Shirley Horn Trio - A Lazy Afternoon (1978)

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Artist: Shirley Horn Trio
Title: A Lazy Afternoon
Year Of Release: 1990
Label: SteepleChase [SCCD-31111]
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log)
Total Time: 42:25
Total Size: 255 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01. I'm Old Fashioned (Kern-Mercer) - 2:45
02. There's No You (Adair-Harper) - 6:16
03. New York's My Home (Jenkins) - 2:48
04. Why Did I Choose You (Martin-Leonard) - 6:15
05. Take a Little Time to Smile (Lee-Barbour) - 3:01
06. A Lazy Afternoon (Latouche-Maross) - 4:54
07. Gentle Rain (Jobim) - 9:58
08. Gra'ma's Hands (Withers) - 3:12
09. I'll Go My Way by Myself (Dietz-Schwartz) - 3:16

Shirley Horn Trio - A Lazy Afternoon (1978)

personnel :

Shirley Horn - vocals, piano
Buster Williams - bass
Billy Hart - drums

One of a series of recordings that helped Shirley Horn relaunch her career after taking time off to raise her daughter, A Lazy Afternoon is a fine studio set with bassist Buster Williams and drummer Billy Hart. An always effective vocalist who provided her own top-notch accompaniment on piano, Horn's almost conversational style of singing works very well whether she is swinging an oldie like "I'm Old Fashioned" or delivering a lush, infectious interpretation of a ballad like "A Lazy Afternoon." In addition to well-known material, she uncovers lost gems like Gordon Jenkins' "New York's My Home" (delivered in a narrative-like style that has a funky flavor) and Peggy Lee's neglected swinging song "Take a Little Time to Smile." The one instrumental is an extended workout of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Gentle Rain." If there's a weak track on the date, it is Bill Withers' "Gra'ma's Hands," as even her best effort at casting it in a slow blues-gospel arrangement doesn't overcome the repetitious nature of the composition, a frequent problem with adapting Withers' work into a jazz setting.~Ken Dryden

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