A Night In Tunisia
The Long Awaited Recording Hits the Airwaves in September
We had a great time making this new record. I chose my favourite songs to sing with my favourite players—guys I've been working with for longer than I'd care to admit.
The project started with John Sherwood's inspired arrangements—he breathed new life into some classic standards.
With my co-producer Dennis Patterson at the helm, we recorded in the famed Studio 211 at the CBC, Toronto over three days; a take or two on each track with very few overdubs. The experience was as close to live-off-the-floor as you can get without restricting yourself to one take only—though a couple are just that.
With players like this it's hard to go wrong:
- John Sherwood, piano
- Dave Young, bass
- Terry Clarke, drums
- Reg Schwager, guitar
- Bob Brough, sax
- Chase Sanborn, trumpet/flugelhorn
- Geoff Young, guitar on You Don't Know What Love Is
- John MacLeod, flugelhorn on You Don't Know What Love Is
We had two very special guests on the record as well. Peter Appleyard's beautiful vibes on East of the Sun, and Guido Basso's signature flugelhorn/trumpet sound on East of the Sun, I Thought About You, and a glorious solo on The Shadow of Your Smile.
I'd like to thank the brilliant musicians that played on this recording, for their support, their commitment to the music and for being who they are. A special thank you to Peter Appleyard and Guido Basso for taking time out of their busy lives to be part of this project.
A big thank you to John Sherwood for his amazing arrangements and his amazing playing. And to Dennis Patterson for being an absolute joy to work and confer with—and for capturing what we did so well.
Special thanks to Mike Carroll for the use of Studio 211 and everyone at CBC for their support in making this recording.
I could not have made this CD without the support of my family—my father, Bob; sister Coleen; brother Kim and their spouses.
And last but not least, I want to thank my husband, Jesse and son, Liam for putting up with me and for being the light of my life.
I dedicate this recording to my mother, Shirley E. McCartney.
We lost her much too soon.
The Song List:
- East of the Sun
- by Brooks Bowman
- I Concentrate On You
- by Cole Porter
- A Night In Tunisia
- by Dizzy Gillespie
- Dat Dere
- Bobby Timmons
- You Don't Know What Love Is
- by Don Raye & Gene DePaul
- I Thought About You
- by Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Mercer
- The Shadow of Your Smile
- by Johnny Mandel & Paul Francis Webster
- Jersey Bounce
- by M. Bradshaw, E. Johnson, B. Plater & B. Feyne
- No More Blues
- by A. Jobim, J. Hendricks & J. Cavanaugh
- Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
- by Cole Porter