{"product_id":"black-lace-freudian-slip","title":"Black Lace Freudian Slip","description":"Personnel: Kevin Bales (piano); Quentin Baxter (drums).\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Katsu Naito.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Jazz Standard, NYC (01\/2011); Mile High Music Recording, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO (01\/2011); Jazz Standard, NYC (07\/07\/2011); Mile High Music Recording, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO (07\/07\/2011).\u003cbr\u003eEditor: Yasunari Rowan.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographers: Crush Boone; Joe Boggess.\u003cbr\u003eBlack Lace Freudian Slip is a rarity: a jazz-oriented vocal album that is dominated by the singer's own compositions. René Marie, who co-produced Black Lace Freudian Slip with acoustic pianist Bruce Barth (although Barth leaves all the piano playing to Kevin Bales), didn't write everything on this early-2011 recording. But she wrote most of the material, and her writing is as strong as her singing. Jazz vocalists, of course, have a long history of using other artists' songs to express themselves emotionally; Marie's far-reaching repertoire has included material by everyone from Harry Warren to Jefferson Airplane. But on Black Lace Freudian Slip, her own songs are the main focus. And she excels as a both a vocalist and a songwriter on originals that include the playful \"Rim Shot,\" the bluesy \"Tired,\" the contemplative \"Gosh, Look at the Time,\" and the dark, moody \"Fallin' Off a Log.\" Occasionally, Marie steps outside of jazz on this 69-minute CD. Marie's \"Wishes,\" for example, is folk-rock and finds jazz musician Dexter Payne contributing some Bob Dylan-ish harmonica; the tune wouldn't be out of place on a Tracy Chapman album. Marie never claimed to be a jazz purist or a jazz snob, and \"Wishes\" underscores the fact that she sees the artistic value in music other than straight-ahead jazz. The jazz world is full of artists who have little or no interest in anything having to do with rock, folk, or R\u0026amp;B; Marie, however, clearly is not one of them. The jazz-oriented (though not jazz-exclusive) singer has kept an open mind, and that open-mindedness continues to serve her well on Black Lace Freudian Slip. ~ Alex Henderson","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52514702033183,"sku":"181212000740","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/3e471ef89e21d625e7616db7fd4818ee.jpg?v=1777977259","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/black-lace-freudian-slip","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}