Patrick Barnitt - Sway

[GA Russell]

Patrick Barnitt "Sway" Impacting: July 17 2019 Format(s): Jazz     SWAY, the second album by Los Angeles vocalist and actor PATRICK BARNITT, is a project comprising swing, pop, and blues tunes. The record features a brand new original tune; a foot stomping blues shuffle, ACL Blues, co-written with Paul McDonald. Barnitt has a warm, intimate voice, somewhat in the tradition of the Great American Songbook crooners but with a more contemporary edge. The vocals were recorded at Capitol Studios and the record was co-produced by multi-instrumentalist, Stephan Oberhoff. The album features some notable guest artists; Grammy nominated saxophonist/Everette Harp, Brazilian drummer/Celso Alberti, world reknowned trumpeter/Bijon Watson and vocalist/Laura Pursell. Barnitt is a mainstay on the L.A. jazz scene. He performs regularly at the Dresden, a quintessential Hollywood nightclub. He also gigs regularly with drumming legend Frank Devito, a member of the famous The Wrecking Crew. Barnitt is accompanied by The Paul McDonald Big Band, a 17-piece band that features some of the top West Coast players and performs regularly around Southern California and Las Vegas to sold-out audiences. Barnitt’s musical tastes are wide-ranging. His classic baritone voice, top-notch musicianship, and big band arrangements create a thematic whole that is by turns swinging and romantic. "Sometimes you just need a cat that knows how to croon and Barnitt repeatedly shows that he knows how to get the job done soon...he offers up a set that gives the masters their due while staying his own man. The perfect match for Martini time."      - Midwest Record by Chris Spector "A more swinging version of Jack Jones with a touch of Harry Connick, Jr. in it. A fine album with good singing and a solid big band backing. Some of these tracks will stay in your mind after the album is finished playing."            - The Art Music Lounge by Lynn Rene Bayley  "What the eclectic group of songs has in common is Barnitt's superior phrasing and classic crooner touches..."           - Lemonwire by Dodie Miller-Gould   www.patrickbarnitt.com       Artist Title Time           Patrick Barnitt The More I See You 03:54       Patrick Barnitt Please Be Kind 02:31       Patrick Barnitt Sway 02:48       Patrick Barnitt I've Got You Under My Skin 03:53       Patrick Barnitt ACL Blues 02:34       Patrick Barnitt Cascade (feat. Everette Harp) 03:53       Patrick Barnitt The Truth (feat. Laura Pursell) 06:34       Patrick Barnitt Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is 03:20       Patrick Barnitt Touch Me 03:11       Patrick Barnitt Quando Quando Quando (feat. Laura Pursell) 04:58       Patrick Barnitt Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey 02:34       Patrick Barnitt Just in Time 01:55       Patrick Barnitt One For My Baby(And One More For The Road) 05:08     Attachments   Sway-press.. Sway-onesh..