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The new CD Waterloo Sunset is released by Linn Records on November 3rd coinciding with the week at Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club.

The album and the show features the musicians Geoff Gascoyne on basses, Nick France on drums, Matt Backer on guitars (with guest Stuart Hall on violin on the CD). Production by pianist and arranger Adrian York.

Tracks include three Jungr originals, one co-written with Christine Collister, Bob Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone” and “High Water For Charlie Patton”, Leon Russell’s “This Masquerade”, Ray Davies’ “Waterloo Sunset”, Richard Thompson’s “The Great Valerio”, Steve Miller’s “The Joker”, The Everley brother’s “Cathy’s Clown”, “Laugh Clown Laugh” and the Girl Talk show favourite “When Do The Bells Ring For Me?”

The Ballad Of Norah’s Ark is now in development for more and bigger performances next year and we’d like to thank everyone who gave us their support at The Drill Hall for the workshops especially the wonderful singers Chris Manoe, Mel Tate and Michael Stewart.

Barb Jungr's new CD 'Every Grain Of Sand' which celebrates the songwriting of the legendary American songwriter Bob Dylan was released by Linn Records on 18th March 2002.

It follows her successful 'Chanson The Space In Between', which transformed classic Brel and Ferre songs with new arrangements and specially commissioned translations and was one of The Sunday Times’ ten best jazz CD’s of 2000.

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“Every Grain Of Sand”
“ Britain's Barb Jungr savours the lyrics like aged scotch on her tongue. It burns a bit going down but it hurts so good. She invites 15 terrifically chosen Dylan songs to spend some time in her small cabaret. And not unlike the transformation from Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories to the musical Cabaret, the shift in setting gives freshness to the material not previously guessed at. There's sweetness in sour spots, hardness where Bob goes soft. Jungr slows 'em down, holding each syllable up to a jazz club light.

Purists will hate this. It's too far away from the originals to appeal to zealots, but anyone who understands the flexibility of Bob's catalog will delight in the care and intelligence Jungr puts into this fine, sincere effort.”

Jambase, San Francisco, July 2003.

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