Lena And Gabor And Guitar (A Study In Elegance)

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:57:10
This soothing and gentle release includes 14 inspirational guitar tracks and blends original songs with covers. Personnel: Gabor Szabo (guitar); Lena Horne (vocals); Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale (guitar); George Ricci (cello); Tony Miranda, Brooks Tillotson (French horn); Grady Tate, Jim Gordon (drums). Recording information: A&R Studios, New York, NY (08/1968/10/1969); Los Angeles, CA (08/1968/10/1969). Arrangers: Gabor Szabo ; Gary McFarland. The pairing of chanteuse Lena Horne and guitarist Gabor Szabo may seem incongruous on paper, but Lena & Gabor is an unexpected delight, capturing a soulfulness and sass largely absent from the singer's previous efforts. Producer and arranger Gary McFarland's candy-coated orchestral settings afford Horne the opportunity to step out of the elegant but often stuffy refinement of her classic LPs and let down her hair. Her vocals pirouette around Szabo's hypnotically funky guitar leads with the focused abandon of a child playing hopscotch. Keyboardist Richard Tee, bassist Chuck Rainey, and drummer Grady Tate contribute the supple grooves that highlight so many McFarland sessions, and the material is top-notch, including no fewer than three Beatles covers: "In My Life," "Fool on the Hill," and "Rocky Raccoon," the latter featuring the most purely joyful performance of Horne's career. ~ Jason Ankeny
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)