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Jazz Times
"powerfully affecting....for sheer poetic beauty, none can match the stirring solemnity of her prayerlike "Night Comes On."
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Time Out NYC
"Her supple and versatile voice glows like a hearth on a winter's day...superb"
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allmusic.com
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O's Place Jazz Magazine
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'Jungr and Wallace try to capture the spirit of a live performance. They succeed '
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The Sunday Mercury
"This new CD is [a] collection of fine compositions...unique"
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Culture Catch
"If cabaret is to have a future (and sizable audience) beyond senior citizens, it will likely sound like this"
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Wears The Trousers Magazine
"Intimate yet dramatic, it’s lush enough to swim in and full of heart-tugging sincerity"
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Jazzwise
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Net Rhythms
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Rock 'n' Reel
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The Huffington Post
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St Joseph News (US)
"Barb Jungr has that Joni Mitchell hipness. Her interpretation of new standards are like vocal poetry."
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The Information Magazine (The Independent)
"Takes your breath away"
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"one of the top five cabaret singers in the world right now. She’s just that good"
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The Independent
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"poised on the cusp of relaxation and anticipation...perfect"
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Midwest Record
"A new high water mark for sitting down music"
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BBC.co.uk
"[Jungr] sounds as if she has lived every line of every song...daring, drama and emotion"
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ThisIsBooksMusic.com
"a true artist who knows how to get in the spirit of these compositions and allow herself to get caught up in the music"
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The Sunday Times
4 Stars
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Choice Magazine
"a truly great interpretive singer"
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Daily Echo
3 Stars
"shows just what a travesty shows like X-Factor make of a much maligned art"
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Record Collector
3 Stars
"a unique presentational style"
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LondonJazzBlog
"Jungr at her magnificent best"
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VortexJazz.co.uk
"Jungr infuses lyrics with extraordinary tenderness"
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Attitude Magazine
3 Stars
"Elegant"
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The Men I Love in Metro


12 March 2010
Metro
Robert Shore

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Barb Jungr became part of the burgeoning British alternative cabaret scene as a member of vocal trio The Three Courgettes back in the 1970s. Since then she's established herself as one of the leading lights of the art-song tradition. On her new album, The Men I Love (Naim), Jungr applies her outstanding interpretive skills to what she terms ‘The New American Songbook'.

The album opens with a thrillingly unfunky deconstruction of the Talking Heads classic Once In A Lifetime, which sets the template for what is to follow. The accompaniment throughout is gracefully minimal - piano, drums, double bass, cello and flute - allowing Jungr's voice to soar over the top with tremulous gravity. I've never cared much for either Can't Get Used To Losing You or Red Red Wine but the bold clarity of Jungr's clever combined treatment will make you hear both with fresh ears.


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