Lena Horne - Stormy Weather, The Legendary Lena 1941-1958 'January 7, 1941 - June 9, 1958

Tracks list

Tracks

01. Youre My Thrill 
02. Good-For-Nothin Joe 
03. Love Me A Little Little 
04. Dont Take Your Love From Me 
05. Stormy Weather 
06. What Is This Thing Called Love? 
07. Ill Wind 
08. The Man I Love 
09. Where Or When 
10. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues 
11. Moanin Low 
12. I Didnt Know About You 
13. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) 
14. As Long As I Live 
15. I Aint Got Nothin But The Blues 
16. How Long Has This Been Going On? 
17. Its Love 
18. Let Me Love You 
19. Its All Right With Me 
20. People Will Say Were In Love 
21. Just In Time 
22. Get Out Of Town


Although the very attractive Lena Horne has never really been a jazz singer, her
vocals are generally of interest to jazz listeners and she has occasionally
recorded in jazz settings. This Bluebird CD is pretty definitive of the first
half of her career. Horne sings a pair of ballads with Charlie Barnets 1941
orchestra and two songs (including Dont Take Your Love From Me) with a unique
Artie Shaw-led all-star band that includes Benny Carter, Red Allen, and a string
section. The remainder of the disc features Horne backed by studio orchestras,
and the results are superior (if sometimes overly dramatic) renditions of
standards as rendered by a top-notch cabaret singer. Highlights include Stormy
Weather, Ill Wind, Moanin Low, As Long As I Live, and Its All Right With Me.

Scott Yanow

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