Macy Gray – Stripped [One-Step] (Vinil 180g, LP)

In 2016, Macy Gray went to the Hirsch Center, a former Roman Catholic church in Brooklyn, to record “Stripped” one of the most extraordinary albums in her discography. “Stripped” was recorded over the course of two days, with Gray accompanied by an elite ensemble of seasoned jazz masters: guitarist Russell Malone, bassist Daryl Johns, drummer Ari Hoenig, and trumpeter Wallace Roney. Unvarnished and deeply intimate, Gray presents acoustic reinterpretations of her best-known hits, including “I Try” and “Sweet Baby,” alongside rousing original compositions like “Annabelle” and inspired jazz reinterpretations of Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters” and Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.” With minimalist arrangements that let her inimitable, slightly rough voice take center stage, “Stripped” revealed a whole new side of the Grammy-winning singer.

Gray’s debut in the jazz genre was both a commercial success and a fan favorite: it won “Best Vocal Jazz Album” at the Independent Music Awards and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. Following the SACD release by Evolution Music, “Stripped” returns as part of the “Chesky Original Masters” series: pressed using the sonically superior One-Step process on 180-gram vinyl (33 RPM)! The recording was made using Chesky’s signature minimalist recording techniques and avoids artificial compression or unnatural processing.

Lista pieselor

Side A
1.    Annabelle
2.    Sweet Baby
3.    I Try
4.    Slowly

Side B
1.    First Time
2.    Nothing Else Matters
3.    Redemption Song
4.    The Heart