Simone Dinnerstein and Tift Merritt - Night [2013] [FLAC]

Artists: Simone Dinnerstein, Tift Merritt
Release: Night ..Barnes & Noble Exclusive
Discogs: 4402636
Released: 2013
Label: Sony Classical
Catalog#: 88691976572
Format: FLAC / Lossless / Log (100%) / Cue / CD
Country: US
Style: Classical, Folk, World, & Country,

Tracklisting:

01. Only In Songs (3:41)
02. Night And Dreams (3:53)
03. Don't Explain (4:11)
04. Dido's Lament (3:02)
05. I Shall Weep At Night (4:49)
06. Wayfaring Stranger (3:38)
07. Prelude In B Minor From The Clavierbuchlein (1:32)
08. Still Not Home (3:14)
09. I Will Give My Love An Apple (1:46)
10. Colors (3:31)
11. The Cohen Variations (6:42)
12. Night (3:02)
13. Feel Of The World (4:33)
14. I Can See Clearly Now (3:23)

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15. In the Evening (from Fantasiestucke, Op. 12)
16. Trouble
17. Apres un Reve

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Musical collaborations can sometimes be tired sparring sessions, but classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein and folk-country singer-songwriter Tift Merritt have worked on an album, called Night, that is an understated creative triumph.
Their backgrounds, and musical skills, are very different. Dinnerstein, 40, is a New Yorker, and a graduate of The Juilliard School. She was a winner of the Astral Artist National Auditions and has received the National Museum of Women in the Arts Award. Merritt, 38, is a self-taught guitarist and singer from Austin, Texas, who learned to play by ear, occasionally by listening to Percy Sledge.
Even from the distance of a transatlantic phone call, you can sense how much they have relished the experience of working together. I wondered whether the process had made them face up to their own strengths — and weaknesses.
Merritt says: "It was intimidating, and I had to strip away some of the fear. Once I could put that behind me, it was very humbling. I realised I have so much to learn but now have a better sense of what I can bring to music. It was hugely interesting for us to talk about our different musical backgrounds. We really had to be honest about our strong points and failings. We had a lot of respect for each other's stories. Although Simone has spent so much time practising, and was taught well since she was a little child, what we took delight in was finding so many common threads."