For those not in the know, marking the 20th anniversary of Cy Coleman’s death, the release of Janis Siegel and Yaron Gershovsky’s acclaimed new album The Colors of My Life is an unmissable celebration of the composer of such immortal classics as “Witchcraft,” “Rhythm of Life,” “The Best is Yet to Come,” and, of course, the titular “The Colors of My Life.”

Member of the famous vocal group, Manhattan Transfer since 1972, in addition to her work with the Transfer, Janis Siegel has maintained a solo career, releasing her first album, Experiment in White, in 1982. This is her eleventh solo/collaboration album.

Yaron Gershovsky is a highly accomplished, internationally recognized and award winning pianist, arranger, composer and producer. He has also been the music director for several popular artists, including Lonnie Smith, Steve Gadd, Take 6, Manhattan Transfer and The Count Basie Orchestra, to name but a few.

1 I’ve Got Your Number
2 With Every Breath I Take
3 Playboy’s Theme
4 Witchcraft
5 That’s My Style
6 Being Without You
7 The Best Is Yet to Come
8 I’m Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life
9 Why Try to Change Me Now
10 The Colors of My Life

On what is a most sumptuously-crafted new recording, it opens on the silky smooth, sultry I’ve Got Your Number and the languishing With Every Breath I Take and then we get brought forth the playfully free flowing Playboy’s Theme, the immersive, bewitchingly elegant Witchcraft, and the finger-snapper That’s My Style.

Up next is the veritably cinematic Being Without You and that in turn is backed seamlessly by the ornately supple The Best Is Yet to Come, the soulful I’m Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life, the album rounding out on the all-encompassing beauty of Why Try to Change Me Now, closing on the luxuriant title track, The Colors of My Life.

Cy Coleman was a popular composer, songwriter and jazz pianist whose work included Billboard chart topping singles, Broadway musicals and film scores.

Songwriting credits include The Best is Yet To Come and Witchcraft 5-time TONY® Award winner, 3-time EMMY® Award winner. 2-time GRAMMY® Award winner, Academy Award® nominee Musical credits include City of Angels, Sweet Charity, The Life and Barnum Film credits include Father Goose, Garbo Talks, Sweet Charity, and Family Business. That was first recorded in 1957 by Frank Sinatra, and is considered part of the Great American Songbook, and was nominated for 3 Grammys.

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