#1 DSD Best Seller – Exclusive Early Release at NativeDSD!
Our #1 DSD Best Seller at Native DSD Music is the new edition of Modern Cool by Patricia Barber on Impex Records.
It is an Exclusive Early Release at NativeDSD.Com – appearing in Stereo DSD 512, DSD 256, DSD 128 & DXD plus 5.1 Channel Surround Sound DSD 256, DSD 128, DSD 64 and DXD for the first time.
Album Recording Engineer and Surround Sound Producer Jim Anderson of Anderson Audio NY says “This release faithfully reproduces the original Stereo & 5.1 Surround Sound editions of the album.”
Patricia Barber’s Modern Cool was the recording that made Barber an International Jazz Star with a classic version of Light My Fire, first made famous by The Doors.
On the initial tour for this album, Barber played a four night stand at The Jazz Standard in New York where she was heard by Bruce Lundvall of Blue Note Records. This led to a string of Barber recordings for both Premonition and Blue Note, worldwide touring and unapologetic critical acclaim from which Barber never looked back.
Audiophiles were well aware of Barber from her 1994 Premonition recording Cafe Blue. Sonically, Modern Cool copied the Cafe Blue playbook: same recording studio, engineer, and recording approach. Musically, Barber added trumpeter Dave Douglas to her stellar working band and showcased her original compositions more than on any previous recording.
Grammy-Winning Audiophile Classic now with many First Time features:
- First time Modern Cool has been offered as a digital download, and is available exclusively at NativeDSD.
- First time available in Dolby Atmos 5.1 Surround Sound MKV format *(Coming Soon to NativeDSD)
- Issued in Stereo & 5.1 Channel Surround Sound digital formats which Patricia Barber prefers for “maximum clarity and definition”
Sonically, one of the best recordings ever made by a Jazz Singer with small acoustic ensemble.
–Downbeat, rated 5 starsSmart 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 TimesAn Album To Die For.
–Stereophile
Tracklist
Please note that the below previews are loaded as 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.Total time: 01:08:24
Additional information
| Label | |
|---|---|
| SKU | IMP7003 |
| Qualities | DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 32 Bit, WAV 384 kHz 32 bit, WAV 384 kHz, WAV 96 kHz |
| Channels | 5.1ch Surround, 2ch Stereo, 6ch Surround, 2ch Stereo & 5.1ch Surround |
| Artists | |
| Composers | Anka, Barber, Densmore, Dietz, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison, Schwartz |
| Genres | |
| A/D Convertor | Pacific Microsonics Model 2 A/D Converter |
| Mic Preamp | John Hardy M-1 |
| Microphones | Brauner VM-1, DPA 4006, DPA 4007, Neumann USM-69, Sanken CU-41, Sanken CMS-2, Sanken CU-31, AMB-DI |
| Instruments | |
| Original Recording Format | |
| Recording Engineer | Jim Anderson |
| Recording Location | Chicago Recording Company (CRC), Studio 5 |
| Release Date | November 10, 2023 |
Press reviews
JazzTimes
Modern Cool is an atmospheric foray into the off-beat sensibility of Patricia Barber, a young pianist and singer from Chicago. Her compositions are intelligent observations of modern urban life, beginning with “Touch of Trash,” a portrait of a perfectly made-up woman who’s “just a culture short of class.
The New York Times
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.
Down Beat Magazine
Sonically, one of the best recordings ever made by a jazz singer with a small acoustic ensemble.
2L
Wow! This is certainly a candidate for Best Surround Sound Album of 2012. A marvellous product.
CNET
Sultry jazz singer Patricia Barber’s “Modern Cool” album was a hit with the audiophile crowd soon after its release in 1998, so I was surprised to see it come out on Blu-ray with a new 5.1-channel DTS Master Audio mix. Even more surprised that the surround mix totally works. You’re in the middle of the band, which I usually don’t care for, but it clicks here. Barber wrote a lot of the tunes, but her cover of the Doors’ “Light My Fire” is a standout track.
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