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Sylvia Brooks Live with Christian Jacob

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Label: Rhombus Records
Released: 2024
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Tracks

1.When The Sun Comes Out (Live) 2. Blues In The Night (Live) 3. Guess Who I Saw Today (Live) 4. The Red Pig Flew Up The Hill -Instrumental (Live) 5. The Flea Markets Of Paris (Live) 6. Cold Cold Heart (Live) 7. Night and Day (Live) 8. Tender Trap (Live) 9. Holding Back Tears (Live) Come Rain or Come Shine (Live)

Personnel

Sylvia Brooks

vocals

Christian Jacob

piano

David Hughes

bass, electric

Kevin Kanner

drums

Brain Scanlon

saxophone

Jeff Bunnell

trumpet

David Witham

keyboards

Album Description

If the American Songbook feels like a repository of timeless wisdom it’s because jazz vocalists breathe new life into familiar tales, interpreting the music with visceral emotional immediacy. In the case of chanteuse Sylvia Brooks, the songs serve as a barometer, marking the increasing depth she plumbs. Her evolution is evident throughout her fifth album, which was recorded at Herb Albert’s Vibrato Jazz Grill. Revisiting material from earlier releases, Sylvia Brooks Live with Christian Jacob provides both a snapshot of an artist in full command and a revelatory index of the distance she’s traveled since her impressive 2009 debut Dangerous Liaisons. All About Jazz describes Brooks as a “Master Stylist.” With her new live album, Sylvia Brooks Live with Christian Jacob, one understands why. The path that led Sylvia Brooks back to her jazz roots provided her with plenty of dramatic stories to tell. Possessing a sumptuous, velvet-rich voice, she’s earned critical raves for each of her five albums. Brooks launched her career with her impressive 2009 debut, Dangerous Liaisons. The project gained international attention and announced the arrival of an impressive jazz chanteuse, earning a spot-on Bob Parlocha’s Top 50 jazz albums of 2009. She ventured further into the shadows in 2012’s critically acclaimed follow-up Restless. The album was selected for numerous Top Ten lists by leading jazz radio stations and featured on San Francisco’s KPOO, the first Black-owned station on the West Coast. Her third album, The Arrangement, marked a creative leap for Brooks. Singled out as one of the top jazz vocal albums of the year by veteran producer and jazz historian Arnaldo Desouteiro, the 2017 project featured a dazzling cast of arrangers who designed bespoke charts tailored for Brooks’ voice. She also wrote lyrics for three originals in collaboration with different composers, including “Maybe I’m a Fool” with the late Patrick Williams, the prolific composer/ arranger who accrued 16 Grammy® nominations, 2 Grammy Awards®, 4 Emmy Awards, a 1980 Oscar nomination and a 1976 Pulitzer Prize nomination. Her fourth album 2022’s Signature, marked her emergence as a gifted songwriter. Her current album Sylvia Brooks Live with Christian Jacob provides both a snapshot of an artist in full command and a revelatory index of the distance she’s traveled since her first recording. Pianist Christian Jacob, Brooks’ musical director and collaborator is one of the most respected accompanists and composers on the international scene today. Garnering 9 Grammy® Award nominations, he has also composed scores for 2 Clint Eastwood films (Sully and The 15:17 to Paris). Revisiting songs she’s been performing since she launched her jazz career, Brooks leans into the evolution of her interpretations, while drawing the audience into her musical realm. Sylvia Brooks Live with Christian Jacob proves that Jazz is very much alive and well.

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