Roberta Gambarini & Hank Jones - You Are There

Roberta Gambarini & Hank Jones — You Are There

Audiophile Signature Edition limited to 999 copies!

140-gram numbered double LP

Mastered and pressed in Germany

Includes bonus tracks not available on CD

The In+Out label releases Roberta Gambarini's duet album with jazz legend Hank Jones for the first time on vinyl in a Limited Audiophile Signature Edition hand-numbered and limited to 999 copies!

One of the most important music figures of the 20th century: the late Benny Carter, cited Roberta as his favorite singer. James Moody, the legendary saxophonist and singer, was Roberta's mentor and teacher, and introduced her to many of the major venues in the world. In 2005 Roberta recorded the present duet album titled You Are There with the legendary pianist Hank Jones. Mr. Jones, who accompanied most of the celebrated vocalists of 20th Century such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Carmen McRae and Nat King Cole, declared Roberta Gambarini to be the best singer to emerge in the last 60 years.

Gambarini met Hank Jones for the first time in 2001 at the annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. After that meeting she was touring the world performing with his trio as well with him as duo, resulting in this recording in 2005. Gambarini remembers: "There were no partitions, no isolation booths, no headphones, no over dubs. The sound would be just what you would hear, had you been in someone's living room playing among friends. We had this list of tunes that we knew we liked, but (by choice) no arrangements, no rehearsals, no predisposed 'structures,' in one word, no 'concept' other than letting the music flow and being as open as possible to anything that could happen in the moment. If either of us stopped the take, there would be no possibility to fix, splice or adjust, we would just start over."

"The results are predictably spectacular." — Samuel Chell, and this "exceptional vocal/piano duo recording is
clearly one for the ages." — Ken Dryden. These are just a few of the reactions to this exceptional album.

Side A

1. You Are There

2. Then I'll Be Tired Of You

3. People Time

4. When Lights Are Low

5. Deep Purple

Side B

1. Stardust

2. Just Squeeze Me

3. Reminiscing

4. Suppertime

Side C

1. Something To Live For

2. Lush Life

3. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me

4. Come Sunday

4. Come Sunday

5. How Are Things In Glocca Morra?

Side D - Bonus Live Tracks

1. Skylark

2. Body And Soul

3. Cool Breeze

4. Lush Life

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