Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney

Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney
Studio album by Katie Noonan
Released	27 October 2008
Recorded	Legacy Studios, New York
Genre	Jazz music
Label	Sony Music Australia
Producer	Joe Lovano and Katie Noonan
Katie Noonan chronology
Second Skin (2008) Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney (2008) Emperor's Box (2010)

"Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney" is a studio album by Australian singer songwriter Katie Noonan. The album was released in October 2008 and peaked at number 43 on the ARIA album chart. Blackbird is a combination of John Lennon and Paul McCartney songs. The album includes performances from Ron Carter, Lewis Nash, Joe Lovano, John Scofield and Sam Keevers.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009. the album won 'Best Jazz Album' ^[1]

Background

In early 2005, Katie heard Joe Lovano playing saxophone at Sydney’s Angel Place. A couple of years later Katie was dreaming up a project where she could combine her two main loves – pop music and the freedom of jazz improvisation. It was then that the seeds of the album were sewn. Noonan spoke to the Joe Lovano and flew to New York City with her husband and two boys to make a record with some of the best jazz musicians in the world.^[2]

Track listing

1. "In My Life" - 4:25
2. "Yesterday" - 5:14
3. "For No One" - 3:07
4. "Blackbird" - 3:04
5. "If I Fell" - 4:15
6. "Here, There and Everywhere" - 2:38
7. "Norwegian Wood" - 3:31
8. "Across the Universe" - 6:08
9. "Eleanor Rigby" - 5:05
10. "Michelle" - 3:58
11. "Because" - 2:40
12. "The Long and Winding Road" - 3:56
13. "And I Love Her" - 4:06
14. "Fool on the Hill" - 7:47
15. "I Will" - 2:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
scope="row"	Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	43
Australian Jazz and Blues Chart[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Rank
Australian Jazz Albums Chart[5]	7
Chart (2009)	Rank
Australian Jazz Albums Chart[6]	11
Chart (2009)	Rank
Australian Jazz Albums Chart[7]	32

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	27 October 2008	CD[8] digital download [9]	Sony Music Australia	88697394382

External links

• Blackbird - The Music of Lennon and McCartney

References

1. "ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album". www.ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
2. "Katie Noonan - projects - Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney". katienoonan.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
3. "Australiancharts.com – Katie Noonan – Blackbird". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
4. "ARIA Report Week Commencing 10 November 2008" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
5. "2008 ARIA JAZZ & BLUES ALBUMS CHART". www.ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
6. "2009 ARIA JAZZ & BLUES ALBUMS CHART". www.ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
7. "2010 ARIA JAZZ & BLUES ALBUMS CHART". www.ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
8. "Blackbird by Katie Noonan". www.jbhifi.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
9. "Blackbird by Katie Noonan". JBHiFi.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2016.