Patricia Barber s new album, Clique, puts a new twist on the standard repertory.
Patricia Barber breathes new life into her latest single, This Town the 1967 song made popular by Frank Sinatra.
Her tender approach to the lyrics of this Lee Hazelwood hit comes juxtaposed with the fiery edge of her piano playing, in signature Barber fashion. Her new album,
Clique, due out Aug. 6 on Impex Records, finds her reimagining standards by the likes of Thelonious Monk ( Straight, No Chaser ), Stevie Wonder ( All in Love is Fair ) and Rodgers and Hammerstein ( Shall We Dance? ).
Her solid cast of players includes Patrick Mulcahy on bass and Jon Deitemyer on drums, who join her on This Town. Elsewhere on