| Embers and Ashes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 52:54 | |||
| Label | Stere-O-Craft | |||
| Producer | Buddy Smith | |||
| Shirley Horn chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Embers and Ashes | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [3] |
Embers and Ashes is the debut studio album by jazz vocalist and pianist Shirley Horn, released in 1960 by Stere-O-Craft Records.[4]
In the same year, the album fell into the hands of trumpeter Miles Davis, who invited Horn to perform with him at the Village Vanguard jazz club,[5] setting the club's management a condition: either he would perform with Horn, or he would not at all.[6] After the performance, Horn was noticed and offered to sign a contract by representatives of Mercury Records.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Like Someone in Love" | 2:27 | |
| 2. | "He Never Mentioned Love" | Curtis Reginald Lewis | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" | 3:21 | |
| 4. | "I Thought About You" |
| 2:58 |
| 5. | "Mountain Greenery" | 2:11 | |
| 6. | "God Bless the Child" | 3:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blue City" | Lewis | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Day by Day" | 2:30 | |
| 3. | "If I Should Lose You" | 3:15 | |
| 4. | "Wild Is the Wind" | 3:37 | |
| 5. | "Come Rain or Come Shine" |
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| 6. | "Just in Time" | 2:05 |
Personnel
- Shirley Horn – vocals
- Joe Benjamin – double bass
- Lewis Packer
- Herbie Lovelle – drums
- Harry T. "Stump" Saunders
References
- ↑ Embers and Ashes at AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Horn, Shirley". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9781561592371.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2004). "Horn, Shirley". The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 424. ISBN 9781852271831.
- ↑ Davis, John S. (2020). "Horn, Shirley Valerie". Historical Dictionary of Jazz. Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts (2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 200. ISBN 9781538128152.
- ↑ Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007). "Horn, Shirley". The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, US. p. 330. ISBN 9780195320008.
- ↑ Jackson, Maurice; Ruble, Blair A., eds. (2018). "The Beautiful Struggle". DC Jazz: Stories of Jazz Music in Washington, DC (Illustrated ed.). Georgetown University Press. p. 121. ISBN 9781626165908.
- ↑ Holland, Bill (November 5, 2005). "Jazz Great Shirley Horn, 71". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 45. p. 79. ISSN 0006-2510.
External links
- Embers and Ashes at Discogs (list of releases)
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