Kubišová, Marta
Soul

  • Format: CD
  • Band: Kubišová, Marta
  • Title: Soul
  • Band's Origin: CS
  • Style: Pop & Soul, female vocals
  • Rating: 3
  • Release Year: 2016
  • Recording Year: 2016?
  • Production Year: 2016
  • Record Company: Supraphon
  • Item's Number: SU 6306-2
  • Color of the Label:
  • Edition:
  • Extras: digipak
  • EAN: 099925630621
  • Weight: 72 g
Grading
  • Visual: new
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  • Cover: new

Supraphon Release Information



Definitely the last album of her extraordinary career! A dignified and beautiful end to Marta Kubišová’s dramatic musical life. The arc is closing: Many of the songs are based on the 1960s, when the singer had only a few years to become a legend forever.

Without exception, these songs are cover versions taken mainly from American authors. Most of them are songs made famous by black female vocalists, a real interpretive challenge. Marta Kubišová wisely knows that she is not singing Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, Shirley Bassey and co. with their guns. But she has her own uniqueness at her disposal. The color of her voice, the singing experience, the feeling for the message she sings, the experience of a woman unspoiled by fate – and excellent collaborators.

The texts were provided by Marta Skarlandtová and Václav Kopta, Pavel Vrba will be heard twice from the estate. The pianist, arranger, bandleader and producer Petr Malásek was a crucial partner in the creation of the album, inviting top musicians to the studio. These include instrumentalists Josef Štěpánek, Martin Lehký, Pavel “Bady” Zbořil and František Kop, excellent choristers (Dasha, Alena Průchová and Naďa Wepperová), a string quartet and the Prague Studio Symphony Orchestra. Special guest in one song is singer Matěj Ruppert. The sound master Michal Pekárek has turned all this into a sympathetically stylish listening experience. Photographer Jan Malíř added a series of black and white shots to the booklet containing all the song lyrics.

This is a record by a lady who knows her stuff about life and has a great talent for telling it with credibility. It’s the album she wanted, full of the songs she chose. It’s soul, the music of Marta Kubišová’s soul.

World songs, unique interpretation, beautiful album goodbye!

Tracklist



1. Čau, Good bye (Chain of Fools) 3:41
2. A to mě trápí (I Hope You Find It) 3:36
3. Kdysi dávno (From a Distance) 4:17
4. Pár dnů (Songbird) 3:47
5. Odvěká žena (You Make Me Feel like a Natural Woman) 3:30
6. Důvod mám (Walk on by) 2:59
7. Přejdi ten práh (Reach out and Touch) 3:11
8. Málo je lásky (People Get ready) 3:34
9. Hlas nejtišší (You Make Me Feel Brand New) 4:24
10. Jesse, pojď spát (Jesse) 3:42
11. Protihráč (Ever Changing Times) 4:48
12. Cesta tvá má být tvůj cíl (The Performance of My Life) 3:29