Barber, Patricia / Smash
| Album: | Smash | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Barber, Patricia | Added: | Jan 2013 | |
| Label: | Concord Jazz, Inc. | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2013-01-26 | Pull Date: | 2013-03-31 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 10 | Mar 3 | Feb 24 | Feb 17 | Feb 10 | Feb 3 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 15, 2022: | Rebop
Romanesque |
4. | Jan 03, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum: Remembering 2013
Redshift |
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| 2. | Jul 18, 2022: | Rebop
Redshift |
5. | Mar 07, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
Spring Song |
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| 3. | Sep 27, 2016: | A Show Has No Name
Redshift |
6. | Mar 01, 2013: | Rebop
Sping Song, Redshift |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2013-01-26
Reviewed 2013-01-26
PATRICIA BARBER: Smash
Concord Jazz, 2013
MODERN JAZZ VOCALS – Typically smart new compositions from singer/songwriter/pianist Barber, whose intellectual, poetic lyrics and chilled voice are always marvelous. A strong, modern band and pristine recording quality round out the package. Deep, romantic, and gripping.
All very good! Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
1. 5:21 – low bass pulse into urban night sound, mysterious break in middle
2. 3:43 – soft and intimate, but also flowing, built on 6-syllable lines
3. 2:24 – solo piano/voice: achingly tender, lots of open space
4. 4:20 – song of heartbreak starts gently, pained electric guitar takes over
5. 4:26 – light bossa-nova love song loaded with astrophysics metaphors
6. 4:42 – spare and poetic, just piano/bass/voice, built on 3-syllable lines
7. 5:09 – catchy riffs, brisk lyrics about gay love, nice guitar/piano breaks
8. 5:46 – angry socio-political lyrics in a serene setting, explodes & resettles
9. 4:25 – sweetly romantic and poetic: each line has only 2 syllables
10. 6:11 – instrumental: solo turns from piano & drums, then a cool trio glide
11. 3:16 – calm and intimate: each line has 4 syllables, drifts into mystery
12. 5:20 – a hushed, heartbreaking song of love and loss, deceptively simple
[ Fo ] - 26 January 2013
Concord Jazz, 2013
MODERN JAZZ VOCALS – Typically smart new compositions from singer/songwriter/pianist Barber, whose intellectual, poetic lyrics and chilled voice are always marvelous. A strong, modern band and pristine recording quality round out the package. Deep, romantic, and gripping.
All very good! Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
1. 5:21 – low bass pulse into urban night sound, mysterious break in middle
2. 3:43 – soft and intimate, but also flowing, built on 6-syllable lines
3. 2:24 – solo piano/voice: achingly tender, lots of open space
4. 4:20 – song of heartbreak starts gently, pained electric guitar takes over
5. 4:26 – light bossa-nova love song loaded with astrophysics metaphors
6. 4:42 – spare and poetic, just piano/bass/voice, built on 3-syllable lines
7. 5:09 – catchy riffs, brisk lyrics about gay love, nice guitar/piano breaks
8. 5:46 – angry socio-political lyrics in a serene setting, explodes & resettles
9. 4:25 – sweetly romantic and poetic: each line has only 2 syllables
10. 6:11 – instrumental: solo turns from piano & drums, then a cool trio glide
11. 3:16 – calm and intimate: each line has 4 syllables, drifts into mystery
12. 5:20 – a hushed, heartbreaking song of love and loss, deceptively simple
[ Fo ] - 26 January 2013
Track Listing
| 1. | Code Cool | 7. | Devil's Food | |||
| 2. | The Wind Song | 8. | Scream | |||
| 3. | Romanesque | 9. | The Swim | |||
| 4. | Smash | 10. | Bashful | |||
| 5. | Redshift | 11. | The Storyteller | |||
| 6. | Spring Song | 12. | Missing |