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Lena Horne had effectively retired in 2006 when Blue Note released Seasons of a Life, an album compiled for her by her musical director, Rodney Jones, and including unreleased performances recorded between 1994 and 2000. It's an effective capstone to her career, and shows that even at the age of 80, the former Cotton Club featured attraction had lost little of the verve and sophistication she exhibited throughout her career. The material comes from six different sessions, some live but most in a studio environment, including outtakes -- most of which sound like outtakes -- from her Blue Note albums of the '90s. Three of the performances come from the Blue Note project Classic Ellington, which allowed Simon Rattle and the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to pay tribute to Duke Ellington in a classical context. (For this release, Rodney Jones appears to have merely excised the symphony to make these small-group performances.) Most interesting, however, are two tracks recorded with Herbie Hancock, the first a trio recording of Billy Strayhorn's "Chelsea Bridge" and the second a Horne-Hancock duet on "Willow Weep for Me."
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Jeremy Lubbock, Conductor - Mike Renzi, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Adi Yeshaya, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Brown, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Akira Tana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lena Horne, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Jones, Mastering Engineer, Guitar, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Darmi, Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Marissa Dodge, Composer
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 2004 Blue Note Records
Mike Renzi, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Brown, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Akira Tana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lena Horne, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Jones, Mastering Engineer, Guitar, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Strayhorn, ComposerLyricist - Peter Darmi, Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Oliver Von Essen, Organ, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 2004 Blue Note Records
Kris Kristofferson, ComposerLyricist - Mike Renzi, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Brown, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Akira Tana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lena Horne, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Jones, Mastering Engineer, Guitar, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Darmi, Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 2004 Blue Note Records
Mike Renzi, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Harrison, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Brown, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - JOHNNY MANDEL, ComposerLyricist - Akira Tana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lena Horne, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Jones, Mastering Engineer, Guitar, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Darmi, Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Rodney Bennett, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 2004 Blue Note Records
Mike Renzi, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Brown, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Akira Tana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lena Horne, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Jones, Mastering Engineer, Guitar, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Strayhorn, ComposerLyricist - Peter Darmi, Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Oliver Von Essen, Organ, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 2004 Blue Note Records
Mike Renzi, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Harrison, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Brown, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Akira Tana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lena Horne, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Jones, Mastering Engineer, Guitar, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Strayhorn, ComposerLyricist - Peter Darmi, Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Oliver Von Essen, Organ, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 2004 Blue Note Records
Benjamin Brown, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Akira Tana, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lena Horne, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Jones, Mastering Engineer, Guitar, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Strayhorn, ComposerLyricist - Peter Darmi, Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 2004 Blue Note Records
Mike Renzi, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Harrison, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Brown, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - ARTHUR FREED, Author - NACIO HERB BROWN, Composer - Lena Horne, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Jones, Mastering Engineer, Guitar, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Darmi, Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Sherman, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Grean, Conductor, Strings Conductor
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 2004 Blue Note Records
HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lena Horne, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney Jones, Mastering Engineer, Remixer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Darmi, Engineer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ann Ronell, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 2004 Blue Note Records
Album review
Lena Horne had effectively retired in 2006 when Blue Note released Seasons of a Life, an album compiled for her by her musical director, Rodney Jones, and including unreleased performances recorded between 1994 and 2000. It's an effective capstone to her career, and shows that even at the age of 80, the former Cotton Club featured attraction had lost little of the verve and sophistication she exhibited throughout her career. The material comes from six different sessions, some live but most in a studio environment, including outtakes -- most of which sound like outtakes -- from her Blue Note albums of the '90s. Three of the performances come from the Blue Note project Classic Ellington, which allowed Simon Rattle and the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to pay tribute to Duke Ellington in a classical context. (For this release, Rodney Jones appears to have merely excised the symphony to make these small-group performances.) Most interesting, however, are two tracks recorded with Herbie Hancock, the first a trio recording of Billy Strayhorn's "Chelsea Bridge" and the second a Horne-Hancock duet on "Willow Weep for Me."
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:25
- Main artists: Lena Horne
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Comedy/Other
© 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 2005 Blue Note Records
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