NOTICE : All prices, availability, and specifications are subject to verification by Amazon.com.
Privacy
Policy
Copyright © 2008 Dominant Systems Corporation
info@jazzdigger.com
Last Modified : 10-13-2008
|
JazzDigger Home > H - Jazz Artists > Shirley Horn > Item 40
 |
Close Enough for Love
|
|
|
by Shirley Horn
Sales Rank: 1033296
Price:$3.37
|
|
Album Details
|
1. Beautiful Friendship
|
|
2. I Got Lost in His Arms
|
|
3. Baby, Baby All the Time
|
|
4. Close Enough for Love
|
|
5. This Can't Be Love
|
|
6. I Wanna Be Loved
|
|
7. Come Fly With Me
|
|
8. Once I Loved O Amor en Paz [*]
|
|
9. But Beautiful [*]
|
|
10. Get Out of Town
|
|
11. Memories of You
|
|
12. It Could Happen to You
|
|
13. So I Love You
|
|
| |
|
Listener Reviews & Comments
I've always liked Shirley Horn, but I was stunned by this CD--the softest, quietest, most relaxed and memorable jazz I've ever heard. Horn turns a whisper into a dramatic narrative tool here, creating some of the most powerful moments in vocal music by being quiet--not shouting or wailing, not "emoting" and playing to the crowd, but simply by telling a story in music, with all the soft, personal confidences one would share with an intimate friend. Though her voice is in the low range most of the time, her high range is equally strong, and when she adds her incredible piano playing to her singing, the unified combination of voice and piano together is much larger than the sum of its parts. Singing with her familiar backup--Charles Ables on bass and Steve Williams on drums--she features guest artist Buck Hill on tenor sax on several tracks, from the swingy "Beautiful Friendship," where his solo is longer than hers, to the jazzy "It Could Happen to You," full of sax variations which add to her piano interpretations and voice. One of my favorites on the CD is "I Got Lost in His Arms," a wondrous moment because her breathy and passionate interpretation, piano accompaniment, soft scat at the end, and muted percussion combine to create a powerful but very quiet narrative of love. "Close Enough to Love" and "So I Love You" feature Shirley's voice and piano, unaccompanied by other instruments. Both tracks, quiet and moody interpretations, depend on near silence for their power, and though Horne hits every note, enunciates clearly, and matches the tone and volume of her piano to her vocal work for emphasis, she gives new meaning here to the idea that one can whisper on key and be subtle in jazz interpretation. With her unusual harmonies, her variations to the normal tempo of several standards (she virtually eliminates all the Latin elements from Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Once I Loved"), her ability to range from scat to romantic ballad, and her appreciation for the creativity of the musicians with whom she shares the stage, she manages to make this very subtle CD one of the most sensuous albums ever recorded. By eliminating all the pyrotechnics, she has produced a CD that is one of the best of the best. Mary Whipple
|
|
Back To Top
|
Close Enough for Love
by Shirley Horn
Price:$3.37
|
|
|
