Songs by Sylvia Syms

• Artist: Sylvia Syms
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• Release Date: December 28, 1955
• Total Time: 36:21
• Genre: Vocal Music

Review

Cabaret singer Sylvia Syms is caught at the beginning of her career on this Koch reissue of a former Atlantic record. The first eight songs (from 1952) find her accompanied by pianist Barbara Carroll, bassist Joe Shulman, and drummer Herb Wasserman, uplifting such numbers as "Mountain Greenery," "What Is There to Say," and Benny Carter's "Lonely Woman." The remaining four numbers utilize a septet arranged by Johnny Richards that includes tenor-saxophonist Al Cohn, trombonist Kai Winding, and Don Elliott on trumpet, mellophone, and vibes; "Paradise" and "Comes Love" are among the highpoints. An excellent introduction to the now-obscure but talented singer. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
There's Something About an Old Love	Irving Mills, Will Hudson, Lupin Fein	Sylvia Syms	(3:13)
Down in the Depths	Cole Porter	Sylvia Syms	(4:31)
Mountain Greenery	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	Sylvia Syms	(1:50)
What Is There to Say?	Vernon Duke, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg	Sylvia Syms	(3:00)
Imagination	Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen	Sylvia Syms	(2:59)
Lonely Woman	Benny Carter, Ray Sonin	Sylvia Syms	(4:16)
Can't You Just See Yourself?	Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	Sylvia Syms	(1:58)
Love Walked In	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Sylvia Syms	(3:20)
Paradise [*]	Nacio Herb Brown, Gordon Clifford	Sylvia Syms	(2:43)
Comes Love [*]	Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobias	Sylvia Syms	(2:27)
I Want a Little Boy [*]	Billy Moll, Murray Mencher	Sylvia Syms	(2:36)
Tea for Two [*]	Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar	Sylvia Syms	(3:00)

Credits

James Gavin (Liner Notes), Gene Paul (Mastering), Herb Wasserman (Drums), Joe Shulman (Bass), Elliot Eberhard (Piano), Scott Paul (Sonic Solutions), Sylvia Syms (Vocals), Tom Dowd (Engineer), Danny Bank (Sax (Baritone)), Don Elliott (Mellophone), James Campbell (Drums), Don Elliott (Mellophonium), Kai Winding (Trombone), Barbara Carroll (Piano), Don Elliott (Trumpet), Johnny Richards (Arranger), Don Elliott (Vibraphone), Leonard Feather (Liner Notes), Al Cohn (Sax (Tenor)), Clyde Lombardi (Bass)