Shirley Horn, May the Music Never End - 57m 48s

Tracks & Durations

1. Forget Me	3:30
2. If You Go Away	4:49
3. Yesterday	4:14
4. Take Love Easy	5:12
5. Never Let Me Go	5:17
6. Watch What Happens	3:29
7. Ill Wind	7:09
8. Maybe September	7:10
9. Everything Must Change	5:01
10. This Is All I Ask	6:43
11. May The Music Never End	5:06

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Review

Shirley Horn is one of the great voices in jazz, her warmly breathy, slightly gritty voice investing ballads with rare depths of meaning. There's a level of emotional intensity here that's achieved by few singers, and it's made even more compelling by Horn's innate reserve. On May the Music Never End, Horn acts as producer as well, and she eschews the lush string accompaniments of 2001's You're My Thrill for the minimum accompaniment of a piano trio. It only magnifies the intimacy of her performance, with pianist George Mesterhazy's spare, understated chords gently lapping against her voice on songs like Paul McCartney's "Yesterday" and Michel LeGrand's "Watch What Happens." Long-time drummer Steve Williams adds real drama to "Everything Must Change." Horn has always had a special affinity with trumpet players--having recorded with both Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis--and here Roy Hargrove turns up on two tracks, adding subtle punch to "Take Love Easy" and "Ill Wind." There is also a guest appearance by Ahmad Jamal, and his sparkling piano further illuminates "Maybe September" and "This Is All I Am." --Stuart Broomer

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