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Shirley Valerie Horn (May 1, 1934 – October 20, 2005) was an American jazz singer and pianist. [1] She collaborated with many jazz musicians including Miles Davis , Dizzy Gillespie , Toots Thielemans , Ron Carter , Carmen McRae , Wynton Marsalis and others.
A Beautiful Friendship: Remembering Shirley Horn is an EP by Mark Murphy. A Beautiful Friendship: Remembering Shirley Horn is the 47th recording ( EP ) by American jazz vocalist Mark Murphy. It was recorded when Murphy was 80 years old in 2012 and released by the Gearbox label in the United States and the UK in 2013.
But Beautiful: The Best of Shirley Horn is a greatest hits album by American jazz singer and pianist Shirley Horn, released on October 11, 2005, by Verve Records. [5] The album, among other things, also contains three live recordings made at the Au Bar in New York in January 2005.
The Allmusic review by Tim Sendra commented: "Horn's trademark sound is the sparse, languid torch song, with atmospheric piano chords and her gentle and soulful vocals caressing the notes as she slowly lets them ease into the listener's ear. ..
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album three stars and said that "...Horn does not play piano at all, sticking exclusively to vocals, and she had less control over the interpretations (being persuaded to sing some songs at faster-than-usual tempos) than she would later on...although the overall music is enjoyable, Horn would have much preferred to be the pianist behind her own ...
Title Details Peak chart positions US Jazz [1]US Trad. Jazz [1]Live at the Village Vanguard: Released: 1961; Label: Can-Am Records; Formats: LP — — All Night Long
Loads of Love is a 1963 jazz studio album by Shirley Horn, arranged by Jimmy Jones. [1] Prestigious musicians collaborated on the album, including Gerry Mulligan , Kenny Burrell , Al Cohn , and Hank Jones .
The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell stated: "Mandel's orchestrations are paragons of subtlety, sometimes creeping almost imperceptibly like a slow moving fog upon Horn's trio. Like his singer, Mandel respects the value of silence and space; they're a well matched pair, their different ideas of timing dovetail together neatly.