''The Garden of the Blues'' is a live album by jazz vocalist/pianist
Shirley Horn
Shirley Valerie Horn (May 1, 1934 – October 20, 2005) was an American jazz singer and pianist. She collaborated with many jazz musicians including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Toots Thielemans, Ron Carter, Carmen McRae, Wynton Marsalis and othe ...
, performing the compositions of
Curtis Lewis, which was recorded in Florida in 1984 and released on the Danish
SteepleChase
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label.
[Fitzgerald, M]
Shirley Horn Discography
accessed July 25, 2017
Reception
In his review for
AllMusic, Ken Dryden commented: "Horn is in top form throughout the concert, with her soft, thoughtful vocals accompanied by her sensitive and sometimes swinging piano".
Track listing
All compositions by Curtis Lewis except where noted
# ''Introduction'' – 0:24
# "He's Gone Again" (Curtis Lewis, Curley Hamner, Gladys Hampton) – 6:10
# "Old Country" (Lewis,
Nat Adderley) – 4:59
# "Roaming Lover" – 5:19
# "The Garden of the Blues Suite: Blue City" – 5:48
# "The Garden of the Blues Suite: What Would a Woman Do?" – 4:48
# "The Garden of the Blues Suite: He Never Mentioned Love" – 6:57
# "The Garden of the Blues Suite: The Great City" – 3:56
Personnel
*
Shirley Horn
Shirley Valerie Horn (May 1, 1934 – October 20, 2005) was an American jazz singer and pianist. She collaborated with many jazz musicians including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Toots Thielemans, Ron Carter, Carmen McRae, Wynton Marsalis and othe ...
– vocals, piano
*Charles Ables – electric bass
*
Steve Williams – drums
References
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1985 live albums
Shirley Horn live albums
SteepleChase Records live albums