be sung.

Reinders, meanwhile, lends ample support by deftly arranging every number and choosing a single soloist to complement Barnes on most of them. Tenor saxophonist Joao Driessen escorts her on the Gershwin brothers' "Soon," which opens the session, and Henry Mancini's "Moon River," alto saxophonist Gerlo Hesselink on "Never Will I Marry" and the lone original composition, "I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do." Pianist Dirk Balthaus is front and center on "Detour Ahead," flautist Rob Sijben on "A Sleepin' Bee," baritone saxophonist Job Helmers on "That's All," trumpeter Suzan Veneman on "Both Sides Now" and "I Will Wait for You." Needless to say, every solo is exemplary.

That is a word which suits Barnes too, as she skates easily through every number with nary a false note or misstep. Listening to Both Sides Now, it is easy to see how Barnes could have replaced the peerless Marilyn McCoo, as she did for two years in The Fifth Dimension. Even now, nearly half a century onward, Barnes seems to have lost none of the elegance and charm she brought to that gig. She and the MJO make a lovely coup https://www.allaboutjazz.com/both-sides-now-marjorie-barnes-millennium-jazz-orchestra-zennez-records

Both Sides Now

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Various - Cafe Amsterdam: Latin Jazz Night

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:46
Size: 159.7 MB
Styles: Latin jazz
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[3:15] 1. Cris Monen Jazz & Blues Band - One Note Samba
[3:02] 2. Ricardo Insunza - Favela
[2:46] 3. Ronald Douglas - I Concentrate On You
[5:39] 4. Perfume De Salsa - Dame Un Traguito
[4:36] 5. Ingram Washington - Witchcraft
[3:50] 6. Joop Thonhäuser - Manha De Carnaval
[4:08] 7. Hot Club De Frank - Melodie Au Crepusule
[3:09] 8. Toots Thielemans - Flow
[2:56] 9. Sue Moreno - I Remember You
[2:38] 10. Sebastian Lightfoot - Soul Bossa Nova
[5:24] 11. Jazz Connection - Pau The Arara
[2:34] 12. Dirk Jan Vennik - Funky Wine
[3:48] 13. Deborah J. Carter - Sabado
[5:48] 14. Ratko Zjaca - Soul House
[3:47] 15. Alice In Dixieland - Bed & Breakfast In B
[5:25] 16. Benjamin Herman - All The Things
[2:44] 17. Ricardo Insunza - Saudade Fez Um Samba
[4:07] 18. Marjorie Barnes - No More Blues

The legendary Jelly Roll Morton was noted for saying that Jazz had to contain “The Spanish Tinge,” indicated that Afro-Latin elements have been in Jazz from the music’s inception.

As the century progressed, however, we started to see a more overt fusion of Jazz with Afro-Cuban musical traditions, especially with BeBop innovators like Dizzy Gillespie. By today, we have a distinct style of music, called Latin Jazz, that we consider a crucial and influential vein in this musical tradition.

Cafe Amsterdam: Latin Jazz Night mc
Cafe Amsterdam: Latin Jazz Night zippy

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Marjorie Barnes, Equinox - Brighter Shores

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:48
Size: 152.9 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[4:26] 1. Let's Dance
[6:38] 2. Brighter Shores
[8:23] 3. Come What May
[7:24] 4. Throw It Away
[5:21] 5. Lady Be Good
[7:12] 6. Little Girl Blue
[5:25] 7. E.V.'s Berlin Bounce
[6:08] 8. I'm Glad There's You
[5:33] 9. Round And Round
[5:48] 10. Where Or When
[4:25] 11. Here's To Life

Marjorie Barnes is one of the world’s great jazz singers and performers. She is possessed with serious vocal chops, a confident and dramatic stage presence, and an ability to deliver a lyric in the manner of the great musical storytellers. She also manages to couple an authenticity and wisdom earned through five decades in the music business with an infectiously youthful and playful spirit. Equinox is a firmly rooted and musically diverse quintet of highly seasoned jazz musicians based in the Netherlands. Led by American guitarist, composer, arranger, and lyricist Dan Nicholas, the band also features Simon Rigter on tenor saxophone, Bob Wijnen on piano, Steve Zwanink on bass, and Marcel Serierse on drums.

The meeting between Marjorie Barnes and Equinox is of a true collaborative spirit. Marjorie’s singular vocal gifts shine brightly over the band’s unique sound and her sharp musical instincts and daring fit hand in glove with the band’s adventurous musical interplay. Marjorie Barnes and Equinox’s music is a seamless blend of original works penned by Dan Nicholas set alongside jazz classics, more contemporary pieces, and favorites from the great American songbook. With Equinox behind her every step of the way, Marjorie brings powerful emotional and personal depth to songs that speak of love, loss, hope, celebration, and the blues.

