Patricia Barber - Verse 1/2 speed - Limited Edition

Chicago based, vocalist-songwriter-pianist Patricia Barber has earned a reputation as a fiercely independent artist who has paid enough dues to creatively call the shots on the kind of albums she wants to make. Barber's new album, Verse, is her first recording of all original material. "Verse is about songwriting," says Barber who once again serves as her own producer, "and about trying to create new material within both a narrow and broad construction of what vocal jazz is now." The sophisticated and playful Verse spotlights Barber singing new compositions she's written over the past three to four years. Band mates on the session include trumpeter Dave Douglas and drummer Joey Baron as well as her touring group of guitarist Neal Alger, bassist Michael Arnopol and drummer Eric Montzka.

Track Listings
1. The Moon
2. Lost In This Love
3. Clues
4. Pieces
5. I Could Eat Your Words
6. The Fire
7. Regular Pleasures
8. Dansons La Gigue
9. You Gotta Go Home
10. If I Were Blue