The Garden of the Blues

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The Garden of the Blues
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Live album by
Shirley Horn Trio
Released1985
RecordedNovember 16, 1984
VenueFlorida Memorial College, Miami, FL
GenreJazz
Length36:36
LabelSteepleChase SCS 1203
ProducerNils Winther
Shirley Horn chronology
Violets for Your Furs
(1981) 		The Garden of the Blues
(1985)
(1986)

The Garden of the Blues is a live album by jazz vocalist/pianist Shirley Horn, performing the compositions of Curtis Lewis, which was recorded in Florida in 1984 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2][3]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[5]

In his review for AllMusic, Ken Dryden commented: "Horn is in top form throughout the concert, with her soft, thoughtful vocals accompanied by her sensitive and sometimes swinging piano".[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Curtis Lewis except where noted

  1. Introduction – 0:24
  2. "He's Gone Again" (Curtis Lewis, Curley Hamner, Gladys Hampton) – 6:10
  3. "Old Country" (Lewis, Nat Adderley) – 4:59
  4. "Roaming Lover" – 5:19
  5. "The Garden of the Blues Suite: Blue City" – 5:48
  6. "The Garden of the Blues Suite: What Would a Woman Do?" – 4:48
  7. "The Garden of the Blues Suite: He Never Mentioned Love" – 6:57
  8. "The Garden of the Blues Suite: The Great City" – 3:56

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed July 25, 2017
  2. ^ Jazzlists: SteepleChase Records discography, accessed July 25, 2017
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, M. Shirley Horn Discography, accessed July 25, 2017
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Dryden, Ken. The Garden of the Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 726. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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