Like Now
Like Now | ||||
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Released | August 1990 | |||
Genre | Jazz, blues, pop | |||
Length | 50:03 | |||
Label | Mushroom Records | |||
Producer | Various (see credits) | |||
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Singles from Like Now | ||||
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Like Now is a
Ceberano won the award for Best Female Jazz Performer at the 1991 Mo Awards.[1]
Background
Following the major success of her 1989 pop album Brave, Ceberano returned to the studio and recorded a jazz album with her sextet.[2]
"Dindi" was released as the only single from the album in August 1990. The song peaked at number 158 on the ARIA Chart.[3]
Critical reception
On 19 October 1990, Adrian Jackson, the director of the Wangaratta Jazz Festival gave the album a positive review in the
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Like Now" | Russell Smith, Jex Saarelaht | 3:37 |
2. | "Talk To Me Baby" | Robert E. Dolan, Johnny Mercer | 3:07 |
3. | "Save Your Love for Me" | Buddy Johnson | 3:41 |
4. | "Pent-Up House" | Sonny Rollins, Jex Saarelaht | 3:42 |
5. | "Tight" | Betty Carter | 2:27 |
6. | "You're Blasé" | Bruce Sievier, Ord Hamilton | 3:55 |
7. | "Catalonian Knights" | Russell Smith, Dexter Gordon | 5:15 |
8. | "Samba Minha" | Doug DeVries, Jex Saarelaht | 4:07 |
9. | "My One and Only Love" | Robert Mellin, Guy Wood | 7:00 |
10. | "Kate's Blues" | Kate Ceberano, Jex Saarelaht | 4:10 |
11. | "Dindi" | Antônio Carlos Jobim | 4:23 |
12. | "Tryin' Times" | Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson | 4:47 |
- The album was dedicated to the late Dexter Gordon and the late Sarah Vaughan.
Charts
Like Now debuted at No. 47, before peaking at No. 18 in September 1990.
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 18 |
Credits
- Produced by Jex Saarelaht, Kate Ceberano, Peter Jones, Philip Ceberano, Robert Burke, Russell Smith and Stuart Speed
- Arranged by Peter De Visser
- Engineered by Frank Andrewartha (tracks 8, 10 and 12), Peter McLean (tracks 1–7, 9 and 11), Tony Tosti (tracks 8 and 10)
Musicians
- Bass: Stuart Speed
- Drums: Peter Jones
- Guitar: Doug DeVries and Philip Ceberano
- Percussion: Dennis Close
- Piano: Jex Saarelaht
- Saxophone, Flute: Robert Burke
- Strings: Cindy Watkin, David Shafer, Fintan Murphy, Jacqui Johnson, Laurence Jacks, Lorraine Hook, Ron Layton, Rudolf Osadnik and Siobhan Statkiewicz
- Trumpet, trombone: Russell Smith
References
- ^ "Mo Awards - Kate Ceberano". moawards.com. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Like Now - Kate Ceberano and her Sextet". allmusic.com. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Bubbling Down Under 13 August 1990". www.bubblingdownunder.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-7336-3023-1.
- ^ "Kate Ceberano And Her Sextet – Like Now". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Kate Ceberano – Like Now". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2016.