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My View: Does Steve Tyrell Pick The Winners Or Do The Winners Pick Steve Tyrell?

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There are some singers who have a really special “sound”. There are also some special record producers who know how to have that sound saved for posterity on a CD. I don’t know who made the call first, but Debbie Silver’s new CD “The Gold Standards” is the creation of the legendary record producer Steve Tyrell. Choosing just the right songs, arrangements, and musicians is like a master chef creating a great recipe. Steve Tyrell, Jon Allen, Alan Broadbent, and of course the talent of Deborah Silver are responsible for these wonderful performances of a selection of tunes which are truly The Gold Standard of the Great American Songbook. It didn’t hurt to have Jack Jones and Ann Hampton Callaway join Debbie on two tracks. What a recipe for music downloading digestion this is. For centuries they have been trying to turn other metals into Gold. Silver has become Gold on this album. I promise you’re gonna eat it up!
Stephen studied at the Manhattan School of Music. Besides being a pianist, Stephen’s business career was in the Fashion Industry. He was CEO of a textile manufacturing facility and President of an international textile machinery company. Stephen was on the Board of Directors of the “First All Children’s Theatre” which brought the Stephen Schwartz musical The Trip and Captain Louie to the Kennedy Center in Wash DC. His wife Eda, an interior space designer and classical pianist was on the Board of Barrington Stage Company and is still active at BSC. Stephen’s photographs, videos and articles appear on Broadwayworld.com, T2Conline.com and The New York Observer. He is active in the entertainment events at the Friars Club, where he is a member. Stephen is also an Honorary Board Member of The Society For The Preservation of The Great American Songbook. Stephen Sorokoff@gmail.com
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