Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles)

Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles)

Shirley Horn's tribute to Ray Charles is typically idiosyncratic yet unaffected by a need to justify the critical hype. She plays organ as well as piano while Charles Ables doubles on bass and guitar and Gary Bartz adds soulful alto-sax obliggatos. Horn's versions of "Hit the Road, Jack" and "I Got a Man" replace the gospel fire of the originals with sexy, lighthearted swing, while "Drown in My Own Tears" is more torch ballad than bluesy hymn. The album's emotional centerpiece is "Green (It's Not Easy Being Green)," a tune Brother Ray borrowed from Kermit the Frog. Amazingly, Horn finds deeper meaning in the lyric than either of them. --Rick Mitchell
Country USA
Manufacturer Gitanes Jazz Productions / Verve Records
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 519 703-2
ReleaseDate 1993-09-21
UnitCount 1
UPCs 731451970320
EANs 0731451970320

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Gitanes Jazz Productions / Verve Records
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	519 703-2
ReleaseDate	1993-09-21
UnitCount	1
UPCs	731451970320
EANs	0731451970320

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