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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album has some of the most achingly beautiful music on it since Jeff Buckley's 'Grace' of 1994. One could easily wait for a decade to hear an album that genuinely becomes as much a part of your life as this one can, should and will.
Few albums that are built around one person's voice ever really deliver the goods...
However, when AMJ sets her native Polish words to PM's stunning melodies (from collected instrumentals), and sings them with her mesmerically beautiful voice, it can't fail to be a success.
I ordered the original album from Poland three years ago, and haven't stopped listening to it since - the international release has some extra tracks on it (I think!) that will be very interesting to hear..
I only hope that exposing this BRILLIANT ALBUM to the wide world will result in Pat and Anna-Maria touring it....!
Please let it be so.
Enjoy.
X L
Few albums that are built around one person's voice ever really deliver the goods...
However, when AMJ sets her native Polish words to PM's stunning melodies (from collected instrumentals), and sings them with her mesmerically beautiful voice, it can't fail to be a success.
I ordered the original album from Poland three years ago, and haven't stopped listening to it since - the international release has some extra tracks on it (I think!) that will be very interesting to hear..
I only hope that exposing this BRILLIANT ALBUM to the wide world will result in Pat and Anna-Maria touring it....!
Please let it be so.
Enjoy.
X L
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I must be on the wrong mailing lists, because I only found out about this album last week, despite being a Metheny fanatic since 1977's 'Passengers'.
All I can ask is why did it take a Polish group to do the inevitable and turn Pat's melodies into proper songs? To my mind, many of Pat's compositions, particularly the earlier ones, belong in the great American songbook, as indeed do some of Keith Jarrett's, so this album gives them some of the recognition they so richly deserve.
It goes without saying that attempting to update such a 20th century classic as 'Are You Going With Me?' takes some courage, but the band is clearly having a ball, and it works on every level.
Pat Metheny's original ECM compilation, 'Works', is my standard CD loan to any friend as a test of whether our musical tastes stand any chance of overlapping. I've got half a mind to switch to this album!
All I can ask is why did it take a Polish group to do the inevitable and turn Pat's melodies into proper songs? To my mind, many of Pat's compositions, particularly the earlier ones, belong in the great American songbook, as indeed do some of Keith Jarrett's, so this album gives them some of the recognition they so richly deserve.
It goes without saying that attempting to update such a 20th century classic as 'Are You Going With Me?' takes some courage, but the band is clearly having a ball, and it works on every level.
Pat Metheny's original ECM compilation, 'Works', is my standard CD loan to any friend as a test of whether our musical tastes stand any chance of overlapping. I've got half a mind to switch to this album!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I bought the original Polish version a couple of years ago via an import specialist. I first heard of this album when Jazz FM DJ played a couple of tracks from it on his late show (When jazz FM actually played Jazz)
I am not much into vocal music but Jopek has an exceptional voice and is intimate with Metheny's vision of the music. Jopek and her band don't give straight forward playing of these metheny tunes but interpret and rework them often subtly but always with passion and dedication. These are high class musicians.
Metheny's contribution is without saying superb and he blends in with the band with ease as if they have been playing together over many years. Yet he still retains his unique presence and tone but not at the expense of everyone else, just as a seasoned jazz musician should do.
Jopek's vocals are emotive, lyrical and the band support her beautifully.
There are translations of the lyrics on this european/US edition so we actually know what she is singing. But to be honest she is so good and her voice so instrument like and communicative the meaning and emotion of the songs are conveyed as well as they possibly could be. The translation is not really that important.
There are 3 extra tracks on this latest edition which is a great welcome 2 of which are from live concerts Metheny and Jopek did several years ago. Some live material is up on you tube if you want to hear how good this music is. The three extra tracks are: 1. "Lulajze Jezuniu" (Polish Christmas Carol) 2. "Na Calej Polaci Snieg" (The Snow Falls All Over The Place) 3. "Szepty I Lzy" (Whispers And Tears).
