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Grammy Nominated (1962)
Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female
This Grammy-nominated 1962 album features trumpeter Jack Sheldon and arrangements by Marty Paich...and of course the velvety vocals from songstress Lena Horne.
Singing actors and actresses do not always cut a good figure on the silver screen; play-acting singers, however, are all the better when they draw attention to themselves with great vocals. As did Lena Horne in the days of the black-and-white film, who, with her sultry, versatile voice, was constantly employed by Hollywood. Although she occasionally ventured into the world of jazz, and made music with Teddy Wilson and Benny Carter, she never forayed into the wide world of improvisation. Her musical home was in the American Songbook, which she approached with a natural and entertaining manner. A good example of this is the first number here the Cole Porter classic "I Concentrate On You", which swings along to the perfectly recorded big-band sound of the Marty Paich Orchestra. A surprise element is the extensive palette of vocal sound-colouring with which the diva enhances her voice to achieve the drama of a Shirley Bassey or the dusky depths of a Dinah Washington. Each and every number on this Grammy-worthy album has been thought out in great detail and guarantees sophisticated entertainment, and a hint of West Coast jazz is perceptible when Jack Sheldon treats us to the sound of his warm and dark trumpet solos.
Features:
180g Vinyl
Musicians:
Lena Horne, vocals
Jack Sheldon, trumpet
Marty Paich Orchestra
Marty Paich, conductor
Selections:
Side 1:
1. I Concentrate On You
2. I Get the Blues When It Rains
3. I've Grown Accustomed To His Face
4. I Got Rhythm
5. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
6. I Want To Be Happy
Side 2:
7. I Surrender, Dear
8. I've Found A New Baby
9. I Understand
10. I Let A Song Go Out of My Heart
11. I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me)
12. I Only Have Eyes For You
Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering!
Grammy Nominated (1962)
Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female
This Grammy-nominated 1962 album features trumpeter Jack Sheldon and arrangements by Marty Paich...and of course the velvety vocals from songstress Lena Horne.
Singing actors and actresses do not always cut a good figure on the silver screen; play-acting singers, however, are all the better when they draw attention to themselves with great vocals. As did Lena Horne in the days of the black-and-white film, who, with her sultry, versatile voice, was constantly employed by Hollywood. Although she occasionally ventured into the world of jazz, and made music with Teddy Wilson and Benny Carter, she never forayed into the wide world of improvisation. Her musical home was in the American Songbook, which she approached with a natural and entertaining manner. A good example of this is the first number here the Cole Porter classic "I Concentrate On You", which swings along to the perfectly recorded big-band sound of the Marty Paich Orchestra. A surprise element is the extensive palette of vocal sound-colouring with which the diva enhances her voice to achieve the drama of a Shirley Bassey or the dusky depths of a Dinah Washington. Each and every number on this Grammy-worthy album has been thought out in great detail and guarantees sophisticated entertainment, and a hint of West Coast jazz is perceptible when Jack Sheldon treats us to the sound of his warm and dark trumpet solos.
Features:
180g Vinyl
Musicians:
Lena Horne, vocals
Jack Sheldon, trumpet
Marty Paich Orchestra
Marty Paich, conductor
Selections:
Side 1:
1. I Concentrate On You
2. I Get the Blues When It Rains
3. I've Grown Accustomed To His Face
4. I Got Rhythm
5. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
6. I Want To Be Happy
Side 2:
7. I Surrender, Dear
8. I've Found A New Baby
9. I Understand
10. I Let A Song Go Out of My Heart
11. I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me)
12. I Only Have Eyes For You
