| Barber, Patricia / Smash |
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| Album: | Smash | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Barber, Patricia | Added: | Jan 2013 | |
| Label: | Concord Jazz, Inc. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2013-01-26 | Pull Date: | 2013-03-31 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Mar 10 | Mar 3 | Feb 24 | Feb 17 | Feb 10 | Feb 3 |
| 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 | |
| 2. | Jul 18, 2022: | Rebop Redshift | 5. | Mar 07, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum Spring Song | |
| 3. | Sep 27, 2016: | A Show Has No Name Redshift | 6. | Mar 01, 2013: | Rebop Sping Song, Redshift |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2013-01-26 | ||
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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 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 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 |