I Remember Miles

Shirley Horn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 23, 1998)
• Original Release Date: June 23, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Verve
• ASIN: B000007OWQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,177 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Masterpiece, October 19, 2002

By 

Veronique P. (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Remember Miles (Audio CD)

Shirley Horn gives here an absolute masterpiece. I would classify this album among my top 10 jazz cds of all time. She revisits the compositions of Miles Davis with her own style, talent and velvet tone. She knows how to play with silences, in the very tradition of Miles. She takes time to set-up the tune and melody and let it drive you into this other world, hers. She definitely brings you to the stars... A sophisticated, and relaxing album, a must in a discotheque, jazz fan or not. She used to be the favourite singer of Miles Davis indeed. No wonder why.
VP, Jazzman

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Congratulations, Ms. Horn!, December 3, 1999

By 

Hugo (Barcelona, Spain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Remember Miles (Audio CD)

I've always claimed I don't like those singers who sing so very slow. But have I changed my mind after listening this CD! This is wonderful! Even if she sings "awfully slow", as Miles Davis told her lovingly, she is so very sultry and expressive! I was a little reluctant about buyinb this release because I already had at home most of the jazz standards included here sung by some other singers, but her covers are so personal and original that there is nothing which sounds repetitive. Moreover, her vocals aren't the only highlight: she is also a genius pianist and the horn arrangements are great. In my opinion, the best vocal jazz release of the nineties. A masterpiece.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Forceful Formula: A Powered Trio + A Soloist and the Voice, July 8, 2000

By 

Carlos from Rio "Carlos from Rio" (Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: I Remember Miles (Audio CD)

Tune the grand jazz piano, call her trio (bass & drums longtime mates). Then invite a great soloist in - one of those Ms.Horn is used to allowing. Simple like this. You'll need nothing else to get one of the best albums on GAS and jazz vocals. The environment is calmly perfect, touchy. She just re-built Gershwin's "I Got Plenty of Nothing". When listening to "My Funny Valentine" it immediately comes to mind the Miles Davis'rendition. And then the doubt: who has influenced who? Extraordinaire. - P.S.: Also pick Miles Davis' "My Funny Valentine" album and compare. - P.S.: Don't forget a bottle of "beaujoulais". Half the lights on. Now, silence. Perfect.