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"Smash" Review from The International Review of Music

I have a friend who says all great novels begin with a great first sentence.  If so, then perhaps all great albums begin with a great first song.

This one does. “Code Cool” is one of those jazz road markers that should be recorded by generations of singers.  It belongs in the American Songbook as do others on this album. “Spring Song” and “The Swim” especially. Read More

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Patricia Barber Smashes Past Convention

 

Written by Peggy Hogan   

Wednesday, 30 January 2013 

 

Patricia Barber is a fiercely individual, critically lauded jazz vocalist, pianist and composer. After a few decades worth of education, honors and awards and fifteen full-length albums, Barber will be making a rare tour to promote her latest offering, Smash. Times Square spoke to the enigmatic figure about her place in jazz as a woman and as a composer.

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Patricia Barber’s Smash
Posted on January 24, 2013     by inunes

On January 22, the Chicago-based singer and pianist Patricia Barber released Smash, her debut on the Concord Jazz imprint. Both musically and lyrically, the 12 original tracks on the new disc showcase an artist in fine form. In addition to being a compellingly eclectic tunesmith, Barber remains, as ever, a poetic, exacting lyricist.

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On 'Smash,' her 12th album, and debut on her new record label Concord Jazz, Patricia continues her crusade to retrieve the ground that jazz musicians long ago ceded to pop and rock: the realm of the intelligent and committed singer-songwriter. With a new band and a dozen new compositions, she tackles even familiar subjects (like love and loss) with a nuance and depth beyond the limits of the Great American Songbook. Audiophiles should know that Smash reunites Barber with recording engineer Jim Anderson.

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