The Garden of the Blues
| The Garden of the Blues | ||||
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| Live album by Shirley Horn Trio | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | November 16, 1984 | |||
| Venue | Florida Memorial College, Miami, FL | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:36 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCS 1203 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
| Shirley Horn chronology | ||||
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The Garden of the Blues is a live album by jazz vocalist/pianist Shirley Horn, performing the compositions of Curtis Lewis, which was recorded in Florida in 1984 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2][3]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
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".[4]
Track listing
[edit]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
[edit]- Shirley Horn – vocals, piano
- Charles Ables – electric bass
- Steve Williams – drums
References
[edit]- ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed July 25, 2017
- ^ Jazzlists: SteepleChase Records discography, accessed July 25, 2017
- ^ Fitzgerald, M. Shirley Horn Discography, accessed July 25, 2017
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. The Garden of the Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 726. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.