Shirley Horn Here's to Life

Shirley Horn's meeting with a string section and an orchestra arranged by Johnny Mandel has some exquisite moments although sometimes it is just overly sweet. Horn recorded with her trio (which includes bassist Charles Ables and drummer Steve Williams) first, emphasizing slow ballads. Mandel used the pianist-vocalist's improvisations and chord voicings as the basis for his charts and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis took guest solos on "A Time for Love" and "Quietly There." Shirley Horn fans will love this CD (which includes such numbers as "Here's To Life," "How Am I To Know" and "If You Love Me") but no real surprises or contrast occurs.

01 Here's to life
02 Come a little closer/Wild is
03 How am i know?
04 A time for love
05 Where do you start
06 You're nearer
07 Return to paradise
08 Isn't it a pity
09 Quietly there
10 If you love me
11 Summer(Estate)

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