[ Verve Records / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 28 July 2003
The #1 female vocalist interprets her own material and jazz standards at the most heartfelt level
"Horn's taste is impeccable, her conviction contagious, and when she sings a lyric . . . we accept it as pure gospel." - Vanity Fair
She was voted #1 female vocalist in the New York Jazz Critics Awards and #1 jazz vocalist in DownBeat's Critics' Poll!
Inviting listeners into an elegant and sincere musical embrace, 'May The Music Never End' is the stunning result of Shirley Horn's singular ability to connect with her collaborators, her material, and to interpret jazz standards at the most heartfelt level.
Personnel:
Shirley Horn Vocal, Producer
Ed Howard Bass
Steve Williams Drums
George Mesterhazy (1-7, 9, 11) Piano
Ahmad Jamal (8, 10) Piano
Roy Hargrove (4, 7) Flugalhorn
Forget Me
If You Go Away
Yesterday
Take Love Easy
Never Let Me Go
Watch What Happens
Ill Wind
Maybe September
Everything Must Change
This Is All I Ask
May the Music Never End