I Remember Miles (Shirley Horn album)
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| Released | June 9, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | December 5–7, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 52:54 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Shirley Horn, Richard Seidel, Sheila Mathis | |||
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I Remember Miles is a 1998 studio album by Shirley Horn, recorded in tribute to Miles Davis.[1] The album cover illustration was a drawing Davis had once done of them both.[2]
Horn's performance on this album won her the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance at the 41st Grammy Awards.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell stated: "Horn's understated, laconic, deceptively casual ballad manner is a natural fit for the brooding Miles persona, and she doesn't have to change a thing in this relaxed, wistfully sung, solidly played collection...In a sad way, the very idea of a Miles tribute is an oxymoronic denial of the ever-restless spirit of this genius who didn't believe in looking backwards. But Shirley Horn certainly serves the man's sensitive side well".[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 5:33
- "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 5:39
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 4:59
- "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams) – 7:21
- "This Hotel" (Johnny Keating, Richard Quine) – 3:37
- "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'" (Gershwin, Gershwin, Heyward) – 3:39
- "Basin Street Blues" (Williams) – 5:28
- "My Man's Gone Now" (Gershwin, Gershwin, Heyward) – 10:39
- "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Al Jarreau) – 5:59
Personnel
[edit]- Performers
- Shirley Horn – piano, vocals, producer
- Ron Carter – bass guitar
- Roy Hargrove – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Toots Thielemans – harmonica
- Buck Hill – tenor saxophone
- Charles Ables – double bass
- Steve Williams – drums, percussion
- Al Foster
- Production
- Chika Azuma – artwork, design
- Sheila Mathis – assistant producer
- Dave Baker – engineer, mixing
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
- Duncan Stanbury – mastering
- Richard Seidel – producer
- Camille Tominaro – production coordination
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "I Remember Miles". AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ^ Adam Bernstein, "Mesmerizing Jazz Singer and Pianist", The Washington Post, October 22, 2005.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 727. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
