Light Out of Darkness

Shirley Horn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 21, 1993)
• Original Release Date: September 21, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000046QQ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,711 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Shirley Horn, September 19, 2001

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Michael St John (St. Paul, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Light Out of Darkness (Audio CD)

This is worth getting if only for her "It's Not Easy Being Green," the best reading of that song I have heard by anyone. It's one thing to read the lyrics and understand the meaning, but Shirley really makes you feel it. Just deeply beautiful. And in a perfect world, it would have ruled the radio in '93 and Ken Burns would've talked about the great Shirley Horn revival in these last 10 years. Ah, well. If the record couldn't sweep the nation, at least it could be a big hit in your house.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Tribute To Ray Charles, July 26, 2002

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Robert J. Ament "papacoolbreeze" (Ballwin, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Light Out of Darkness (Audio CD)

This is a departure from the usual material that Shirley Horn does but it comes off well. There are more uptempo tunes than she normally does and certainly, in spirit, you have to think of Ray Charles as you listen to her renditions of the songs associated with him.

My favorites are the ballads because, in my opinion, that is her strength and in this area, I think she has few peers. She sings the way Miles Davis used to play a ballad with his trumpet, making extremely effective use of space within the melody. As such my two favorites on this cd are "The Sun Died" and the title song.

Especially Ray Charles or Shirley Horn fans should enjoy this one.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific tribute to Ray Charles, October 17, 2001

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G. Sawaged - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Light Out of Darkness (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful tribute album to Ray Charles. Shirley Horn is just fabulous as are the other musicians. "Green" happens to be my favourite track, which is just Shirley's voice and piano and is just wonderful. But each and every track on here is great, couldn't be better. She puts such feeling and meaning into each song, and I am so glad I finally discovered her. This may be my first Shirley Horn album, but it will not be my last. The 12 page booklet has great liner notes as well as a few photos.