A Woman in Love

by Barbara Lea, Billy Taylor Trio

Overview

Barbara Lea's Riverside debut boasts a stark simplicity absent from her subsequent Prestige sessions. Stocked with shopworn standards like "Love Is Here to Stay" and "Come Rain or Come Shine," A Woman in Love features minimalist sensibilities that nevertheless lend its music a distinctly modern edge. Paired with the Billy Taylor Trio and augmented by guitarist Jimmy Shirley and trumpeter Johnny Windhurst, Lea approaches the material with style and sophistication, quickly proving herself a fiercely intelligent interpreter of the Great American Songbook -- though familiar in concept and form, the album is startlingly fresh. [The SSJ label's CD reissue adds a pair of bonus cuts: "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" and "I'll Bet You a Kiss."] ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	03/21/2025
Label:	Ultra Vybe
UPC:	4526180723547

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Billy Taylor Trio   Primary Artist
Barbara Lea   Primary Artist,Vocals
Johnny Windhurst   Trumpet
Earl May   Bass
Jimmy Shirley   Guitar
Percy Brice   Drums
Billy Taylor   Piano

Technical Credits

Harry Ruby   Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Bob Russell   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Willard Robison   Composer
Victor Young   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer
Bert Kalmar   Composer