Saturday, April 22, 2017

Barb Jungr






































Artist:  Barb Jungr
Born:  May 9, 1954.  Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Genre:  Jazz, Blues, Soul, Cabaret, Vocal Jazz
Occupation:  Singer, Writer
Instruments:  Vocals

Barb Jungr is an English Singer, Songwriter, Composer and Writer, of Czech and German parentage.  She is known as a Chansonniere, or singer of Chansons, who extended the French and German art song tradition into new mixing it with Jazz, Blues, Folk, World Music and Pop Music, including the Cabaret Style.  She is also an acclaimed Jazz and Cabaret Singer.














Title:  Every Grain Of Sand  (2017)

Genre:  Jazz, Blues, Soul, Cabaret, Vocal Jazz
Label:  Linn Records
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  I'll Be Your Baby Tonight  (4:06)
 2.  If Not For You  (3:09)
 3.  Things Have Changed  (4:57)
 4.  Ring Them Bells  (3:14)
 5.  Not Dark Yet  (4:36)
 6.  Don't Think Twice, It's All Right  (4:37)
 7.  Is Your Love In Vain  (3:29)
 8.  It's All Over Now, Baby Blue  (4:10)
 9.  I Want You  (3:13)
10. Sugar Baby  (7:40)
11. Born In Time  (3:10)
12. What Good Am I?  (3:58)
13. Tangled Up In Blue  (5:33)
14. Forever Young  (2:57)
15. Every Grain Of Sand  (4:22)

Personnel:

Barb Jungr:  Vocals, Harmonica
Simon Wallace:  Piano on Tracks:  1-3, 5-8, 10-12, 14, 15
Russell Churney:  Piano on Tracks:  4, 9, 13
Mark Lockheart:  Saxophone
Kim Burton:  Accordion
Sonya Fairburn:  Violin
Sonia Oakes Stuart:  Cello
Julie Walkington:  Double Bass
Gary Hammond:  Percussion

Every Grain Of Sand is a tribute album to Bob Dylan recorded by Barb Jungr, originally released on March 2002 by Linn Records, remastered and reissued in 2017 by Linn Records.


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