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Pickwick Records SPCX-1007
Rudolph, The
Red Nosed Reindeer
Jingle Bells
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Tijuana Christmas
My Favorite Things
The Little Drummer Boys |
Christmas
Bells
White Christmas
Joy to the World
When Christmas Comes
Silent Night
What Child is This |
SY MANN showed his earliest musical talent at age 6 when he began to correct mistakes,
made by his older sister who was then a cello student, by reaching up to the keyboard of
the family player-piano and striking the "right notes". His parents took him to
a piano instructor when he was 7 and in a short time it was discovered that he possessed
absolute pitch. During public school assemblies he gave demonstrations of this phenomenon
to the applause and wonder of his classmates and teachers. He continued his music
education at NYU. Excelling in his music studies, Sy was elected to membership in the
National Honorary music fraternity, PHI MU ALPHA SINFONIA and, later, held the post of
student president of the music department of NYU School of Education. Back in civilian
life after almost 4 years of service, Sy returned to NYU for his B.S. degree in Music
Education, now a married man and father of a baby boy. Not particularly desirous of
entering the teaching field, Sy continued with performing engagements, playing for most of
show business' top acts as well as stints with the bands of Alvino Ray and Benny Goodman.
In 1949 he entered the radio field as staff pianist and arranger for New York's top
independent station WNEW. He then established himself in the recording, jingle and film
music fields. In 1954 he joined the CBS music staff and currently is pianist-arranger on
the Arthur Godfrey Show where he doubles on trumpet, vibraphone, clavietta, electric
harpsichord and other assorted keyboard instruments. He has contributed his talents to
numerous stars like Barbra Streisand, Tiny Tim, Sammy Davis, Connie Francis.
Anybody who plays piano can play The Moog
Synthesizer. It is a computer like instrument with a piano keyboard. Since only one note
sounds at a time to make music one needs a multi-track tape recorder to record each line
of music separately. An electronic engineer is needed not only for the circuitry but also
to program the millions of different sound combinations available — also each time
the sound is changed The Moog has to be tuned! It takes about one hour of recording time
to produce 30 seconds of listenable music.
In this album Sy takes the Moog Synthesizer and creates today's electronic Christmas
tree out of this new musical wonder. The Moog, a strange machine of lights, cords, inputs
and outputs enters the festive world of the merriest season of all. It's a wonderful gift
for today's caroleers. Sy Mann giftwraps all your Christmas favorites in the most exciting
musical sound, and puts them under your glittering tree. Gift tagged to read "Merry
Christmas from The Moog!" |
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