被國際著名《Downbeat》雜誌在1995-1997年連續推薦為最有價值音樂人才—爵士女聲

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★《CD Review》雜誌“十大長青女歌手”之一

★ 美國《Billboard》雜誌1994年最佳年度爵士唱片

★《Code》雜誌1994年度十大唱片之一

★《Jazziz》雜誌1994年度十大唱片之一

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《藍調咖啡屋》是由主唱歌手派翠西亞巴柏一人擔綱製作、創作、彈奏鋼琴、演唱的處女專輯，一經推出，便以一鳴驚人的態勢立刻紅透了半邊天。 

《藍調咖啡屋》的名字，緣於巴柏當年駐唱的地方就叫Cafe Blue。這張誰也沒想到會成為天碟的唱片當年在芝加哥一間錄音室完成，前後只花了四天時間。

整張唱片的樂隊編制相當簡潔，只有鋼琴、貝斯、鼓與打擊樂器，但表現出的音色變幻豐富，卻可讓聽者心神蕩漾，喝彩不迭。純正道地的藍調節奏似醉迷離，女歌手的唱腔磁性而低沉。晶瑩光滑的鋼琴、彈性十足的貝斯，絕佳的錄音效果還原出了極為自然的空間效果。

其中效果優異的是第十首《A Taste Of Honey》配上歌手迷離慵懶的唱腔，絕對是可以數得上的絕妙佳品。

第四首《Romanesque》是最富有羅曼蒂克的情調小品。

如果你的器材夠高檔，可以直接播放第十二首《Manha De Carnaval》發燒的魅力，拍擊身體的節奏與不帶歌詞的吟唱，卻製造出夢一般的意境。

在一個美好的夜晚，巴柏的輕柔歌聲，撩撥著你的欲望；當她的眼中充滿了霧的迷惘，她的唇邊溢出了酒的芬芳；《藍調咖啡屋》將讓人陷入甜蜜的冥想中，醉人小酒館般的夢幻空間，將圍繞在歌聲所到的每一個角落。

"The one thing that struck me the most about Premonition Records' latest release of an 'Un-Mastered' edition of the Patricia Barber jazz standard, Cafe Blue, was the audibly more reverberating recording studio ambience. ... After an ensuing decade of numerous reissues and LP pressings, Premonition Records hired Gus Skinas, Director of the Super Audio Center, a mastering and disc manufacturing facility of the SACD format, in a restoration of the Cafe Blue to the original studio mix prior to its commercial one. The result was a much quieter recording busting with dynamic contrasts. ... The Cafe Blue Un-Mastered is now the reference." — dagogo.com. Read the entire review here.

"Unlike any other version thus far released. You feel the character of Capitol's vintage Neve console and you hear all the detail and feel and space of those famous analog reverb chambers." — Gus Skinas, The Super Audio Center / This recording authored for Hybrid SACD by Gus Skinas at the Super Audio Center, Boulder, Colo.

Patricia Barber's 1994 audiophile classic Cafe Blue is available for the first time unmastered, Capitol Studios remix. SACD Hybrid will play on all SACD and CD players.

Cafe Blue was recorded at Chicago Recording Company in early 1994 by recording engineer Jim Anderson. It was the first release Barber recorded for Premonition Records. Recorded in 16/48 kHz on a 32-track Otari machine, the original multitracks were then transferred and remixed in 2011 at Capitol Studios in Holywood, California. 

Cafe Blue itself is so special that it outshines its peers. This recording of an outstanding female vocalist won more than 15 awards of best reviews from international major magazines of music institutions. But the most important aspect of this disc crystallizes in the two songs for which Barber herself has written the lyrics. The down-and-out sophistication of "What A Shame" and the self-effacing wonderment of "Too Rich For My Blood," show a serious jazz musician exploring the emotional domain normally occupied by pop and rock artists.

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