Bittersweet (Mark Isham and Kate Ceberano album)

Bittersweet is an album of jazz standards by American musician Mark Isham and Australian vocalist Kate Ceberano. It is Ceberano's first jazz album in twenty years.[1] The album received a nomination for Best Jazz Album at the 2009 ARIA Awards.[2]

Bittersweet
Studio album by
Mark Isham and Kate Ceberano
Released10 April 2009
RecordedMad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, 2009
GenreJazz, easy listening
LabelUniversal Music Australia
ProducerMark Isham
Kate Ceberano albums chronology
So Much Beauty
(2008)		 Bittersweet
(2009)		 Dallas et Kate
(2009)

Background and recording

Isham and Ceberano had performed together at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003 and wanted to record an album together. In early 2009, Ceberano flew to Isham's five-acre estate outside Los Angeles and recorded the album in his home studio. The pair recorded the album live without overdubs in just three days.[3]

Track listing
# Title Original performer Duration
1 "My One and Only Love" Frank Sinatra 4:29
2 "Skylark" Anita O'Day 4:10
3 "In a Sentimental Mood" Duke Ellington 4:57
4 "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" Duke Ellington 4:24
5 "In My Solitude" Paul Robeson 4:31
6 "Night and Day" Cole Porter 5:05
7 "I Wanna Be Loved" The Andrews Sisters 6:48
8 "Easy Living" Ralph Rainger 4:17
9 "Lush Life" Billy Strayhorn 4:18
10 "Do It Again" Irène Bordoni 4:13
11 "Every Time We Say Good Bye" Cole Porter 5:12

Singles

Live performance

On 20 July 2009, Mark and Kate performed at the Catalina Bar & Grill, Hollywood.[7][8]

Critical reception

Larry Crane of TapeOp said of the album, "A backing band of Alan Pasqua (piano), Tom Warrington (bass) and Peter Erskine (drums) doesn't hurt in catching the late night, smoky vibe of these mostly downtempo tracks. With top players and the singer laying down tracks live in a room, the depth and dynamics in this recording are a pleasure."[9]

Charts

Bittersweet debuted at number 10 on the ARIA Jazz & Blues albums chart in the week commencing 20 April 2009. It peaked at number 3 on the chart four weeks later. It also charted at number 90 on the ARIA albums chart.

Weekly charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 90
Australian Jazz and Blues Albums (ARIA)[11] 3

Year-end charts
Chart (2009) Position
Australian Jazz and Blues Albums (ARIA)[12] 16

Personnel
  • Kate Ceberano – vocals
  • Mark Isham – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Alan Pasqua – piano
  • Tom Warrington – bass
  • Peter Erskine – drums

Release history
Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 10 April 2009 Digital download, CD Universal Music Australia 2701619
United States 19 May 2009 Digital download Earle-Tones Music Inc.

References
  1. "Celebrity - Book Kate Ceberano at MTA - Entertainment Booking Agency Australia - MTA Entertainment and Events". Musictheatreaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  2. "Winners By Year - 27th ARIA Awards 2013". ARIA. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  3. Ceberano, Kate (2014). I'm Talking. Sydney, Australia: Hachette. ISBN 978-0-7336-3023-1.
  4. "My One and Only Love - Kate Ceberano and Mark Isham - WhoSampled". Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  5. "Amazon.com: My One And Only Love: Mark Isham + Kate Ceberano: MP3 Downloads". Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  6. ""My One And Only Love" Music Video by Mark Isham and Kate Ceberano - YouTube". Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  7. "Special Evening — Hollywood — Catalina Bar and Grill — 20 July 2009". Songkick. 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  8. "Tickets for Special evening with Mark Isham and Kate Ceberano performing Bittersweet! | Catalina Bar & Grill at TicketWeb". Ticketweb.com. 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  9. "the Creative Music Recording Magazine > Reviews > Gear > Mark Isham & Kate Ceberano". Tape Op. 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  10. "The ARIA Report/ Week Commencing 18 May 2009" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  11. "The ARIA Report/ Week Commencing 18 May 2009" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  12. "ARIA Top 50 Jazz & Blues Albums 2008". ARIA. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
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