PATRICIA BARBER - Split (1989-2004) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Pianist/vocalist Patricia Barber's recording debut, Split, is a fairly straight-ahead affair featuring the idiosyncratic stylist on various standards and originals. Showcasing her unique approach to jazz, the album finds Barber mixing pointed and minimalist lines à la Chet Baker with a dramatic cabaret vocal style and complex harmonic post-bop passages -- a template that longtime fans will recognize. To these ends, Barber opens with a brisk Latin version of "Early Autumn," takes a dusky vocal turn on "Easy to Love," and shows her cerebral side on such originals as "Winter Illusion." Joining Barber here are bassist Michael Arnopol and drummer Mark Walker. by Matt Collar
Tracklist :
1     Early Autumn 4:26
Ralph Burns / Woody Herman / Johnny Mercer
2     Greys 5:33
Patricia Barber
3     Alone Together 4:31
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
4     Spy Sly 4:27
Patricia Barber
5     Easy to Love 4:33
Cole Porter
6     Too Late Now 4:48
Burton Lane / Alan Jay Lerner
7     Winter Illusion 5:24
Patricia Barber
8     Retrograde 3:20
Patricia Barber
9     Two for the Road 4:41
Leslie Bricusse / Henry Mancini
10     Then I'll Be Tired of You 5:10
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Arthur Schwartz
Credts :
Bass – Michael Arnopol
Drums – Mark Walker
Piano, Vocals – Patricia Barber