Shirley Horn - All Night Long

Release date 1981

Shirley Horn chose to leave her jazz career during a good part of the '60s and '70s to raise her family, returning to record an album for Steeplechase in 1978. But 1981 marked a significant increase in her output, recording over several days at the Northsea Jazz Festival and producing two CDs from these performances, some of which are heard on All Night Long. Backed by electric bassist Charles Ables (who would remain with her until his death in 2001) and drummer Billy Hart, Horn captivates her audience with her intimate piano playing and understated yet infectious vocals. She works slowly into sparse arrangements of "Someone Like That in Your Life" and "Good for Nothing Joe," hushing the crowd. All Night Long Review by Ken Dryden

TRACKS

1. You'd be so nice to come home to 2. Someone like that in your life 3. How Insensitive 4. Good for nothing Joe 5. Git Rid of Monday 6. All Night Long 7. If I had you 8. Meditation 9. When your lover has gone 10. If dreams came true