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Lena Horne: The Lady And Her Music (Original Cast) [Cast Recording, Live]

Lena HorneAudio CD
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (January 1, 1981)
  • Original Release Date: October 17, 1995
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Cast Recording, Live
  • Label: Warner Bros
  • ASIN: B000002KMR
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,139 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Disc: 1
1. Overture
2. Act I: From This Moment On
3. Act I: I Got A Name
4. Act I: I'm Glad There Is You
5. Act I: I Want To Be Happy
6. Act I: Cotton Club Review: Copper Colored Gal
7. Act I: Cotton Club Review: Raisin' The Rent
8. Act I: Cotton Club Review: As Long As I Live
9. Act I: Cotton Club Review: Lady With The Fan
10. Act I: Lena's Dialogue 'Cotton Club To Hollywood'
See all 22 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Act II: Watch What Happens
2. Act II: The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
3. Act II: Fly
4. Act II: Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
5. Act II: A Lady Must Live
6. Act II: Lena's Dialogue 'Love This Business'
7. Act II: That's What Miracles Are All About
8. Act II: Lena's Dialogue 'Early Career'
9. Act II: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
10. Act II: Stormy Weather (Part II)
See all 12 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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A perfect buy for the collection, family or friend. G. McDermott  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
There is a distinct difference between popularity and quality. Wilfred B. Portier  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A "Cast" of One is Just Enough January 26, 2002
Format:Audio CD
The Grammy-winning album from the legendary singer/actress/beauty is, by far, one of the best live performances ever. Miss Horne is in fine form, presenting a history lesson of her groundbreaking career. She sings her trademark songs, as well as those that illustrate highlights of the life led in entertainment. The musicians backing her never overshadow her voice; they complement each other superbly.

Y'wanna know a real DIVA! HORNE IS IT!

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars THE PINNACLE OF PERFECTION! July 13, 2000
Format:Audio CD
Lena Horne a beautiful class act lady who can sing! and she shows it on this compilation.

With her signature songs "Stormy Weather", and "The Lady & the Tramp" and my favorite "Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered".

Lena as always never gives a dull performance and this CD with its 5 star production and 10 star (if I could give it I would) lady....Lena performs like a dynamo.

