Shirley Horn - You Won't Forget Me

With 1991's You Won't Forget Me, Shirley Horn's star continued to rise. While mostly ballads, this recording also includes swinging takes on "I Just Found Out About Love" and "Foolin' Myself." Toots Thielemans stars with his distinctive harmonica sound on "Beautiful Love" and "Soothe Me," and the unmistakable trumpet of Miles Davis weaves around Horn's vocal on the title track. The opening medley moves from the almost-whispered ballad "The Music That Makes Me Dance," to a funkily midtempo "Come Dance with Me." "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" is absolutely gorgeous, with Wynton Marsalis stepping in to trade phrases with Horn's voice. The music here is mostly taken at a very leisurely tempo, and the spare arrangements allow plenty of room for the music to breathe, proving that less is often more. The only complaint is that such spaciousness generates is a certain sameness to the material, but this is leavened by the guest appearances of Thielemans, Davis, the brothers Marsalis, and tenorman Buck Hill. ~ Jim Newsom, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alli Art Direction, Design Billy Hart Drums Bob Ludwig Mastering Branford Marsalis Sax (Tenor) Buck Hill Sax (Tenor) Buster Williams Bass Charles Ables Bass Dave Baker Mixing, Engineer Frank Ockenfels Photography Joe Martin Assistant Engineer Joel E. Siegel Producer Julio Peña Assistant Engineer Miles Davis Trumpet Pierre M. Sprey Technical Assistance Richard Seidel Producer Shirley Horn Arranger, Piano, Vocals Stanley Crouch Liner Notes Steve Williams Drums The Bays Art Direction Toots Thielemans Guitar, Harmonica Wynton Marsalis Trumpet