| Artist | Sylvia Syms with Kenny Burrell |
|---|---|
| Cover | Sylvia Is!.jpg |
| Released | 1965 |
| Recorded | August 11 & 13, 1965 |
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 41:21 |
| Label | Prestige PR 7439 |
| Producer | Cal Lampley |
| Chronology | Sylvia Syms |
| Prev year | 1964 |
| Next year | 1967 |
Sylvia Is! is an album by vocalist Sylvia Syms with guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Sylvia Syms was one of the top cabaret singers, uplifting a wide variety of interesting songs throughout her career... because Syms does not improvise, this CD reissue is more for fans of cabaret than for followers of jazz".[2]
Track listing
- "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:04
- "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 4:02
- "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 3:12
- "How Insensitive" (Norman Gimbel, Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 3:51
- "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin) – 3:43
- "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) – 3:34
- "Meditation" (Gimbel, Jobim) – 3:21
- "Cuando Te Fuiste de Mi" (Robert Lee Manrique) – 3:54
- "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) – 2:55
- "Wild Is the Wind" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) – 3:04
- "You Are Always in My Heart" (Ernesto Lecuona, Kim Gannon) – 3:48
- "Brazil" (Ary Barroso, Bob Russell) – 2:53
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englrewood Cliffs, New Jersey on August 11, 1965 (tracks 1–3, 5, 6 & 9) – and August 13, 1965 (tracks 4, 7, 8 & 10–12)
Personnel
- Sylvia Syms – vocals
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Milt Hinton – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
- Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar (tracks 4, 7, 8 & 10–12)
- Willie Rodriguez – percussion (tracks 4, 7, 8 & 10–12)
References
- ^ Prestige Records Discography accessed July 29, 2013
- ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed July 29, 2013