Brighter Shores mc
Brighter Shores zippy

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Marjorie Barnes - Once You've Been In Love

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:29
Size: 113.3 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1993/2009
Art: Front

[3:26] 1. Watch What Happens
[3:40] 2. Fascinating Rhythm
[3:43] 3. Once You've Been In Love
[5:55] 4. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
[4:21] 5. He's My Guy
[4:15] 6. Isn't It A Pity
[4:33] 7. I've Got The World On A String
[4:57] 8. The Beauty And The Beast
[4:38] 9. A Little Tear
[3:30] 10. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
[4:07] 11. No More Blues
[2:20] 12. Never Will I Marry

Once You've Been In Love is a wonderful easy listening / smooth jazz album by Marjorie Barnes (USA). Her great looks, great voice and professionalism make her a performer of international standing. Her collaboration on this album together with Dolf de Vries Trio, Toots Thielemans and Bob Schimscheimer guarantees beauty and success. Recommended!

Once You've Been In Love

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Marjorie Barnes - Time Heals Everything

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:15
Size: 124,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:10)  1. A Blossom Fell
(4:05)  2. Old Flames Never Die
(5:18)  3. In Love In Vain
(3:56)  4. Something Known But Never Spoken
(2:55)  5. I'm Through With Love
(4:19)  6. What Is Love
(3:46)  7. Where Can I Go Without You
(4:48)  8. You Don't Remember Me
(2:42)  9. Time Heals Everything
(3:07) 10. Wild Is The Wind
(3:48) 11. Sleepless Hours
(3:47) 12. Daydream
(4:07) 13. My Heart Will Go On
(4:20) 14. On The Day You Leave Me

Marjorie Barnes was born and raised in New York City. In a long and diverse career in music, she has made a name for herself as a world class singer and also as an actress, with starring roles on Broadway in the musicals Hair and Dreamgirls. In the mid 70’s she worked as the lead vocalist in the renowned pop group The Fifth Dimention; touring and recording with them for two years. From 1978 – 2000, Ms. Barnes made Europe her home; living in London, Paris, Vienna and finally settling in Holland. During this time she became known throughout Europe as a first class jazz vocalist and performer, working in musicals, at jazz festivals, with symphonies and big bands and with her own trio. She also initiated jazz vocal education in the conservatories in Holland, teaching in Hilversum and the Hague. Ms. Barnes has performed in concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Las Vegas Hilton. She has appeared in concert with the Metropole Orchestra, the Rotterdam Symphony and the Tampere Symphony in Finland. She has worked alongside such artists as Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Sammy Davis Jr., Billy Eckstein, Marcus Miller and Mel Lewis.  After living in America for twelve years, Marjorie Barnes returned to Holland in 2012 in full command of her unique vocal gifts and her commanding stage presence. Her Collaboration with Equinox began in 2014, a year which saw her and the group tour Ireland, record a project with award winning Irish musician/composer and producer Bill Whelan and perform at some of Holland’s most esteemed venues, including the Doelen in Rotterdam. http://www.equinoxjazzquintet.com/marjorie-barnes/

Personnel: Majorie Barnes (vocals); Rob Van Bavel (piano); Rene Van Beek (acoustic bass); Chris Strik (drums).

Time Heals Everything

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Marjorie Barnes - Tenderly

Styles: Vocal Jazz

Year: 2015

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 62:43

Size: 143,9 MB

Art: Front

(5:03)  1. Mellow Tone

(4:48)  2. Easy Living

(4:58)  3. Misty - Tenderly

(4:38)  4. So Many Stars

(4:48)  5. Speak Low

(2:57)  6. Street of Dreams

(2:32)  7. My Favorite Things

(4:52)  8. The Lamp Is Low

(7:02)  9. East of the Sun

(9:11) 10. Gershwin Medley

(2:53) 11. 'S Wonderful

(4:31) 12. The Touch of Your Lips

(4:24) 13. Passing Strangers

A tribute to the legendary Sarah Vaughan a singer that Marjorie Barnes certainly matches with her wonderful range and sublime sense of phrasing but a set that also gets some nice soulful undercurrents, too and a presentation level that reminds us a bit of Ernestine Anderson's best work at times! The group here is a small Dutch combo with Rob Van Bavel on piano and they do a great job of keeping in the pocket, and laying down a great rhythmic groove on the swingers then stepping back a fair bit on the gentler moments, so that Marjorie opens up in even more Vaughan-like lines. Titles include "So Many Stars", "Speak Low", "The Lamp Is Low", "East Of The Sun", "In A Mellow Tone", "Easy Living", and "Passing Strangers". © 1996-2016, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/758490

Tenderly

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