Name: Angel Eyes by Sylvia Brooks
Duration: 3 min 45 s
Description: Clearly, Sylvia hasn’t forsaken the jazz-noir sound she perfected on her two earlier albums. Every detail of Kim Richmond’s arrangement heightens the sense of loss, from Brian Swartz’s gleaming trumpet to David Hughes’s haunting bowed bass chord that fades into the ether as the narrator disappears into the night.

Clearly, Sylvia hasn’t forsaken the jazz-noir sound she perfected on her two earlier albums. Every detail of Kim Richmond’s arrangement heightens the sense of loss, from Brian Swartz’s gleaming trumpet to David Hughes’s haunting bowed bass chord that fades into the ether as the narrator disappears into the night.

Angel Eyes

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You can tell a lot about a musician from the company she keeps. Ever since Sylvia Brooks started performing in the jazz realm, she has collaborated with some of Los Angeles' most expressive and accomplished players. From the beginning Brooks distinguished herself with her empathic ability to inhabit a song, turning classic and original tunes into taut and emotional tales. With her soon to be released 4th album coming out in Spring of 2022, she is telling her own stories now.

Angel Eyes

Sylvia Brooks

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