Shirley Horn - Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast

Title: Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast Artist: Shirley Horn Release Date: 2/28/2006 Label: Concord Records UPC: 727489205329 Genre: Vocal Music Styles: Mainstream Jazz, Standards, Vocal Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz Moods: Stylish, Elegant, Intimate, Passionate, Poignant, Romantic, Sensual, Sentimental, Refined/Mannered, Reserved, Sophisticated, Amiable/Good-Natured, Gentle, Laid-Back/Mellow, Soothing, Sweet Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Conversation
2. Love Is Here to Stay
3. Conversation
4. I Could Have Told You
5. Conversation
6. Billie's Bounce
7. Conversation
8. Blood Count
9. Conversation
10. Love You Madly
11. Conversation
12. Violets for Your Furs
13. Conversation
14. Cherry
15. Conversation
16. There's No You
17. Conversation
18. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
19. Conversation
20. Shirley's Blues

Year Type Label Catalog # 2006 CD Concord Records 12053

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The late pianist and vocalist Shirley Horn appeared on Marian McPartland's NPR-syndicated Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast in 1984, six years after she had begun recording and performing again after a lengthy hiatus. The material played here, as expected, is comprised of standards with the exception of a four-handed blues jam at the end of the program entitled "Shirley's Blues." There are a few surprises -- in duet readings of "Billie's Bounce," and Billy Strayhorn's wonderful "Blood Count," as well as a flawed middle section of Don Redman's nugget "Cherry." Horn is in fine voice here, just top-form, really, as in "I Could Have Told You So," where her trademark ballad whisper can just send chills down the spine. The conversation here is lively and fun-filled as well. There is great warmth and humor between Horn and McPartland. As is the usual format of these discs, conversation appears on every other track, and the music takes up the great majority of the program. Thank goodness for CD players and their ability to skip and program tracks quickly, as the musical end of the program makes for especially fine listening. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Name Credits Abbey Anna Art Direction Andrea R. Nelson Cover Design Danielle Brancazio Package Design Dick Phipps Audio Production, Producer George Horn Mastering Marian McPartland Piano, Author, Interviewer Mike Moran Engineer Nick Phillips Executive Producer Paul De Barros Liner Notes Shari Hutchinson Post Production Engineer Shirley Horn Vocals, Piano, Interviewee Wendell Echols Production Assistant