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Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles)

Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles) is a 1993 studio album by Shirley Horn, recorded in tribute to Ray Charles.[1]

Light Out of Darkness
(A Tribute to Ray Charles)
Studio album by
Shirley Horn
Released1993
RecordedApril 30 and May 1–3, 1993, Clinton Recording Studios, New York City
GenreVocal jazz
Length62:53
LabelVerve
ProducerShirley Horn, Sheila Mathis, Richard Seidel, Lynn Butterer
Shirley Horn chronology
Here's to Life
(1992) 		Light Out of Darkness
(A Tribute to Ray Charles)
(1993) 		I Love You, Paris
(1994)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [2]

According to the AllMusic review by Scott Yanow: "Horn sounds nothing like Charles, but she sometimes captures his spirit...While emphasizing ballads, as one always expects, this is a fun set that includes more medium-tempo tunes than usual for a Shirley Horn set".[1]

Track listing edit

  1. "Hit the Road Jack" (Percy Mayfield) – 3:11
  2. "Just a Little Lovin'" (Eddy Arnold, Zeke Clements) – 4:07
  3. "You Don't Know Me" (Arnold, Cindy Walker) – 2:58
  4. "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 5:04
  5. "Hard Hearted Hannah" (Milton Ager, Charles Bates, Bob Bigelow, Jack Yellen) – 3:36
  6. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 5:20
  7. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:54
  8. "Bein' Green" (Joe Raposo) – 3:16
  9. "Bye Bye Love" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) – 5:26
  10. "The Sun Died" (Ray Charles, Hubert Giraud, Anne Gregory, Pierre Delanoë) – 5:39
  11. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:01
  12. "If You Were Mine" (James Lewis) – 3:25
  13. "I Got a Man" (Charles, Renald Richard) – 3:25
  14. "Just for a Thrill" (Lil Armstrong, Don Raye) – 4:25
  15. "Light Out of Darkness" (Charles, Rick Ward) – 5:25

Personnel edit

Performance
Production
  • Dave Baker – engineer, mixing
  • Lynn Butterer – assistant producer, post production assistant, pre-production assistant
  • Suzanne Dyer – assistant engineer
  • Robert Friedrich – assistant engineer
  • Nate Herr – production coordination
  • Jimmy Katz – photography
  • Dan Kincaid – mastering
  • Michael Klotz – design
  • Sheila Mathis – production coordination
  • Richard Seidel – executive producer
  • Camille Tominaro – project coordinator

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Light out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles)". Allmusic. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  2. ^ 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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