Lena Horne - The Young Star

Title: The Young Star Artist: Lena Horne Release Date: 8/6/2002 Re-Released On: 7/20/2004 Label: Bluebird RCA, BMG, BMG International Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 090266396429, 4988017613832, 828765141628 Genre: Vocal Music Styles: Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz Moods: Confident, Sophisticated, Brassy, Dramatic, Passionate, Poignant, Theatrical, Elegant, Literate, Sentimental, Stylish, Refined/Mannered, Romantic, Sensual Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Stormy Weather
2. What Is This Thing Called Love?
3. Ill Wind
4. The Man I Love
5. Where or When
6. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
7. Mad About the Boy
8. Moanin' Low
9. As Long as I Live
10. I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues
11. I Didn't Know About You
12. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
13. Suddenly It's Spring
14. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
15. I'll Be Around

Year Type Label Catalog # 2004 CD BMG International 651416 2003 CD BMG 38048 2002 CD Bluebird RCA 63964

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Lena Horne became an international celebrity as a teenager -- making her first record at 18 with Noble Sissle and his orchestra -- and in many ways her star never faded. Because her success as a singer and actress paved the way for so many African-American divas in later decades, it's easy to overlook the simple vocal magic that got the legend rolling. This is one of the new Bluebird series' best compilations, a compendium of early-'40s classics that define the era. Sometimes her approach was ironic. Even if the mood of "Stormy Weather" is dark, the innocence of her voice conveys a rich optimism and whimsy. On these selections, which include "What Is This Thing Called Love?" and a hypnotic take on the Rodgers & Hart gem "Where or When?," her tone is light and flowing, with a gentle, sexy lisp in certain spots. The last three tracks, from January 1944, are so rare and obscure that the location of the recording and the backing orchestra are unknown. A must for the Horne fan or for folks who think Judy Garland and Billie Holiday were the only vocal standard setters of the time. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

Name Credits Barry Feldman Producer, Compilation Producer Big Sid Catlett Drums Dave Barbour Guitar Horace Henderson Conductor Illinois Jacquet Sax (Tenor) Joshua Sherman Series Producer Lena Horne Vocals Lennie Hayton Piano Lou Bring Conductor Randi Alyssa Sherman Production Coordination Richard Dyer Annotation Ruth Marten Illustrations Sandi Tansky Creative Director Sheryl Lutz-Brown Design Vincent Caro Mastering, Disc Transfers