I would recommend this to any Metheny fans or vocal/jazz vocal fans, but it crosses across all the boundaries so should appeal to just music lovers. I will be exploring more of AMJ's music because of this album.
For Metheny fans i would also recommend classical guitar interpretations of the music of Pat Metheny by Jason Vieaux. The album is called "images of Metheny" Metheny met the guitarist and was very impressed with the album. Vieaux manages to distil the essence of the music into shorter renditions of the originals.
I am not much into vocal music but Jopek has an exceptional voice and is intimate with Metheny's vision of the music. Jopek and her band don't give straight forward playing of these metheny tunes but interpret and rework them often subtly but always with passion and dedication. These are high class musicians.
Metheny's contribution is without saying superb and he blends in with the band with ease as if they have been playing together over many years. Yet he still retains his unique presence and tone but not at the expense of everyone else, just as a seasoned jazz musician should do.
Jopek's vocals are emotive, lyrical and the band support her beautifully.
There are translations of the lyrics on this european/US edition so we actually know what she is singing. But to be honest she is so good and her voice so instrument like and communicative the meaning and emotion of the songs are conveyed as well as they possibly could be. The translation is not really that important.
There are 3 extra tracks on this latest edition which is a great welcome 2 of which are from live concerts Metheny and Jopek did several years ago. Some live material is up on you tube if you want to hear how good this music is. The three extra tracks are: 1. "Lulajze Jezuniu" (Polish Christmas Carol) 2. "Na Calej Polaci Snieg" (The Snow Falls All Over The Place) 3. "Szepty I Lzy" (Whispers And Tears).
I would recommend this to any Metheny fans or vocal/jazz vocal fans, but it crosses across all the boundaries so should appeal to just music lovers. I will be exploring more of AMJ's music because of this album.
For Metheny fans i would also recommend classical guitar interpretations of the music of Pat Metheny by Jason Vieaux. The album is called "images of Metheny" Metheny met the guitarist and was very impressed with the album. Vieaux manages to distil the essence of the music into shorter renditions of the originals.
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Five stars are not enough
This is a startlingly excellent album.
There is little one can add to the previous reviews which echo the sense of wonder that this collaboration between Pat Metheny and... Read more
There is little one can add to the previous reviews which echo the sense of wonder that this collaboration between Pat Metheny and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by K. Moss
Stunning!
I can't add much more to the previous reviews except to say that this CD is stunning! Anna Maria Jopek has a beautiful, haunting voice and Pat is his usual genius self. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mojo
Upojenie or Ecstasy
As a long time fan of Pat Metheny I stumbled accross this album on You Tube and instantly fell for the angelic vocals of the stunningly beautiful Anna Maria Jopek who i knew little... Read more
Published 24 months ago by A. Caulfield
Just beautiful
I just want to add my voice to say this album is beautiful. Anna has a marvellous voice, the album flows gracefully, and the Metheny songs revisited with added vocals are really... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Ramses
Total Peace ....
When you have had a bad day and you need to sit on the sofa with a glass of wine, the lights turned down low and to listen to something that will make you forget the day .... Read more
Published on 4 May 2010 by P. Harnett
This one will last
Lovely, mellow music from Pat Metheny and the well-known (in Poland) Polish jazz singer Anna Maria Jopek. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2010 by Sabina
Quiet & interesting
During the last couple of months, I've startet buying music again. I have chosen the beatle records, some other Pat Metheney records, and even some classical music. Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2010 by L. Frandsen
Guitar God meets Angel Songstress
This is a copy and paste for my earlier review of the hard to acquire Polish release, before WB decided on an international version:
To make clear, this is a... Read more
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Published on 21 Sep 2009 by John Ferngrove
Tasteful, but I don't play it much!
Without the backing of PM, this is not likely to have seen the light of day - ok, but reruns of pm material with vocals and a couple of weakish sel-penned tracks, are what you are... Read more
Published on 20 April 2009 by BORU
reverberations
some familiar tunes to PatM fans. Very well played, some great arrangements, PatM soloing into the stratosphere. Good acoustic guitar as well. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2009 by David Gleeson
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