Jazz songwriter and pianist Patricia Barber's 2006 album Mythologies, a song cycle based on Ovid's Metamorphosis, is a sprawling work of poetic and musical adventure.
Upon its release, it garnered universal acclaim from critics and responsive concert audiences across the United States and Europe.
After this rigorous undertaking, Barber could have been forgiven for taking a breather.
And on its surface, that seems to be what the Cole Porter Mix is.
But in Barber's case, this is far from true.
While she claims in her bio that she's been singing his songs for years, and that he's her favorite songwriter, she does anything but a "standard" read on his tunes, though she never undermines their integrity.
The album is called a "mix" because Barber has woven three of her own tunes -- written after the manner of Porter's -- into the fabric of the album.
Given her austere yet highly original readings of his songs, they fit in seamlessly.
She is accompanied here by her longtime backing group of Neal Alger (guitar), Michael Arnopol (bass), and Eric Montzka (drums), with drummer Nate Smith alternating on three tunes, and guest saxophonist Chris Potter appearing on five.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easy to LoveCole Porter | Patricia Barber | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 2 | I Wait for Late Afternoon and YouPatricia Barber | Patricia Barber | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | I Get a Kick out of YouCole Porter | Patricia Barber | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | You're the TopCole Porter | Patricia Barber | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | Just One of Those ThingsCole Porter | Patricia Barber | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | SnowPatricia Barber | Patricia Barber | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | C'est MagnifiqueCole Porter | Patricia Barber | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 8 | Get out of TownCole Porter | Patricia Barber | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | I Concentrate on YouCole Porter | Patricia Barber | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | In the Still of the NightCole Porter | Patricia Barber | Play | 05:24 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 11 | Miss Otis RegretsCole Porter | Patricia Barber | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | The New Year's Eve SongPatricia Barber | Patricia Barber | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 13 | What Is This Thing Called Love | Patricia Barber | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 56 mins | 128 MB | |||||
| 56 mins | 310 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neal Alger | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Main Personnel |
| 2 | Jim Anderson | Assistant Producer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 3 | Michael Arnopol | Bass, Bass Instrument, Main Personnel |
| 4 | Grazyna Auguscik | Assistant Producer |
| 5 | Patricia Barber | Audio Production, Composer, Leader, Melodica, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 6 | John Paul Bellona | Audio Engineer |
| 7 | Josh Gold | Marketing |
| 8 | Louise Holland | Management |
| 9 | Gordon H. Jee | Creative Director, Design |
| 10 | Keith Karwelies | A&R |
| 11 | Cem Kurosman | Publicity |
| 12 | Eric Montza | Drum, Main Personnel, Percussion |
| 13 | Eric Montzka | Drums, Percussion |
| 14 | Cole Porter | Composer |
| 15 | Chris Potter | Main Personnel, Sax (Tenor) |
| 16 | Alan Silverman | Mastering |
| 17 | Nate Smith | Drum, Main Personnel, Percussion |
| 18 | Nate Smith | Drums, Percussion |
| 19 | Chris Strong | Photography |
| 20 | Grayson Elliot Taylor | Assistant Engineer |
| 21 | Eli Wolf | A&R |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |