Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Lena Horne - Being Myself

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:09
Size: 87.4 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[3:40] 1. Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues
[2:25] 2. As Long As I Live
[4:24] 3. Autumn In New York
[3:14] 4. It's All Right With Me
[3:35] 5. A Sleepin' Bee
[5:47] 6. Imagination
[4:40] 7. How Long Has This Been Going On
[3:12] 8. After You
[3:51] 9. Willow Weep For Me
[3:16] 10. What Am I Here For

At 81, Lena Horne's voice has retained its wonderful clarity and abundant expression. She seems to sound better in every outing, and these 10 tracks underscore that conviction. Her distinctive style is most evident on the ballads, "As Long as I Live," "Autumn in New York," "Imagination," "Willow Weep for Me" and "How Long Has This Been Going On?"

Horne's blues bag is enhanced by tenor saxophonist Houston Person and organist Bobby Forrester on "Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues" and guitarist George Benson on "It's All Right With Me." Also on the album are vibraphonist Milt Jackson, saxophonist Donald Harrison, pianist Mike Renzi, bassist Benjamin Brown, drummer Akira Tana, and her longtime producer, Rodney Jones, on guitar. A thoroughly enjoyable half-hour-plus. ~Patricia Myers

Being Myself

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