Customer Reviews

Premonition Years: 1994-2002

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I have followed Patricia Barber since the early 90's. I have admired her for staying with an independent label so that she could control her creative direction. This compilation is an excellent view of her growth as an artist, but also highlights many of her classics from the early years such as "Summertime", in the way that only Patricia Barber can make that song so sexy.

I first heard Patricia's version of "Blackbird" as a demo while auditioning speakers. The sound was incredible! I bought even better speakers than the one's I was auditioning there. I had to go internet shopping to find her, I took a chance on this three CD set, not knowing anything more than the "Blackbird" track. Ding, ding, ding---JACKPOT!
If you like smooth sultry female Jazz vocals with EXCELLENT backing musicians. This is awesome. If you have a high end stereo and want to hear it shine, this is REALLY SWEET!

she has a great voice and it's easy to be disappointed when the disc is done. I wanted it to go on for hours.

This is the artist that brought me back to jazz. Great singer and songwriter. Also, great interpreter of other people's music. Makes it her own and you look forward to hearing what she does next. Additionally, the recording quality is outstanding. Play them on a high quality system and you think you are there. This is an artist that you will listen to again and again and again. The band that backs her is superb. Michael Arnapol's stand up double bass is inspiring. You will need to have a system with a great bottom to fully appreciate his work.