Collage

Luba Mason | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 5, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: P.S. Classics
• ASIN: B0002WZSFI
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #372,419 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Tapped by Rub?n Blades as a guest vocalist on his 2003 GRAMMY Award«-winning album Mundo, Luba Mason delivered a rendition of the Irish classic "Danny Boy" that was hailed as "celestial" by the LA Times and "soaring" by the Boston Globe.Theatregoers already knew Luba from her starring roles on Broadway in Jekyll and Hyde, Paul Simon's Capeman, and How to Succeed, but Mundo opened up a whole new audience. Her performance left fans thirsting for more; now Luba steps into the spotlight with her astonishing debut album, Collage. Continuing her collaboration with Rub?n Blades, who helped shape the repertoire and arrangements here (and who joins her for a soaring rendition of Johnny Nash's classic "I Can See Clearly Now"), and beginning a new partnership with legendary producer Jeffrey Lesser (Streisand's Lazy Afternoon, among others), Luba's sensuous and soaring voice takes on pop classics by everyone from George Harrison to Neil Diamond to Van Morrison. An electrifying blend of Latin, pop, jazz, theatre and folk, it's a vocal CD for the new millennium. While publicizing the album this fall, Luba is also starring in the lead role of Bithia in the American premiere of The Ten Commandments, which opens at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on September 27th in anticipation of a Broadway premiere in the spring of 2005. Songs Include: Moondance, The Calm Before the Storm, Look of Love, Six of Azimuth, Embroidered, I Can See Clearly Now (featuring Rub?n Blades), Cherry, Cherry, Shamed into Love, Don't Shoot the Hooey to Me Louie, The Riddle Song, Old English Folk Song, I Need You, Mr. Bojangles, Take Me Home, Motherland.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS A CD OF LOVE !!!, April 9, 2007

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WILSON "wilsontheloveman" (the midwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collage (Audio CD)

wow Luba sings in the style of the classic female singer of standards except these are not the usual standards still her voice is awesome and she treats each of these songs very well and unique in different ways but it is very good you will like this album uhhh ok CD .

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!!, December 8, 2008

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Thomas Merle "epicuria" (Napa, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Collage (Audio CD)

Luba has an outstanding resume, but is only now doing concerts as a vocalist. I can say unequivocably that she possesses one of the great voices of our era. Just gorgeous (and so is her packaging, but this doesn't affect my judgment). Her delivery is impeccable with superb poise and timing. But above all else it's the way she can hit those notes. An extraordinary performer which comes through on the CD.

5.0 out of 5 stars SULTRY & DEVINE, May 7, 2007

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K. McDowell "nycmcd25" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Collage (Audio CD)

Luba Mason is a very unique and outstanding performer. 'Collage' is a superbly produced CD that really shows the softer and more personal side of Mason. Her vocals are excellent and her performance of each song on this recording are thoughtful and enchanting.