According to the statistics of the Recording Industry Association of America, Barbra Streisand - the only woman - is one of the top ten best-selling artists. A well-deserved place for such a multiple Grammy winner of legendary allure. Four years after Guilty Pleasures, La Barbra comes with a new studio album, Love Is The Answer. What is special about this album 'about love' is that it was produced
… by Canadian jazz pianist and singer . For Barbra, the recording method took some getting used to; instead of a large orchestra, she was now accompanied by Diana Krall's jazz quartet. However, this line-up had a liberating effect and created room for spontaneous adjustments in, for example, chords and tempo. Only later were these recordings by the renowned arranger supplemented with subtle overdubs of orchestral sounds. This album contains only intimate slow tempo (jazz) songs, which makes it very suitable for the nighttime hours. You know from artists of the caliber Barbra and Diana that the result cannot be anything but near-perfect. (SvdP)more