A great 2 CD compilation that doesn't miss a beat from beginning to end. A perfect buy for the collection, family or friend.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars elctrifying, lena is the lady of her music November 11, 1999
Format:Audio CD
an absolute gem from begining to end, miss horne sings her life out on this journey through her career hollywood, racism, sex , and her age are poored out from the heart and soul of this sexy and glamorous star at the height of her career each song is ended like an atomic explosion and superbly accompanied by quincy jones production
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This CD is stellar, not only because it shows Miss Horne at her mature, full best, but because the music selections tell a complete story. She sings every type of song but excels on the ballads. Listen, especially, for "Where or When" or "Betiwched, Bothered and Bewildered." These are definitive versions. There's humor and a bit of history, too, in the banter between songs. I've been dazzled by this CD over and over. It remains one of my all-time favorites. You can't go wrong with Miss Horne.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars No arugument one of the finest singers ever . June 19, 1998
Format:Audio CD
There is a distinct difference between popularity and quality. This recording is Lena's passport to that rare place in entertainment history that only a few can be placed. Her body of work which is covered in this live recording is one of the most over looked treasures in music. She can swing, funk, and soar vocally like few others can. Backed by an all-star band that is fronted by Harold Wheeler, the Lady shows why she can lay claim to the crown that has ben bestowed on other worthy singers such as Streisand/Sinatra. Listen to track 20 and you will hear a story teller that over the decades has turned into a musican (with the help of her late husband Lennie Hayton). Unlike Minelli/Streisand/Dianh Carroll, Lena Horne can swing and she has always had attitude, the kind that Miles/Sinatra had; i'm doing it my way. In her performances you hear currents such as Mable Mercer, Bobby Short, Lady Day, Strayhorn,& D.Washington she is a singer that does not need to have ever cue or prop laid out with military percision in order to get her point across. The band; Grady Tate, John Faddis, Cecil Bridgewater, & Micheal Brecker, just to name a few weave magic while they having fun. The audience is in the palm of her hand and recorded with the correct balance so they don't get in the way. Recorded on Broadway some 17 years ago (it still sounds fresh)she jams! Trust me buy the CD, dim the lights, turn off the phone, kick back and enjoy it! I can't wait until "Natures Baby" (Buddah) & "Lena A New Album w/ Phil Woods" (RCA) are released on CD
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars STUNNING November 12, 2006
By Morosco
Format:Audio CD
There are no other words to describe this recording. Absolutely stunning. I saw the show when it was on Broadway and it remains one of the most thrilling experiences I have ever had in the theatre. This recording captures the experience perfectly. Let's all hope that the powers that be will eventually release a DVD of this show (it was captured live and distributed for a short while in the early 80's on video).
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars PERFECTION! July 18, 2004
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This magnificent one woman Broadway Show (over a year on B'way, 44 city tour - US & Canada & UK) is perfectly captured in this 2 CD set. Lena's voice had most all of it's luster at age 65 and her performance shows she was enjoying herself as much as the audience. Her best singing on records has always been Live and this CD is one of her very very best. She has commented many times that "Yesterday When I Was Young" is the most autobiographical song she ever sang. Another reviewer here missed the point when he wrote "Listen to track 20 and you will hear a story teller that over the decades has turned into a musican (with the help of her late husband Lennie Hayton)" Lena had several very important mentors, the most important was composer Billy Strayhorn. She was required to boost the importance of her husband in her musical development in the 1950s. Listen to the LYRICS of that song, look at the circumstances, do the math.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Lena says it all on this one April 24, 1999
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This is Lena at her mature best. She is emotive, angry, volatile and passionate. She arrives on this work. That says alot.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely fabulous music.
What a gift! What a National Treasure. Lena Horne weaves her life's journey into her music with a powerful, sultry and silky voice. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Doug Edwards
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Was wonderful to experience Lena Horne again. Saw this live and it is an unforgettable concert. So happy it is available to enjoy over and over. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Reg
5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music
I decided to purchase this CD after reading a biography about Ms. Horne. The superb talent and musicality of this gifted performer shines through, even though I'm only listening... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sheila Taylor
3.0 out of 5 stars CD
I purchased the CD as I viewed the original performance and had 8-track tape. The CD does not have the quality of sound the 8-track had, very flat. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Iva Jeane Driggeers
5.0 out of 5 stars Memorable
I saw Lena Horne perform this show on Broadway. Absolutely one of the most memorable nights of theater. This album made me feel I was experiencing it live again.
Published 5 months ago by jessnatenuff
5.0 out of 5 stars love it
Can not get over the level of proffessionalism in the way the item arrived ,and the care ttaken in packing as to minumise the chance of suffering any damage in tansite. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Film Man
5.0 out of 5 stars Always be one Lena Horne
Been almost a year since the great Lena Horne have left us eternally, today we still honor and celebrate her legacy all the time. She almost got the recognition she deserved. Read more
Published on January 23, 2011 by Henry Cooper
5.0 out of 5 stars You'll love it!
She's funny, she's talented, she's attractive, and she's listenable.
What more can be said of this wonderful lady?!
Published on July 31, 2010 by Janet P. Reagan
5.0 out of 5 stars This show has risen in heaven with Lena
Lena Horne, The Lady and Her music is a must have for anyone wanting to be a student of the great Ms. Horne who has recently passed from this earth at 92. Read more
Published on May 27, 2010 by Franjoy
5.0 out of 5 stars This album is to Lena Horne fans what the Carnegie Hall album is to...
I was lucky to find a sealed new LP version of this album but of course I recommend getting this album be it cd or mp3. Read more
Published on May 16, 2010 by i. t. j.
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