Shirley Horn

 

Artist:  Shirley Horn

Birth Name:  Shirley Valerie Horn

Born:  May 1, 1934.  Washington, D.C. USA

Died:  October 20, 2005 (Aged 71)

Genre:  Jazz, Blues, Vocal Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Standards

Occupation:  Singer, Musician

Instruments:  Vocals, Piano

Shirley Horn was an American Jazz Singer and Pianist.  She collaborated with many Jazz musicians including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Tools Thielemans, Ron Carter, Carmen McRae, Wynton Marsalis and others.

Title:  Embers And Ashes - Songs Of Lost Love Sung By Shirley Horn (Limited Edition + 2 Bonus Tracks) (2023)

Genre:  Jazz, Blues, Vocal Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Standards

Label:  Supper Club

Rating:   *****

Format: LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Like Someone In Love (2:31)

 2.  He Never Mentioned Love (3:21)

 3.  Softly, Like A Morning Sunrise (3:25)

 4.  I Thought About You (3:04)

 5.  Mountain Greenery (2:19)

 6.  God Bless The Child (3:41)

 7.  I Loves You, Porgy (3:20)

Side B:

 1.  Blue City (3:35)

 2.  Day By Day (2:35)

 3.  If I Should Lose You (3:23)

 4.  Wild Is The Wind (3:44)

 5.  Come Rain Or Come Shine (2:57)

 6.  Just In Time (2:10)

 7.  A Foggy Day (3:19)

Personnel:

Shirley Horn:  Vocals, Piano

Joe Benjamin:  Double Bass, except Track B2

Herb Lovelle:  Drums, except Track B2

Lewis Packer:  Bass on Track B2

Harry T. Saunders:  Drums on Track B2

Bonus Tracks:  A7, B7

Shirley Horn:  Vocals, Piano

Stuff Smith:  Violin

Lewis Packer:  Bass

Harry T. Saunders:  Drums

Embers And Ashes is the debut studio album by Shirley Horn, originally released in 1960 by Store-O-Craft, remastered and reissued on September 29, 2023 by Supper Club.  Limited Edition 1000 Copies + 2 Bonus Tracks 180 Gram Vinyl.