Stormy Weather: The Legendary Lena (1941-1958)

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Personnel includes: Lena Horne (vocals); Illinois Jacquet, Jack Stacy, Charlie Barnet, Benny Carter (saxophone); Henry "Red" Allen, Joe Wilder, Harold Baker, Doc Severinsen (trumpet); Spud Murphy, Frank Rehak (trombone); Gene Sedric, Artie Shaw (clarinet); Bill Miller, Sonny White, Gene DiNovi, Billy Strayhorn (piano); Bus Etri, Tony Mottola (guitar); John Simmons, George Duvivier (bass); Jimmy Crawford, Osie Johnson, Big Sid Catlett (drums); Willie Rodriguez (bongos). Compilation producers: Orrin Keepnews, Bob Porter. Recorded between 1941 & 1958. Includes liner notes by Michael Bourne. Personnel: Lena Horne (vocals); Dave Barbour, Eddie Gibbs, Bus Etri, Jimmy Shirley, Perry Botkin, Remo Palmier, Tony Mottola, Mundell Lowe (guitar); Laura Newell (harp, strings); Mischa Russell, Nick Pisani (violin); Gene Sedric, Artie Shaw (clarinet); Al Epstein, Jack Mayhew, Eddie Caine, Leo White, Archie Rosate, Stanley Webb , Jack Stacey, Conn Humphreys, Morton Friedman, Kurt Bloom, Charlie O'Kane, Wayne E. Songer, Danny Banks , Illinois Jacquet, Al Gilbert, Manny Gershman, Abraham Richman, James Lamare, Al Cohn, Neely Plumb, Sam Marowitz, Romeo Penque, Les Robinson, Charlie Barnet (saxophone); Benny Carter (alto saxophone); Manny Klein, Clyde Hurley, Lyman Vunk, Doc Severinsen, Bob Burnet, George Esposito, Harold Baker, Henry "Red" Allen, John Letman, Jake "Vernon" Porter, Joe Wilder, Bernie Glow, Jimmy Maxwell, Nick Travis, Al DeRisi, Bernie Privin (trumpet); Robert Alexander , Eddie Bert, John d'Agostino, Ford Leary, Frank Rehak, Claude "Spud" Murphy, Don Ruppersberg, J.C. Higginbotham, Vincent Forchetti, Randy Miller, Bill Robertson, Billy Byers, Chauncey Welsch, Bobby Byrne (trombone); Gene DiNovi, Nellie Lutcher, Phil Moore , Sonny White, Bill Miller , Billy Strayhorn (piano); Don Lamond, Berisford "Shep" Shepherd, Jimmy Crawford , Osie Johnson, Big Sid Catlett, Cliff Leeman, Wallace Bishop (drums). Liner Note Author: Michael Bourne. Recording information: 01/07/1941-06/09/1958. Unknown Contributor Role: Willie Rodriguez. Arrangers: Ned Freeman; Lennie Hayton; Ralph Burns. Perhaps more renowned as a performer in films and nightclubs than as a recording artist, singer Lena Horne nonetheless participated in many studio sessions during the 1940s and '50s, and this excellent 22-track Bluebird collection presents many of her best songs from the era. During the early '40s, Horne's striking beauty earned her plenty of attention, but these tunes proved that the Brooklyn-born vocalist had considerable musical talent as well. On tracks such as "Don't Take Your Love From Me" (recorded with clarinet legend Artie Shaw) and her signature number, "Stormy Weather," Horne's clear, dulcet voice rings out like a bell and glides delicately over the orchestral backing. Other highlights of this well-selected compilation include Horne's vibrant renditions of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "People Will Say We're In Love" and Mercer & Arlen's "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)," songs that exemplify the singer's amiable, easy-going charm.
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