- Patricia Barber
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Name = Patricia Barber
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Patricia Barber
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Born = 1956
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Origin =Chicago ,Illinois
Instrument =Vocals Piano
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Genre =Contemporary jazz Post bop
Occupation =Singer Pianist Bandleader
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Notable_instruments =Patricia Barber (born 1956,
Chicago ,Illinois ) is an Americanjazz singer ,pianist ,songwriter , andbandleader . She was born to parents who were both professionalmusician s (her father is Floyd "Shim" Barber, a former member ofGlenn Miller 's Band). She was raised and educated in South Sioux City,Nebraska , and completedhigh school there.Her
music is centered on her singing, in a fairly low register and a traditional bluesy-jazz style, and her piano playing, which is technically accomplished. Her repertoire includes many of her own compositions, but also a selection of standards drawn mostly from the classic-rock genre; examples include "Ode to Billie Joe ," "A Taste of Honey ," and "Black Magic Woman ." She is known for imbuing her songs with intelligence and a wide and unusualvocabulary , which results in complex andwit tylyrics . Her 2006 album, "Mythologies," is a set of songs based onOvid 'sMetamorphoses . In September 2008, she released "The Cole Porter Mix," a collection of her unique takes on the classicCole Porter songbook, as well as three Barber originals inspired by Cole Porter.Barber is a
lesbian ; interviews with her suggest that she does not try to hide this fact, but that she 'tires' of the public interest in her sexuality and dislikes the fact that it contributes to her fame.Fact|date=May 2008Her
album s "Cafe Blue", "Modern Cool", "Companion", "Nightclub" and "Verse" have been reissued by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab on SACD and limited edition 45 rpm half speed mastered, 180 gram audiophile vinyl.What|date=May 2008Discography
* "Split" – 1989
* "Distortion of Love " – 1992
* "Cafe Blue " – 1994
* "Modern Cool " – 1998
* "Companion" – 1999
* "Nightclub" – 2000
* "Verse" – 2002
* "" – 2004
* ""DVD – 2005
* "Mythologies" - 2006
* "The Cole Porter Mix " - 2008External links
* Patricia Barber's Official Website: http://www.patriciabarber.com/
* Interview: [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/iviews/pbarber2002.htm Patricia Barber: Complete; Not Complacent] , R.J. DeLuke (August, 2002)
* Interview: [http://www.patriciabarber.com/press/sdgaylesbiantimes.htm San Diego Gay and Lesbian Times]
* Review: [http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/6312/79/ Patricia Barber’s Mythologies: An Ovid for the New Millennium] Jazz Police
* [http://www.archive.org/details/PatriciaBarber Patricia Barber collection] at theInternet Archive 's live music archive
* [http://www.jazzchicago.net/barber.html Review of Mythologies by JazzChicago.net]Persondata
NAME=Barber, Patricia
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=American singer-pianist
DATE OF BIRTH=1956
PLACE OF BIRTH=Chicago, Illinois
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