This page contains a brief overview on the album BARBARA STEEL: This Satin Doll. Learn more about the artist and explore the track lists and website. If you find any information that needs to be corrected, please let us know.

 
Live in NYC? You can hear Barbara every Saturday at Orbit East Harlem 2257 1st Avenue 212-348-7818, call for show times.

Soulful, playful and haunting contemporary jazz that takes you places you haven't been before with jazz standards!Barbara Steel sings in the true spirit of jazz -- taking a song and "swinging" it with updated rhythms and improvising on the phrasing and lyrics.

The sequence on This Satin Doll is a soulful, bittersweet, playful and haunting meditation on love in all its grit and glory.

Barbara is thrilled to be accompanied by such accomplished musicians who made her sound come alive: Marc Puricelli, Patience Higgins, Jon Weiss, Victor Jones, Greg Skaff, Mark Peterson, Herschel Dwellingham, Lou Soloff, Lonny Plaxico and many other great musicians.

Here's a little something about each song:

Satin Doll (Acid jazz with an urban feel. The original lyrics of this song ooze sexual innuendo and this new version takes that lead a step farther. Listen for the bi-femme fatale, always a true Satin Doll!)

(I'd be Surprisingly)Good For You (Latin jazz. In the true spirit of jazz, taking a Broadway show tune (from Evita) and "swinging" it.)

Baby, It's Cold Outside (Traditional jazz with role reversals and a new setting for the conversation (a bar). Let's face it roles have changed and this interpretation brings it up to date.)

I Should've Known Better (A Love Song. Surprising rendition of a Beatles classic. Sweet and haunting look at one's self in a new love affair.)

Comes Love (Hot, bluesy, smooth jazz rendition of this classic. A bit cynical throughout and kinda gritty toward the end. All about what a woman can do to you and how nothing can be done...)

Love For Sale (Traditional jazz with new groove. Great piano and flute solos.)

What a Little Moonlight Can Do (Sweet and sexy version with a nice groove, traditional jazz.)

Check out the artist's website:
http://www.steelproductions.com

Track List:
1. Satin Doll
2. Baby, It's Cold Outside
3. (I'd be surprisingly) Good For You
4. Comes Love
5. I Should've Known Better
6. Love For Sale
7. What a Little Moonlight Can Do

Suggested CDs:

• Erika Johnson
• Michelle Walker

Other Genres:

• JAZZ: Jazz Vocals
• JAZZ: Acid Jazz
• MOOD: SEX MUSIC