The Lyric (album)


The Lyric is a 2006 jazz album by saxophonist and percussionist Jim Tomlinson and vocalist Stacey Kent, who sings on ten of the thirteen tracks.
The Lyric won the Album of the Year award at the 2006 BBC Jazz Awards. The BBC's Gordon Miller recommended the album for its "craft, dedication and integrity". John Fordham of The Guardian described it as "a repertoire of standards and sambas" characterized by the artists' "musicianly and understatedly spontaneous take on smooth jazz".

Track listing

  1. "Manhã de Carnaval” - 4:05
  2. “Corcovado” - 3:46
  3. “I've Grown Accustomed To His Face” - 4:51
  4. “If I Were A Bell” - 3:55
  5. “I Got Lost In His Arms” - 5:12
  6. “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?” – 6:28
  7. “Cockeyed Optimist” – 4:37
  8. “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” – 3:41
  9. “The Surrey With The Fringe On Top” – 4:34
  10. “Outra Vez” – 4:51
  11. “Jardin D'hiver” – 3:17
  12. “Something Happens To Me” – 3:51
  13. “Stardust” – 5:09

    Personnel

Recorded at Curtis Schwartz Studios, 9–10 August 2005