Jazz

Patricia Barber - Smash (2013)

2013-02-01T17:29:34Z

Patricia Barber - Smash (2013)


01 – Code Cool
02 – The Wind Song
03 – Romanesque
04 – Smash
05 – Redshift
06 – Spring Song
07 – Devil’s Food
08 – Scream
09 – The Swim
10 – Bashful
11 – The Storyteller
12 – Missing

Musicians:
Patricia Barber - vocals, piano;
Jon Deitemyer - drums;
Larry Kohut - bass;
John Kregor - guitar.

Contemporary jazz? Cool jazz? A throwback to the Great American Songbook when jazz was in fact the popular music of the day? Yes to some...No to others with Patricia Barber's Smash one of the best vocal recordings for 2013.

Singer, lyricist, composer...A jazz triple threat. In reviewing the press release there was one point that immediately caught my eye when discussing her work on Smash. Barber speaks to the silence of the human condition, the sound of a heart breaking while no one hears it. I translate this lyric into no one having the market cornered on misery. While currently dealing with a potentially life threatening illness, I find Patricia Barber's Smash oddly cathartic. Barber goes on to add the sound of a heart breaking should be the loudest and perhaps most primal of emotions. While once warned by a former editor in attempting to explain what the listener may hear, I do not. I also stay away from the self indulgent but hopefully like Barber, celebrate the ability of a shared perspective

Barber's Concord debut borders somewhat on beatnik poetry while remaining true to her artistic sense of self. New tunes, a new band and evidently a new perspective find Smash living up to it's name. With each change in life comes the human growth and development that is the musical DNA of this Chicago native. The slightly whimsical if not ironic twist allows one to think, but takes you on holiday while never leaving your home. There is the anger over the gay rights issue which was seemingly only addressed when Vice President Biden spoke out and there is the more introspective look at Barber addressing the pain of love lost. While Barber and I may take polar opposites on certain socio-political issue, Smash does not deal with issues but instead raw emotions felt by everyone. To touch, to feel, to think...Barber's Smash accomplishes what every artists should set out to accomplish and to do so with cutting edge honesty and raw emotion makes this particular release in staggering scope. ---Brent Black, criticaljazz.com

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Patricia Barber - Split (1989)

2013-07-12T14:39:37Z

Patricia Barber - Split (1989)


01. Early Autumn
02. Greys
03. Alone Together
04. Spy Sly
05. Easy To Love
06. Too Late Now
07. Winter Illusion
08. Retrograde
09. Two For The Road
10. Then I'll Be Tired Of You

Musicians:
Patricia Barber (vocals, piano); 
Michael Arnopol (bass guitar); 
Mark Walker (drums).

Pianist/vocalist Patricia Barber's recording debut, Split, is a fairly straight-ahead affair featuring the idiosyncratic stylist on various standards and originals. Showcasing her unique approach to jazz, the album finds Barber mixing pointed and minimalist lines à la Chet Baker with a dramatic cabaret vocal style and complex harmonic post-bop passages -- a template that longtime fans will recognize. To these ends, Barber opens with a brisk Latin version of "Early Autumn," takes a dusky vocal turn on "Easy to Love," and shows her cerebral side on such originals as "Winter Illusion." Joining Barber here are bassist Michael Arnopol and drummer Mark Walker. [Originally released on Floyd Records in 1989, Koch reissued the disc in 2004.] ---Matt Collar, Rovi

Patricia Barber to wokalistka, pianistka, kompozytorka. Muzyczne fascynacje wyniosła z domu. Jej ojciec był saksofonistą i muzykiem orkiestry Glenna Millera. Pierwsze sukcesy Patricii to występ na Chicago Jazz Festival w 1988 r. i rok później na North Sea Jazz Festival w Hadze. Jej debiutancka płyta ''Split'' z 1989 r. jest dziś rarytasem dla kolekcjonerów.

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Patricia Barber – Cafe Blue (1994)

2009-10-19T20:06:38Z

Patricia Barber – Cafe Blue (1994)


1. Patricia Barber - What A Shame 
2. Patricia Barber - Mourning Grace 
3. Patricia Barber - The Thrill Is Gone 
4. Patricia Barber - Romanesque 
5. Patricia Barber - Yellow Car III 
6. Patricia Barber - Wood Is A Pleasant Thing To Think About 
7. Patricia Barber - Inch Worm 
8. Patricia Barber - Ode To Billy Joe 
9. Patricia Barber - Too Rich For My Blood 
10. Patricia Barber - A Taste Of Honey 
11. Patricia Barber - Nardis 
12. Patricia Barber - Manha De Carnaval 

Personnel: 
Patricia Barber (vocals, piano); 
John McLean (guitar); 
Michael Arnopol (bass);
Mark Walker (drums, percussion).

Patricia Barber, who is both a fine keyboardist and an atmospheric singer, contributes roughly half of the material to her Premonition debut. Her dark voice and the generally esoteric program takes awhile to get used to (listeners will have to be patient), but after two or three listens, this thought-provoking and rather moody set becomes more accessible. The music ranges stylewise from sophisticated pop sensitivities to the avant-garde and even touches of minimalism, while not fitting securely into any category. Barber gives a new slant to "The Thrill Is Gone," "Ode to Billy Joe," and even "A Taste of Honey," and her vocals are all quite haunting and contemporary. An added plus to this unusual music is adventurous guitarist John McLean. --- Scott Yanow, Rovi

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Patricia Barber – Mythologies (2006)

2009-10-19T20:21:57Z

Patricia Barber – Mythologies (2006)


1. Moon - (7:10)
2. Morpheus - (4:34)
3. Pygmalion - (4:39)
4. Hunger - (4:35)
5. Icarus - (5:13)
6. Orpheus/Sonnet - (4:33)
7. Persephone - (6:00)
8. Narcissus - (3:40)
9. Whiteworld/Oedipus - (5:21)
10. Phaeton - (5:20)
11. Hours - (7:46)

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Patricia Barber – Night Club (2000)

2009-10-19T20:23:02Z

Patricia Barber – Night Club (2000)


1-By Bye Blackbird 4:01
2-Invitation 4:36
3-Yesterdays 6:39
4-Just for a Thrill 3:19
5-You Don't Know Me 3:45
6-Alfie 4:49
7-Autumn Leaves 5:04
8-Summer Samba 3:42
9-All for Nothing at All 3:23
10-So In Love 3:41
11-A Man & a Woman 4:16
12-I Fall in Love too Easily 3:29

Personnel: 
Patricia Barber (vocals, piano); 
Charlie Hunter (8-string guitar); 
Michael Arnopol, Marc Johnson (bass); 
Adam Cruz, Adam Nuzzbaum (drums).

Chicago native and classically trained pianist Patricia Barber's sixth album is a collection of downtempo standards, perfect for a rainy day. Taking on classics like "Autumn Leaves," "I Fall in Love Too Easily," "Bye Bye Blackbird," or even "Alfie" is always a risk, but her confident vocals and interpretations eradicate any doubt that she is a master. Her production is spare, allowing her to sing with such melancholy it's almost eerie. Not many performers can relay such harrowing feeling without over-emoting, but Barber makes it seem effortless. Nightclub is an appropriate title; listening to these love songs is like being in a smoky room, courted by a lounge singer. This is a classy, solid effort. --- Bryan Buss, Rovi

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