Patricia Barber Modern Cool Hybrid 5.1 Multi-Channel & Stereo SACD

Patricia Barber “Modern Cool” Hybrid 5.1 Multi-Channel & Stereo SACD

2013 Grammy Award Winner!
Best Surround Sound Album

Stereo & 5.1 Surround Mixed by Jim Anderson at Skywalker Sound! Stereo mastered by David Glasser at Airshow and Surround Mastered by Darcy Proper at Wisseloord Studios

Incredibly life-like stereo and surround audio.

Includes Never-Before-Seen Photos & Notes!

“THE HARMONIC LANGUAGE OF JAZZ, AS WELL AS THAT OF THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK, IS CERTAINLY RICH—LOOK HOW MUCH HAS COME OUT OF IT—BUT IT’S CIRCUMSCRIBED. I STARTED WANTING TO HEAR SOMETHING ELSE.” —Patricia Barber 

“Sonically, one of the best recordings ever made by a Jazz Singer with small acoustic ensemble. ”

–Downbeat, rated 5 stars

“Smart songs about the way we think and live, not just about the way we love. This is the kind of art we need to be on the lookout for everywhere. The 21st century has started. We can’t afford to be left behind.” –New York Times

“An Album To Die For.” –Stereophile

Patricia Barber’s Modern Cool brought her mainstream success, propelled by her classic version of the Doors’ “Light My Fire.” Touring for this album, Barber played selections from it during a four-night stand at The Jazz Standard in New York. There she was heard by Bruce Lundvall of Blue Note Records, which led to a string of popular Barber recordings for both Premonition and Blue Note, worldwide touring and the unapologetic critical acclaim from which Barber never looked back.

It quickly became an audiophile classic through Jim Anderson’s stunningly-detailed naturalistic recording.

Our pristine, quiet 180-gram LP, newly re-mastered by Bernie Grundman, faithfully reproduces every dynamic nuance and tonal accuracy of Jim Anderson’s analog mix down master (of the original 16/44.1 recording) without harshness or sibilance. The deluxe new package updates the stylish original design with a heavy-stock booklet and includes new notes from Jim Anderson and many exclusive session and tour photos from Barber photographer Valerie Booth.

For a perfectly immersive experience, the 5.1 SACD layer features the same Grammy^®-winning surround mix master, plus Bernie’s stereo master in both full-DSD and CD format.

FEATURES 

• Jim Anderson’s Grammy-winning 5.1 surround mix available on SACD for the first time
• SACD 2-channel layers sourced from the same master as the LP and plays on all SACD 5.1-and-stereo-ready players, as well as CD players
• LP newly remastered by Bernie Grundman using Jim Anderson’s original analog stereo mix master
• Newly designed packaging featuring booklets in both formats with full lyrics, new note by Jim Anderson, and rare photos from Patricia Barber photographer Valerie Booth
• Both LP and SACD follow their original releases’ alternative track order