Open the Door – Live at Mietta's
| Open the Door – Live at Mietta's | ||||
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| Live album by Jex Saarelaht with Kate Ceberano | ||||
| Released | November 1992 | |||
| Recorded |
Mietta's Restaurant, Melbourne, Australia. February 9th and 10th, 1992. | |||
| Genre | Jazz, contemporary jazz, cool jazz | |||
| Length | 64:24 | |||
| Label | Ziga Zuga, Mushroom Records | |||
| Producer | Jex Saarelaht | |||
| Kate Ceberano albums chronology | ||||
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Open the Door – Live at Mietta's is a collaborative live album by Jex Saarelaht and Kate Ceberano. The album was recorded in February 1992 on an 8-track tape at Mietta's Restaurant and released in November 1992. The album contains seven jazz standards, sung by Ceberano and six instrumental original tracks by Saarelaht.
In Ceberano's autobiography, I'm Talking, she said she and O'Donnell had been friends for years adding "Mietta's was a Melbourne institution. It was like a European coffee house where patrons could eat while enjoying poetry readings, jazz, opera, comedy - Mietta had such eclectic tastes you never know who she'd invite to perform there."[1]
The owner of Mietta's Restaurant, Mietta O'Donnell, said: "Kate is a warm chocolate tart".[2]
In February 1996, Ceberano married Lee Rogers at Mietta's restaurant.
Track listing
- CD
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Open The Door" | Betty Carter | 6:05 |
| 2. | "Cul De S.A.C." | Jex Saarelaht | 6:12 |
| 3. | "I Wanna Be Loved" | Billy Rose, Edward Heyman, Johnny Green | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Nock-turn" | Saarelaht | 5:50 |
| 5. | "Come Back to Me" | Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Elva" | Saarelaht | 6:15 |
| 7. | "Memories of You" | Andy Razaf, Eubie Blake | 7:38 |
| 8. | "Pop 'em Walk" | Saarelaht | 6:49 |
| 9. | "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" | Joe Greene | 5:50 |
| 10. | "Elafonisi" | Saarelaht | 5:03 |
| 11. | "(I Loves You) Porgy" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 5:45 |
| 12. | "Nada" | Saarelaht | 6:23 |
| 13. | "Nature Boy" | Eden Ahbez | 4:46 |
Credits
- Jex Saarelaht – piano
- Kate Ceberano – vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13)
- Stuart Speed – bass
- Anthony Baker – drums
References
- ↑ Ceberano, Kate (2014). I'm Talking: My Life, My Words, My Music. Hachette Australia.
- ↑ "Sydney Bands KATE CEBERANO" (PDF). Sydney Bands. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
External links
- "Jex Saarelaht with Kate Ceberano "Open the Door"". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.