Clear Day

Emilie-Claire Barlow, Jules Buckley, Metropole Orkest

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Clear Day is the 11th album by Canadian Jazz Vocalist Emilie-Claire Barlow. It features the Dutch Jazz and Pop Orchestra Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley. It won the Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year in 2016.

Clear Day is a “mélange of folk and rock staples” with songs by “artists spanning all genres and time periods, from Brad Mehldau to Coldplay.” The album is a narrative with each song telling part of her personal story. Featuring favorites like On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (the title song), The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) and Sweet Thing.

“Each song represents my state of mind, a turning point, a crossroad. The important thing was that the song needed to convey that particular moment in time.” The album also features the 70-piece Metropole Orkest, expanded from the usual 52 piece line up.

The album was produced and arranged by Barlow and Bassist Steve Webster with orchestration by the duo as well as three orchestrations by Shelly Berger and two orchestrations by John Metcalfe, the arranger for Peter Gabriel’s New Blood Orchestra.


Emilie-Claire Barlow, Vocals
Metropole Orkest
Jules Buckley, Conductor

Tracklist

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1.
Amundsen
01:00
2.
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
05:17
3.
Midnight Sun
03:57
4.
Because
04:49
5.
Fix You
06:12
6.
Unrequited
06:32
7.
Under Pressure
04:58
8.
Si J'etais un Homme
04:59
9.
(It's Just) Talk
05:17
10.
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
04:27
11.
La Llorona
07:19
12.
I Don't Know Where I Stand
04:11
13.
Sweet Thing
03:48
14.
Mineiro de Coracao
03:57

Total time: 01:06:43

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Mastering Engineer

For the 2xHD transfer of this recording, the original 1/4”, 15 ips CCIR master tape was played on a Nagra-T modified with high-end tube playback electronics, wired with OCC silver cable from the playback head direct to a Telefunken EF806 tube. The Nagra T has one of the best transports ever made with four direct drive motors, two pinch rollers and a tape tension head. We did an analog transfer for each high-res sampling and A & B comparisons were made with the original LP, using the KRONOS turntable with a BLACK BEAUTY tone arm.

192kHz was done using Ayre QA9pro

DSD was done using dCS 905 and dCS Vivaldi clock

DXD 352.8kHz was done using dCS 905 and dCS Vivaldi clock

 

DSD2 was done using Ayre QA9pro

Mixing Engineer

George Seara

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Recording Engineers

Orchestra: Paul Pouwer Rhythm Section: John "Beetle" Bailey Vocals: Dennis Savage

Release DateFebruary 13, 2024

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