Impex IMP8329 - SACD Hybrid Stereo 

Limited Edition - Mastered by Bernie Grundman 

The Premiere New York City Nightclub Event of 1962!

The Most Anticipated Live Album of 2023!

"The Bon Soir is so dark, not even the waiters can see. They all carry tiny flashlights up their sleeves so they can determine who needs a refill, creating the effect of a room-a-twinkle with glow-worms..." - The New York Times, November 1960

"The Bon Soir has swung into the new nightclub season with the find of the year. She is Barbra Streisand, a Brooklynite whose voice and poise belie her scant eighteen years. Vocally, there's range and power; style wise, there appears to be a natural gift for musical comedy, but she handles with aplomb the most meaningful ballads."

One of the most important performers of this or any generation, and whose resume ticks every box for every major performance medium. Barbra Streisand Live at the Bon Soir captures her youthful exuberance at her brashest and best, and it's absolutely astonishing that it's taken sixty years to see the light of day. Highly recommended! -Tom Gibbs, Positive Feedback 

What these tapes abundantly reveal is the superstar already awaiting discovery: the voice staggering in range, power, and expressive beauty; the rapport with the audience absolute; the personality confident and appealing; the taste in material impeccable; the interpretations everywhere marked by intelligence, sensitivity, humor,c harm,wit, irony,and emotion from raw ('Cry Me a River') to exquisite ('A Sleepin' Bee'). With sonics made eminently listenable, these tapes reveal a now legendary entertainer, performer, and singer at the dawn of her career yet already a master.
-Paul Seydor, The Absolute Sound, July/August 2023, Music 5/5, Sonics 3.5/5

Deluxe Hardcover Book Packaging
32-Page Booklet Featuring Barbra's Recollections, the Recording's History & Production, and Performance Photos

Introduction by David Kapralik / My Name Is Barbra
Much More
Napoleon
I Hate Music
Right As the Rain
Cry Me A River
Value
Lover, Come Back to Me
Band Introductions
Soon It's Gonna Rain
Come to the Supermarket (In Old Peking)
When the Sun Comes Out
Happy Days Are Here Again
Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
A Sleepin' Bee
I Had Myself A True Love
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
I'll Tell the Man in the Street
A Taste of Honey
Never Will I Marry
Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me
My Honey's Lovin' Arms
I Stayed Too Long At the Fair