LENA HORNE (1917-2010)
May 21, 2010
1965 found her back in the studio with Ray Ellis cutting an album for United Artists of songs associated with movies including Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer’s “Moon River” from ‘Breakfast At Tiffany’s’ and Burt Bacharach & Hal David’s “Wives And Lovers” which was inspired by the Paramount comedy of that title.
Among other Sony/ATV songs Ms. Horne recorded during her long career were these six Duke Ellington compositions: “I Didn’t Know About You” (Ellington/Russell) cut for Victor in 1944, “Take Love Easy” (Ellington/Latouche) on MGM in 1947, “Mood Indigo” (Ellington/Bigard/Mills) for RCA in 1957, “I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good” (Ellington/Webster) on Charter in 1962 and both “Prelude To A Kiss” (Ellington/Gordon/Mills) and “Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me” (Ellington/Russell) for Blue Note in 1993.
Also memorable was her interpretation of our standard “It Could Happen To You” which she sang on her album “Songs By Burke And Van Heusen” which RCA issued in 1959.
Finally, we must make mention of the 1969 sessions on which she collaborated with the Hungarian jazz guitarist Gabor Szabo; the resulting LP “Lena & Gabor” was an outstanding collection of then-current ballads including three Lennon-McCartney songs: “The Fool On The Hill”, “In My Life” and “Rocky Raccoon”.
AW
May 21, 2010
1965 found her back in the studio with Ray Ellis cutting an album for United Artists of songs associated with movies including Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer’s “Moon River” from ‘Breakfast At Tiffany’s’ and Burt Bacharach & Hal David’s “Wives And Lovers” which was inspired by the Paramount comedy of that title.
Among other Sony/ATV songs Ms. Horne recorded during her long career were these six Duke Ellington compositions: “I Didn’t Know About You” (Ellington/Russell) cut for Victor in 1944, “Take Love Easy” (Ellington/Latouche) on MGM in 1947, “Mood Indigo” (Ellington/Bigard/Mills) for RCA in 1957, “I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good” (Ellington/Webster) on Charter in 1962 and both “Prelude To A Kiss” (Ellington/Gordon/Mills) and “Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me” (Ellington/Russell) for Blue Note in 1993.
Also memorable was her interpretation of our standard “It Could Happen To You” which she sang on her album “Songs By Burke And Van Heusen” which RCA issued in 1959.
Finally, we must make mention of the 1969 sessions on which she collaborated with the Hungarian jazz guitarist Gabor Szabo; the resulting LP “Lena & Gabor” was an outstanding collection of then-current ballads including three Lennon-McCartney songs: “The Fool On The Hill”, “In My Life” and “Rocky Raccoon”.
AW
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