SHIRLEY HORN - Here's to Life (1992-2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Shirley Horn's meeting with a string section and an orchestra arranged by Johnny Mandel has some exquisite moments although sometimes it is just overly sweet. Horn recorded with her trio (which includes bassist Charles Ables and drummer Steve Williams) first, emphasizing slow ballads. Mandel used the pianist-vocalist's improvisations and chord voicings as the basis for his charts and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis took guest solos on "A Time for Love" and "Quietly There." Shirley Horn fans will love this CD (which includes such numbers as "Here's To Life," "How Am I To Know" and "If You Love Me") but no real surprises or contrast occurs. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Here's to Life 5:37
Artie Butler / Phyllis Molinary
2     Come a Little Closer/Wild Is the Wind 7:27
Dimitri Tiomkin / John Wallowitch / Ned Washington
3     How Am I to Know? 3:23
Jack King / Dorothy Parker
4     A Time for Love 6:45
Johnny Mandel / Paul Francis Webster
5     Where Do You Start? 4:36
Alan Bergman / Marilyn Bergman / Johnny Mandel
6     You're Nearer 3:32
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
7     Return to Paradise 5:09
Dimitri Tiomkin / Ned Washington
8     Isn't It a Pity? 5:47
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
9     Quietly There 6:09
Morgan Ames / Johnny Mandel
10     If You Love Me 6:02
Marguerite Monnot / Geoffrey Parsons
11     Summer (Estaté) 7:38
Bruno Brighetti / Bruno Martino / Joel E. Siegel
Credits :
Acoustic Bass – Chuck Domanico (faixas: 1, 5, 7)
Arranged By, Conductor, Producer – Johnny Mandel
Bass – Charles Ables
Contractor – Jules Chaikin
Drums – Harvey Mason (faixas: 5), Steve Williams
Flute – James Walker (faixas: 3, 7), Steve Kujala (faixas: 5, 7)
French Horn – Richard Todd (faixas: 1)
Guitar – John Chiodini (faixas: 5)
Percussion – Harvey Mason (faixas: 1), Luis Conte (faixas: 7)
Piano – Alan Broadbent (faixas: 1, 5)
Synthesizer – Ian Underwood (faixas: 5)
Trumpet – Wynton Marsalis (faixas: 4, 9)
Vocals, Piano – Shirley Horn