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Horn, who died in 2005, was a jazz singer and pianist whose style’s watchword is “intimacy.” Her vocal manner is akin to Miles Davis’ trumpet style: not technically flashy, but definitively setting the song’s mood. Indeed, it was Davis who discovered Horn in 1960 and who became an admirer despite his well-known dislike of vocalists generally. Horn was never a big record-seller, but she was well-respected by her peers.

Shirley Horn is also known for her distinctly slow tempos and complete understanding of ‘space’ in her singing and piano playing. She was known to have commented her own accompaniment was due to the fact her singing style was so completely her own, it was hard for other players to follow her.
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  • Irenreinmerdok

    Great jazz singer!

    November 2011

  • liquiddatura

    Queen Latifah in jazz mode seems to have taken a lot of notes from Shirley Horn.

    November 2011

  • MarinaBertucci

    Why it's so hard to find her albuns?

    October 2011

  • referencement

    Probably my favorite Jazz Singer with Jeanne Lee and Eva Carlson.

    June 2011

  • MarinaBertucci

    Shirley's voice is out of this world. I love it.

    May 2011

  • xrayspex78

    One of the finest. Listened to her 1000 times or more according to iTunes. She is so mysterious and enigmatic. The music, it just does something to you. She's magical! Thanks for the magic Shirley, I'll always remember you.

    December 2010

  • Mbuti3

    I'm listening "I remember miles" and her voice is like Diana Krall's voice. She talk about Miles Davis in his biography "Miles Davis Story" and the last song in this film is "you won't forget me", brilliant voice and musician.

    September 2010

  • versamare

    She's my thrill

    September 2010
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