LENA HORNE - An Evening with Lena Horne (1995) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

It is difficult not to love Lena Horne. Recorded when she was 77, this live CD finds the ageless singer sounding as if she were 57 at the most (and the photo of her on the cover makes her look 47). Horne talks the lyrics a little more than in the past but she cuts loose in spots with power, performs superior standards, takes part of a Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn medley as a duet with bassist Ben Brown and is not shy to hold long notes. on six of the songs 11 horns from the Count Basie Orchestra riff and play harmonies behind her; otherwise Horne is joined by her usual quartet with pianist Mike Renzi and guitarist Rodney Jones. The well-rounded set is Lena Horne's most rewarding recording in years. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 I Come Runnin' 3:08
2 Maybe 2:47
Billy Strayhorn
3 I've Got the World on a String 4:56
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
4 Old Friend 3:13
Stephen Sondheim
5 Something to Live For 5:12
Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn
6 Mood Indigo 1:11
Barney Bigard / Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
7 Squeeze Me 1:20
Fats Waller / Clarence Williams
8 Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me 4:21
Duke Ellington / Bob Russell
9 Yesterday, When I Was Young 5:45
Charles Aznavour / Herbert Kretzmer
10 How's Your Romance? 1:50
Cole Porter
11 Why Shouldn't I? 2:56
Cole Porter
12 Ours 2:50
Cole Porter
13 Just One of Those Things 3:27
Cole Porter
14 We'll Be Together Again 1:24
Carl Fischer / Frankie Laine
15 Watch What Happens 3:36
Norman Gimbel / Michel Legrand
16 The Lady Is a Tramp 3:04
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
17 [Untitled Track] 3:05
Credits:
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Danny Turner (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16)
Baritone Saxophone – John Williams (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16)
Bass – Ben Brown
Drums – Akira Tana
Guitar – Rodney Jones
Orchestra – Count Basie Orchestra (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16)
Piano, Synthesizer – Mike Renzi
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Doug Miller (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16), Kenny King (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16)
Trombone – Bill Hughes (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16), Clarence Banks (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16), Melvin Wanzo (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Bob Ojeda (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16), Michael Williams (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16), Derrick Gardener (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16), Scotty Barhart (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 14, 16)
Vocals – Lena Horne