Patricia Barber - The Premonition Years: 1994-2002 (2007)

The Premonition Years: 1994-2002 collects tracks the jazz pianist/singer/songwriter Patricia Barber recorded for the independent Premonition label. These are the cuts that helped solidify Barber's reputation as an enigmatic, cerebral, and creatively inspired artist with a knack for intimate and reflective cabaret-influenced performances that touched on jazz standards, reinterpretations of contemporary pop tunes, and her own literate and poetic songs. Interestingly, this anthology is separated into three discs of "pop songs," "standards," and "originals," respectively. In that sense, its a perfect introduction to Barber's singular approach to jazz.

Tracklist:

Patricia Barber - Pop Songs

1 Ode to Billy Joe
2 The Beat Goes On
3 Use Me
4 You Don't Know Me
5 She's a Lady
6 A Taste of Honey
7 Black Magic Woman
8 Light My Fire
9 So What
10 The Fool on the Hill
11 You Are My Sunshine

Patricia Barber - Standards

01 I Fall in Love Too Easily
02 Bye Bye Blackbird
03 Alfie
04 You & The Night & The Music
05 Yesterdays
06 My Funny Valentine [#/*]
07 Inch Worm
08 So in Love
09 The Thrill Is Gone
10 Manha de Carnaval
11 A Man & A Woman
12 Invitation
13 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town [#/*]

Patricia Barber - Originals

01 Touch of Trash
02 Winter
03 If I Were Blue
04 The Fire
05 Company
06 Let It Rain
07 What a Shame
08 Postmodern Blues
09 If This Isn't Jazz
10 I Could Eat Your Words
11 Pieces
12 You Gotta Go Home