Get in the Lounge with Patricia Barber on Nightclub: Singer-Pianist's Sixth Album Features Downtempo Standards

Mastered from the Original Master Tapes: Mobile Fidelity's Numbered-Edition and Out-of-Print Hybrid SACD Plays with Astounding Clarity and Detail

Chicago native and classically trained pianist Patricia Barber's sixth album, Nightclub, is a collection of downtempo standards, perfect for a rainy day. Taking on classics like "Autumn Leaves," "I Fall in Love Too Easily," "Bye Bye Blackbird," and "Alfie" is always a risk, but her confident vocals and interpretations eradicate any doubt that she is a master interpretor. 

The production is spare, allowing her to sing with eerie melancholy. Not many performers can relay such harrowing feeling without over-emoting, but Barber makes it seem effortless. Nightclub is an appropriate title; listening to these love songs is like being in a smoky room, courted by a lounge singer.

Out of print and mastered from the original tapes, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition hybrid SACD places you in the lounge, with Barber and company onstage just feet away. Jazz and vocal recordings don't come any better.