{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Album Review and Interview:  Janis Ian Gets a Jazz Treatment \u2013 Sarah Partridge Talks about Her Tribute Album to the Folk Singer","description":"About two years ago, Sarah Partridge began working on a project to bring new life to Janis Ian\u2019s songs by presenting them with fresh jazz interpretations.&amp;nbsp; Ian, who debuted during the folk scene of the 1960s, rose to fame with her hits \u201cSociety\u2019s Child\u201d (1967) and \u201cAt Seventeen\u201d (1975), and she\u2019s written numerous songs \u2013 some of which were previously unrecorded \u2013 that deal with social, political and relationship issues. Partridge and her arrangers \u2013 Allen Farnham and Tim Horner \u2013 have mined Ian\u2019s rich catalog of music for the tribute album Bright Lights and Promises: Redefining Janis Ian (Origin Records).&amp;nbsp; The selection of songs and new arrangements work so well, it\u2019s a wonder no one has attempted this before. Making the project even more special is Ian\u2019s involvement. She co-wrote two new songs with Partridge, and Ian and Partridge perform a duet on one of those new songs, \u201cA Quarter Past Heartache.\u201d On this episode of Documenting Popular Music, Partridge tells us how the album came together and how she was able to get&amp;nbsp;Ian involved in the project. You can find more about Sarah Partridge, who, before becoming a jazz singer, had an acting career that featured a role in the 1983 movie Risky Business, at the website, www.SarahPartridge.com, and you can find more about Janis Ian at the website www.JanisIan.com. Upcoming episodes of Documenting Popular Music will feature a look at Gordon Lightfoot\u2019s career with author Nicholas Jennings, a conversation with Merrilee Rush (\u201cAngel of the Morning\u201d) and a look at the story behind one of Barry Manilow\u2019s most beloved hits. ","author_name":"Robert Neil Speaks with...","author_url":"http:\/\/www.OandFStudios.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5886709\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/5886709"}