An Evening with Lena Horne
Appearance
An Evening with Lena Horne | ||||
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Released | March 21, 1995 | |||
Recorded | September 19, 1994 | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 52:02 | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | Michael Cuscuna, Sherman Sneed | |||
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An Evening with Lena Horne is a 1994 live album by Lena Horne.[2]
At the 38th Grammy Awards, Horne's performance on this album won her the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.
Track listing
- "I Come Runnin'" (Roc Hillman) – 3:08
- "Maybe" (Billy Strayhorn) – 2:47
- "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:56
- "Old Friend" (Stephen Sondheim) – 3:13
- "Something to Live For" (Duke Ellington, Strayhorn) – 5:12
- "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Ellington, Irving Mills) – 1:11
- "Squeeze Me" (Fats Waller, Clarence Williams) – 1:20
- "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Ellington, Bob Russell) – 4:21
- "Yesterday, When I Was Young" (Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer) – 5:45
- "How's Your Romance?" (Cole Porter) – 1:50
- "Why Shouldn't I?" (Porter) – 2:56
- "Ours" (Porter) – 2:50
- "Just One of Those Things" (Porter) – 3:27
- "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) – 1:24
- "Watch What Happens" (Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand) – 3:36
- "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:04
Personnel
Performance
- Lena Horne – vocals
- Mike Renzi - synthesizer, piano, musical director
- Rodney Jones - guitar
- Ben Brown - double bass
- Akira Tana - drums
- The Count Basie Orchestra:
- Clarence Banks - trombone
- Bill Hughes
- Mel Wanzo - trombone
- Danny Turner - flute, alto saxophone
- Kenny King - flute, tenor saxophone
- John Williams - baritone saxophone
- Doug Miller
- Bob Ojeda - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Michael Williams
Production
- Michael Cuscuna - producer
- Sherman Sneed
- Larry Walsh - mastering
- John Harris - engineer, remixing