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Jazz Portrait of Johnny Mercer album for sale by Sylvia Syms was released Feb 21, 1995 on the DRG label. Sylvia Syms was nearly 65 when she performed this concert and she knew she sounded her age, joking about it several times during the concert. Jazz Portrait of Johnny Mercer songs However that makes little difference for the late singer's touching interpretations of Johnny Mercer's lyrics (and her verbal introductions to each song) are often definitive, making this one of her finest recordings. Trumpeter Joe Newman and Al Cohn on tenor (both of whom actually had no opportunity to rehearse with Syms) take occasional solos and the rhythm section (which includes guitarist Gene Bertoncini) keeps the music jazz-oriented although Syms was really closer to being a cabaret singer. Jazz Portrait of Johnny Mercer CD music contains a single disc with 10 songs. ...See Full Description

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Ridin' On the Moon

Skylark See All 4

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I Thought About You

Come Rain Or Come Shine

Satin Doll

Early Autumn

Hooray For Hollywood

Fools Rush In

Medley: AC-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive/Too Marvelous for Words/You Must: Ac-Cent-Chu-Ate The Positive / Too Marvelous for Words / You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby / Dearly Beloved / Goody Goody / I'm An Old Cowhand / On The Atchinson, Topeka And

My Shining Hour See All 4

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A great voice
Nice tunes for a great voice. Joe Newman (probably) last recording session
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CD Universe Part number	1027543
Label	DRG
Orig Year	1984
Catalog number	91433
Discs	1
Release Date	Feb 21, 1995
Studio/Live	Live
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Jack Kleinsinger
Engineer	Don Wade; Don Wade
Recording Time	68 minutes
Personnel	Jay Leonhart - bass Russ Kassoff - piano Sylvia Syms - vocals Ronnie Bedford - drums Also: Joe Newman, Al Cohn, Gene Bertoncini