Marsha Bartenetti’s jazz rendition of “New York Minute” resurrects a timeless classic. The song, long celebrated for prompting people to ponder the brevity of life, was written by Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, and Jai Winding. Bartenetti transforms it by infusing the mix with nuance, control, and quiet power.
“New York Minute” creates a meditative atmosphere through the inherent softness and depth of jazz. Stephan Oberhoff handled the mixing at Creation Station East, and Eric Boulanger mastered it at The Bakery in Los Angeles. Bartenetti’s delivery has a lived-in quality that feels deeply expressive, and it nails the heart of the song’s message. She draws you in and makes you reflect on time and love, both so fleeting.
That arrangement suits this style, which allows you to really absorb the song’s themes. At a moment when music often seeks to land somewhere immediately, what “New York Minute” does is take its time, unspool, and linger. With this release, Marsha Bartenetti honors the original and also proves herself an artist who can express timeless emotion with contemporary grace.
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