SHIRLEY HORN
You're My Thrill
VERVE 549
417-2
Crotchet
AmazonUS
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You're My Thrill
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The Best is Yet to Come
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Solitary Moon
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Sharing the Night with the Blues
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I Got Lost in His Arms
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The Rules of the Road
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My Heart Stood Still
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You'd Better Love Me (While You May)
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The Very Thought of You
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Why Don't You Do Right?
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All Night Long
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THE SHIRLEY HORN TRIO
Shirley Horn - Piano, Vocals Charles Ables - Bass Steve Williams -
Drums
GUESTS
Alan Broadbent - Piano (3) Brian Bromberg - Bass (2,4,6,8,10) Dori Caymmi
- Guitar (4.6,10) Chuck Domanico - Bass (3) Russell Malone - Guitar (4,6,10)
Carl Saunders - Trumpet (3) Trio Arrangements -Shirley Horn Orchestra arranged
and conducted by Johnny Mandel
Shirley Horn is one of the 'Giants' of the jazz vocal, which she combines
with being a superb pianist, so good in fact that the Late Miles Davies,
numbered amongst her many admirers. She does not distort or change the melody
as some jazz singers do, but instead she introduces subtle harmonic changes,
which complement the original. Her pitching and diction are second to no
one and her ability to deliver very slow tunes, without any need or requirement
to fill the gaps, is unique.
Some fine scoring by producer, Johnny Mandel, an arranger and composer of
the highest quality enhances the Album. Writing arrangements to complement
the work of Shirley Horn, is a difficult task, for the most part her normal
trio setting is complete, and nothing else is required. Johnny Mandel has
been entirely successful with a set of backings so subtle, that they really
succeed in enhancing the listening pleasure. On one of the tracks, a Mandel
composition 'Solitary Moon', the use of Carl Saunders 'Miles' inspired Trumpet,
brings another new dimension. The tracks with Shirley's regular trio with
Charles Alder and Steve Williams, give a real feel for what it is to be at
one of her 'live' performances. The trio is featured on five of the tracks;
the bluesy guitar of Russell Malone is added to three of them and the other
six have the benefit of the Mandel settings.
Everything about this album has a feel of real quality and class; I would
have expected nothing else from an artiste of such stature. My favourite
tracks are 'The Best is Yet to Come', 'My Heart Stood Still' and 'Why Don't
You Do Right', but there is not a track that I would not want to hear again.
Don Mather
Don Mather is a saxophone player and Bandleader in Coventry
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