Violets for Your Furs

by Shirley Horn

Overview

Six years before she signed with Verve and finally became a big name, Shirley Horn already sounded quite mature and fully developed on this live trio date. Recorded at the 1981 Northsea Jazz Festival with bassist Charles Ables and drummer Billy Hart, the pianist/vocalist performs nine familiar standards, including versions of "More Than You Know" and "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" that did not come out until the 1991 CD reissue. The emphasis, as usual, is on ballads, including "Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You," "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" and the title cut. This lesser-known set is up to the same level as Shirley Horn's best-selling Verve sets. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	01/01/2020
Label:	STEEPLECHASE
UPC:	0716043116416

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Shirley Horn   Primary Artist,Vocals,Piano
Billy Hart   Drums
Charles Ables   Bass

Technical Credits

Henk Horden   Assistant Engineer
Per Grunnet   Design
Rudy Van Leishout   Engineer
Pieter Nieboer   Engineer
Albert Willemetz   Composer
Tom Adair   Composer
Maurice Yvain   Composer
Roger "Ram" Ramirez   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Don Redman   Composer
Clarence Williams   Composer
Jacques Charles   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Jimmy Sherman   Composer
Billy Rose   Composer
Edward Eliscu   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Charles Warfield   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Jimmy Davis   Composer
Matt Dennis   Composer
Nils Winther   Producer,Photography
Stuart Gorrell   Composer
Vincent Youmans   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer