Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney
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| Studio album by Katie Noonan | ||||
| Released | 27 October 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Legacy Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Sony Music Australia | |||
| Producer | Joe Lovano and Katie Noonan | |||
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"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 combination of John Lennon and Paul McCartney songs. 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'
In early 2005, Katie heard Joe Lovano playing saxophone at Sydney’s Angel Place. A couple of years later Katie 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 the Joe Lovano and flew to New York City with her husband and two boys to make a record with some of the best jazz musicians in the world.
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