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PATRICIA BARBER NIGHTCLUB 180-GRAM LP Now Available!
Our newest LP re-issue, Patricia Barber, nightclub, comes courtesy of the same team that worked on the cafe blue LP. Bob Ludwig did the mastering. Doug Sax cut the lacquers and Jim Anderson, the album's original engineer, supervised this newest issue. Includes bonus material in the same, high end jackets as cafe blue. We're confident you're going to like this one! 33 1/3 RPM, Double LP. To Purchase, click Here. | | | Cafe Blue LP Back in Stock
FYI, we are once again fully stocked on the cafe blue LP. To order, you know what to do. | | | VON FREEMAN: NEA JAZZMASTER 2012 CEREMONY
A beautiful ceremony honoring the 2012 NEA Jazzmasters was held last week. Check out this video starting at the 39:30 mark. It's wonderful to hear the legendary Benny Golson expound on the greatness of Vonski! | | | VON FREEMAN: NEA JAZZMASTER 2012
Check out this beautiful video tribute to Chicago tenor sax giant Von Freeman from the folks at the NEA Jazzmasters Program. Just wonderful! Congrats again Vonski. | | | Cafe Blue LP Out of Stock
We regret to say that we are temporarily out of stock on Patricia Barber's cafe blue 180-gram double LP. The item is still available at our U.S. distributor Music Direct and from many other distributors around the world however. If you are outside the U.S., send us an email and we'll direct you to a proper distributor. | | | "A REISSUE DONE EXQUISITELY RIGHT!"
With the maximum 5 stars for both "Performance" and "Sonics," tastemaker publication Stereophile Magazine praises our recent LP reissue of Patricia Barber's cafe blue: Packed in the heaviest, glossiest cardboard jacket yet seen in a new LP reissue, this weighty two-disc 33 1/3 rpm set (three songs per side) of HQ-180 LPs, pressed by RTI, comes encased in extra-heavy plastic sleeves. Included in the inner gatefold are three new liner notes: by engineer Jim Anderson, Premonition owner Michael Friedman; and (full disclosure) Stereophile Contributing Editor Thomas Conrad. As Tom mentions in his playful missive, this entire record, and particularly Barber’s superbly recorded original composition “Too Rich For My Blood,” is a sonic gem that has long been a favorite of audio sophisticates who want to show off their hi-fi rigs with something new and different – which, amazingly, after 17 years, this album still is. On Café Blue, her second album, Barber’s moody, eclectic tastes jelled into a coherent artistic vision for the first time. Somehow, the mix of pop tunes – like a spidery “Ode to Billy Joe” complete with finger snaps – blends organically with, say, a minimalist, handclap-driven version of Jobim’s “Manha de Carnaval.” The swift, serious, post-bop jazz of Barber’s “Yellow Car III” is balanced by a funky version of “Inch Worm,” a Frank Loesser frolic in which guitarist John McLean’s echoing, evocative chords shine. All that, in turn, fits with the brief, multitracked vocal silliness of Barber’s “Wood Is A Pleasant Thing to Think About.” Remixed by Anderson, who says in his note that he’d always wondered what he’d do differently, given the chance, this Café Blue has sharper acoustic details, less reverb on Barber’s voice, and a more assertive bass presence. A reissue done exquisitely right! – ROBERT BAIRD | | | GREAT REVIEWS FOR CAFE BLUE LP
We've had some wonderful write ups on our new LP release of Patricia Barber's cafe blue. Check them out: Here. Here. Here. | | | PATRICIA BARBER, CAFE BLUE 180 GRAM LP AVAILABLE JULY 28
You can order your copy of Patricia Barber's first Premonition recording, cafe blue, available for the first time from Premonition Records on 180-gram, Double LP (33 1/3 RPM) by heading over to the cafe blue page in the MUSIC section of our store. This is an offer we are incredibly proud of. Completely remixed by the original engineer, Jim Anderson, at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA. Remastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering. Lacquers cut by Doug Sax at the Mastering Lab, Ojai, CA. And pressed by RTI, Camarillo, CA. This is truly an all star team of LP production! Also includes new liner notes by Jim Anderson and me (Michael Friedman) in a beautiful new gatefold jacket. We are confident this is something audiophiles and vinyl lovers in general will appreciate.
| | | VON FREEMAN FEATURED on NPR.ORG
A great story up about Von Freeman at NPR.org. Check out the article here.
| | | VON FREEMAN A 2012 NEA JAZZ MASTER!
Congrats Vonski from your friends here at Premonition Records!
The National Endowment for the Arts will announce the latest recipients of its Lifetime Honors today, including the last foreseeable class of NEA Jazz Masters. The Jazz Masters distinction, which will celebrate its 30th year, recognizes living musicians for career-long achievements.
The 2012 NEA Jazz Masters are drummer Jack DeJohnette, one of the most sought-after musicians for decades; saxophonist Von Freeman, known also for his mentorship of musicians in Chicago; bassist Charlie Haden, a composer with broad stylistic interests and educator of renown; vocalist Sheila Jordan, a distinctive singer-songwriter who has taught many; and trumpeter Jimmy Owens, who receives the A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy largely for his work with the Jazz Foundation of America.
Everyone in the new class of honorees receives $25,000, and will be recognized in a concert and ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center in January 2012. | | | CAFE BLUE REMIXED FOR 180-GRAM LP RELEASE
We just completed remixing Patricia Barber's cafe blue for 180-gram LP. The session took place at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. I am blown away by the results and I cannot wait release date, which is as yet to be determined but probably sometime in late July/early August. Stay tuned for more details.
Mike | | | PATRICIA BARBER FEATURED AT NPR.ORG
There's a cool, new feature up on National Public Radio's music web site. It's called "Patricia Barber: When Life Gives You Pop Songs." It features five of the Pop Song covers Patricia recorded during her Premonition Years. You can check it out here. | | | MUSICSTEM.COM
As of Friday 6/20/08, musicstem.com, our previous store home no longer exists. We are in the process of transferring all username and login information to make musicstem.com accounts active here. It will take about a week. If you need immediate access to your downloads, please send us an email and we'll get you set up. Thank you for your patience during this transition.
... Mike | | | WEBSITE RE-DESIGN
As you may have noticed, we've just redesigned the site. We look forward to your comments with fingers crossed that you like what you see.
We continue to work hard to support our two new Box Sets from Patricia Barber and Von Freeman as well as the brilliant "The Irrational Numbers" from bassist Drew Gress. The press has had good things to say about each of these releases. If you go to Patricia, Von or Drew's Artist home page you can check out some of the response.
Otherwise, we are soon to release an album called "Patricia Barber Remixed." Did you ever wonder what Patricia would sound like backed by a take-no-prisoners rock band? We did. And now we know. The remixes were done by Glenn Stella, a great guitarist and friend of Premonition.
Until next time ... Mike | | |
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