Who is Patricia Barber

The Cole Porter Mix

Sublimely intimate but hugely expressive investiga more...0 points

Sublimely intimate but hugely expressive investigation of the brilliant songs of Cole Porter by the wonderfully artful singer/pianist and composer Patrica Barber. She breathes fresh life into his music as well as contributing three typically intelligent originals. Like her label mate Wilson, Barber is a genuine one off and Cole Porter Mix is un-missable. "One of the most accomplished female jazz singer-pianists on the planet%u2026 Chicago-based Barber has a voice that caresses and challenge...0 points

A Distortion of Love

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Mythologies

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Considerable time, thought and Guggenheim grant money went into the making of Patricia Barber's <i>Mythologies</i>, an ambitious modern take on Ovid's <i>Metamorphoses</i>. As she is wont to do, the Chicagoan continually reminds us of her aspirations to art with her joyless, half-whispered vocals and show-offy intellectualism. The song sequence, which seems destined for a staged reading, never escapes its literary trappings. But in reflecting on the age-old dance of dream...0 points

The Premonition Years: 1994-2002

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Companion

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Live: A Fortnight in France

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Modern Cool

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Night Club

The piano-playing singer Patricia Barber has quite more...0 points

The piano-playing singer Patricia Barber has quite a pearl of 12 standards on Nightclub with three stellar trios, including three tracks with Charlie Hunter's eight-string guitar. The incomparable bassist Marc Johnson also adds supple support on a few tunes and has a very tasty solo on "Yesterdays." And speaking of soloing, because Barber's vocal phrasing, rhythm, and timbre are so unique, it's easy to overlook her brilliant improvisations on piano. Despite their surface similarities, Barber see...0 points

Verse

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Patricia Barber has made enough breakout albums to be brought up on charges. Her career, not to mention her music, has been like a giant rainbow arcing eternally upward with bursts of bright giddy colors and dark moody tones. But like her last album, Nightclub, and before that Companion and Modern Cool, this is the one that will bring her a bigger audience. The difference here is that this is the singer-pianist's first album of all original songs. With Dave Douglas dancing his trumpet around her...0 points

Split

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Verse

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