Patricia Barber – Modern Cool (1998/2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Patricia Barber – Modern Cool (1998/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:08:23 minutes | 781 MB | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Impex Records

The pianist and vocalist Patricia Barber is one of the most famous greats of modern jazz today. With this album, she inspired not only fans of jazz singing, but also followers of more earthy jazz. Her voice is intoxicating and performs feats that you would not have expected on an album with such catchy tracks. Patricia Baber moves from classical poems, for example by E.E. Cummings, to exciting observations of modern society.

Of particular interest is certainly the title Company with its lyric line ‘For Company in the 21st Century, I like lots of MTV’. Trumpeter Dave Douglas and the guitarist John McLean, already known from Café Blue, give Barber’s enchanting voice a solid counterpoint and the Choral Thunder Choir provides almost incredible dynamics. The follow-up album to Café Blue finally established Barber as a serious figure in the jazz business and at the same time made it clear that she did not intend to be put in musical drawers.

The dark, smoky voice of Patricia Barber is quite haunting. On Modern Cool, she mostly sings downbeat songs at slow tempos. All but three songs are her own originals, and they deal with such subject matter as an “homage to beauty” that seems to connect painting one’s face with prostitution, loneliness, mindless conformity, the “Postmodern Blues,” and other such topics. Barber, whose piano playing is mostly very much in the background, comes across on this set as a pop/folk singer. Most of the jazz moments are provided by trumpeter Dave Douglas, who is on half of the selections and adds some excitement; guitarist John McLean, bassist Michael Arnopol, and drummer/percussionist Mark Walker complete the group. – Scott Yanow

Tracklist:
1-1. Patricia Barber – Touch of Trash (05:29)
1-2. Patricia Barber – Winter (04:56)
1-3. Patricia Barber – You & The Night & The Music (08:06)
1-4. Patricia Barber – Constantinople (08:27)
1-5. Patricia Barber – Light My Fire (05:23)
1-6. Patricia Barber – Silent Partner (05:09)
1-7. Patricia Barber – Company (05:44)
1-8. Patricia Barber – Let It Rain (05:56)
1-9. Patricia Barber – She’s A Lady (04:18)
1-10. Patricia Barber – Love, put on your faces (05:44)
1-11. Patricia Barber – Post Modern Blues (05:55)
1-12. Patricia Barber – Let It Rain (Vamp) (03:14)

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