Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney

Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney is a studio album by Australian singer songwriter Katie Noonan. The album was released in October 2008 and peaked at number 43 on the ARIA album chart. Blackbird is a set of cover versions of John Lennon and Paul McCartney tracks. The album includes performances from Ron Carter, Lewis Nash, Joe Lovano, John Scofield and Sam Keevers. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009 the album won Best Jazz Album.[1]

Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney
Studio album by
Katie Noonan
Released27 October 2008
RecordedLegacy Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelSony Music Australia
ProducerJoe Lovano and Katie Noonan
Katie Noonan chronology
Second Skin
(2008)		 Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney
(2008)		 Emperor's Box
(2010)

Background

In early 2005 Noonan heard Joe Lovano playing saxophone at Sydney's Angel Place. A couple of years later Noonan was dreaming up a project where she could combine her two main loves – pop music and the freedom of jazz improvisation. It was then that the seeds of the album were sewn. Noonan spoke to Lovano and flew to New York City to make a record with local jazz musicians.[2]

Track listing
  1. "In My Life" - 4:25
  2. "Yesterday" - 5:14
  3. "For No One" - 3:07
  4. "Blackbird" - 3:04
  5. "If I Fell" - 4:15
  6. "Here, There and Everywhere" - 2:38
  7. "Norwegian Wood" - 3:31
  8. "Across the Universe" - 6:08
  9. "Eleanor Rigby" - 5:05
  10. "Michelle" - 3:58
  11. "Because" - 2:40
  12. "The Long and Winding Road" - 3:56
  13. "And I Love Her" - 4:06
  14. "Fool on the Hill" - 7:47
  15. "I Will" - 2:11

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
scope="row"Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 43
Australian Jazz and Blues Chart[4] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2008) Rank
Australian Jazz Albums Chart[5] 7
Chart (2009) Rank
Australian Jazz Albums Chart[6] 11
Chart (2009) Rank
Australian Jazz Albums Chart[7] 32

Release history
Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 27 October 2008
Sony Music Australia 88697394382

References
  1. "ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. "Katie Noonan - projects - Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney". Katie Noonan. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. "Australiancharts.com – Katie Noonan – Blackbird". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. "ARIA Report Week Commencing 10 November 2008" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 November 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  5. "2008 ARIA Jazz & Blues Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  6. "2009 ARIA Jazz & Blues Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  7. "2010 ARIA Jazz & Blues Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  8. "Blackbird by Katie Noonan". iTunes store. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  9. "Blackbird by Katie Noonan". JBHiFi.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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