Christine Tobin, vocals
Phil Robson, guitar
Dave Whitford, bass
Gene Calderazzo, drums
recorded live at Quasimodo, Berlin, November 7, 2010
1. Just Your Friend
2. Sailing To Byzantium
3. Black And Blue
4. Everybody Knows (Leonard Cohen)
5. No Love, No Thrill
6. Embraceable You (George Gershwin)
Irish-born singer/songwriter Christine Tobin has been living in London since 1987. Her work is firmly rooted in a tradition that emphasizes storytelling on a musical bedrock that creatively blends blues, folk and jazz; a territory that is occupied by such luminaries as Joni Mitchell, Cassandra Wilson and Nina Simone. Her innovative and expressive style has led the Guardian to call her the “Bjork of Euro jazz”. She has recorded six albums for Babel, one of the UK's most dynamic and creative indie labels. Her music has been described as authentic, streetwise, radical and romantic. John L. Walters of the Guardian says she possesses a “24-carat voice” and Jazzwise hail her as “probably the most adventurous jazz singer of her generation in this country, with the ideas and willingness to push back the boundaries and explore new territory with each new album.” Christine works regularly on the UK jazz scene, appearing at Ronnie Scott’s, The Pizza Express Soho Jazz Club, Jazz Café and many reputed international festivals. Her earlier work includes stints in Django Bates’ Delightful Precipice, Tim Garland’s Lammas, and she has worked in bands with Julian Argüelles, Kenny Wheeler, Joe Locke, Clark Tracey, Gary Husband and Billy Childs amongst many others.
“She should be on a global stage rubbing shoulders with fellow troubadours like Cave, Mitchell and Cohen...It's a tribute to the quality of Tobin’s writing that there are no weak spots in this excellent collection” - John L Walters, The Guardian ****
“Tobin’s voice is commanding and poised throughout and her husky scat singing is a delight. She’s occupying a niche that’s her own and the possibilities are enormous.” - Mike Barnes, The Wire
An earlier recording featuring a similar line up is the 2004 album "Romance and Revolution" released on Babel.
“She should be on a global stage rubbing shoulders with fellow troubadours like Cave, Mitchell and Cohen...It's a tribute to the quality of Tobin’s writing that there are no weak spots in this excellent collection” - John L Walters, The Guardian ****
“Tobin’s voice is commanding and poised throughout and her husky scat singing is a delight. She’s occupying a niche that’s her own and the possibilities are enormous.” - Mike Barnes, The Wire
An earlier recording featuring a similar line up is the 2004 album "Romance and Revolution" released on Babel.
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