Audio CD review:
Sylvia McNair, David Finck, Jerome Kern - Sure Thing - The Jerome Kern Songbook / McNair, Previn

Sylvia McNair, David Finck, Jerome Kern - Sure Thing - The Jerome Kern Songbook / McNair, Previn

Band: Sylvia McNair, David Finck, Jerome Kern Title: Sure Thing - The Jerome Kern Songbook / McNair, Previn Rating: Release Date: 23 August, 1994 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Land Where The Good Songs Go 2: I Won't Dance 3: Nobody Else But Me 4: The Folks Who Live On The Hill 5: A Fine Romance 6: Remind Me 7: You Couldn't Be Cuter 8: Why Was I Born? 9: I'm Old Fashioned 10: All The Things You Are 11: Can't Help Singing - They Didn't Believe Me 12: Till The Clouds Roll By - Look For The Silver Lining 13: Sure Thing - Long Ago (And Far Away) 14: Can I Forget You - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 15: Pick Yourself Up 16: The Song In You 17: Land Where The Good Songs Go 18: Go Little Boat

Customer Reviews I love this album! I have also been a Sylvia McNair fan for years. I have been an Andre Previn fan as long as I have been playing the piano--he is an amazing talent. When my parents gave me this album, I was thrilled! (Now I'm a David Finck fan also!) Sylvia has a beautiful voice, but singing for her is not about showing off her range, it's about the words and the mood, and so she sings with amazing feeling, whether she's singing Mozart or Kern. Andre Previn's piano is brilliant, as always, and this album is an inspiration for all of us who accompany other musicians. His style and talent come through while never overshadowing the words from Sylvia. I now own several McNair recordings, but this is my favorite. Mozart, Handel, and their crowd are geniuses, of course, and McNair does a nice job on arias. I also enjoy "Come Rain or Come Shine-The Harold Arlen Songbook", but my favorite is this album. I wasn't so familiar with Jerome Kern's work until this CD, but I love the songs. I think that the songs selected for this CD were the perfect selection for Previn, Finck, and McNair. It all comes together in a really beautiful CD. I highly recommend this CD, as well as "Come Rain or Come Shine. " . A Beautiful Collaboration But what makes this recording so great is the collaboration. Captivating songs, a seductively stylish soprano and an unobtrusive genius on piano. They each complement the other and the results are stunning. Karl Haas used "All The Things You Are" as an illustration of the collaborative art and deservedly so. Cudos to bassist David Finck too!. The Next Step Here is a soprano that could actually hit the REALLY high notes in 'Dulcissime' without sounding strained and forced. I fell in love with McNair's voice when I heard her sing in a recording of Orff's 'Carmina Burana'. it encouraged me to pursue her other recordings. As a lover of early American theatre this CD was the logical choice. I LOVE IT. There are several songs I didn't know, but are some of my favorites now like "a fine romance" and "pick yourself up". She sounds like she is completely enjoying herself and the bass and piano do a fabulous job of supporting her instrument. . You can see a complete list of all Sylvia McNair, David Finck, Jerome Kern discography, or go back to the Sylvia McNair, David Finck, Jerome Kern tabs