Rebecca Pidgeon - The Raven (Hybrid SACD)
Rebecca Pidgeon - vocals, guitar [click here to see more products featuring Rebecca Pidgeon]
Joel Diamond - piano
Anthony Coote - guitar, background vocals
George Naha - guitar
Mitch Margold - synthesizer
David Finck - bass
Gary Burke - percussion
Juliet Haffner - viola
Erik Friedlander - cello
Laura Seaton - violin
Robert Chausow – violin
Coco Kallis - back up vocals
Paul Miller - back up vocals
Elise Morris - back up vocals
1 Hybrid SACD
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : Evosound
Original Label : Chesky Records
Recorded at Mastersound Studios, Queens
Recorded by Bob Katz
Engineered and mixed by David Merrill
Produced by David Chesky, Joel Diamond
Executive-Producer - Norman Chesky
Mastered by Miguel Kerstman
Originally released in 1994
Reissued in August 2023
Tracks:
- Kalerka
- The Witch
- The Raven
- You Need Me There
- Grandmother
- You Got Me
- Heart And Mind
- Her Man Leaves Town
- Seven Hours
- Wendy's Style Shop
- The Height Of Land
- Spanish Harlem
- Remember Me
Reviews:
"Originally released in 1994, The Raven was the solo recording debut of actress and singer-songwriter Rebecca Pidgeon. ... With a pure, breathy soprano, Pidgeon is reminiscent of both early Joni Mitchell as well as Sandy Denny, and the mostly self-penned tunes on The Raven — some were co-writtten by her husband, David Mamet — encompass a range of pop, folk, and jazz-inflected styles. Yet for many listeners, the standout tune here is Pidgeon's excellent cover of Phil Spector's "Spanish Harlem." Newly mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound and plated and pressed at QRP, The Raven holds up very well musically, and the minimally-miked recording, using a custom 128x oversampling DAC and tube gear designed by George Kaye, is outstanding in a natural as opposed to a spectacular way. Pidgeon's lovely, somewhat delicate voice is very nicely captured and surrounded by cushions of studio air." Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound, April 2017.
Ratings :
Discogs : 4,64 / 5