The Lyric (album)
| The Lyric | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 2006 |
| Genre | Jazz |
The Lyric is a 2006 jazz album by saxophonist and percussionist Jim Tomlinson and vocalist Stacey Kent, who sings on ten of the thirteen tracks.[1]
The Lyric won the Album of the Year award at the 2006 BBC Jazz Awards.[2] The BBC's Gordon Miller recommended the album for its "craft, dedication and integrity".[1] John Fordham of The Guardian described it as "a repertoire of standards and sambas" characterized by the artists' "musicianly and understatedly spontaneous take on smooth jazz".[3]
Track listing
- "Manhã de Carnaval” (Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Maria) - 4:05
- “Corcovado” (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) - 3:46
- “I've Grown Accustomed To His Face” (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 4:51
- “If I Were A Bell” (Frank Loesser) - 3:55
- “I Got Lost In His Arms” (Irving Berlin) - 5:12
- “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?” (Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 6:28
- “Cockeyed Optimist” (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:37
- “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” (Cole Porter) – 3:41
- “The Surrey With The Fringe On Top” (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein ?) – 4:34
- “Outra Vez” (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 4:51
- “Jardin D'hiver” (Keren Ann Zeidel, Benjamin Biolay) – 3:17
- “Something Happens To Me” (Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher) – 3:51
- “Stardust” (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 5:09
Personnel
- Jim Tomlinson – tenor saxophone, percussion
- David Newton - piano
- Dave Chamberlain – double bass
- Matt Skelton - drums
- Stacey Kent – vocals (except 1 & 10), whistling (11)
Recorded at Curtis Schwartz Studios, 9–10 August 2005
References
- ^ a b Gordon Miller, Jim Tomlinson "The Lyric" Review, BBC, accessed 2017-09-27.
- ^ "A thriller for Quincy Jones as jazz awards honour giant of 20th century", The Independent, 13 July 2006.
- ^ John Fordham, Jim Tomlinson/Stacey Kent, "The Lyric", The Guardian, 16 March 2006.
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