Since her captivating debut in 2009, jazz vocalist Sylvia Brooks has displayed a gift for inhabiting different personas, with a subspecialty in film-noir inspired femmes fatale. On this – Signature (Rhombus Records) – her fourth album, she embraces the most challenging role of all, defining herself with a set of beautifully crafted original songs. Her evocative lyrics and emotionally direct delivery imbue the music with hard-won authenticity. Whether looking back with wry affection on her walk-on-the-wild-side youth or lamenting a lost love, Brooks brings bracing honesty and poise to the material.
Ink and Emotion: The Deep Sentimental Value of Signed Jazz Records
When Music Becomes Personal In an age defined by streaming music, algorithm-driven playlists, and online storefronts of every song you'd ever want to hear, a click delivers it into your hand. Even though we are now more closely connected with music than ever before,...
