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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.
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According to the AllMusic review by Scott Yanow: "Horn sounds nothing like Charles, but she sometimes captures his spirit...While emphasizing ballads, as one always expects, this is a fun set that includes more medium-tempo tunes than usual for a Shirley Horn set". [1]
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.
Shirley Horn with Horns is a 1963 studio album by Shirley Horn, featuring arrangements by Quincy Jones, Billy Byers, Thad Jones and Don Sebesky. [1] Reception.
Embers and Ashes is the debut studio album by jazz vocalist and pianist Shirley Horn, released in 1960 by Stere-O-Craft Records. [4]In the same year, the album fell into the hands of trumpeter Miles Davis, who invited Horn to perform with him at the Village Vanguard jazz club, [5] setting the club's management a condition: either he would perform with Horn, or he would not at all. [6]
I Remember Miles is a 1998 studio album by Shirley Horn, recorded in tribute to Miles Davis. [1] The album cover illustration was a drawing Davis had once done of them both. [2] Horn's performance on this album won her the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance at the 41st Grammy Awards.
You Won't Forget Me is a 1991 studio album by Shirley Horn. [2] Miles Davis made his last appearance as a sideman on this album. [3] You Won't Forget Me was the first jazz number 1 album in Horn's career.