Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles)

Light Out of Darkness
(A Tribute to Ray Charles)
Light Out of Darkness; (A Tribute to Ray Charles)
Studio album by Shirley Horn
Released	1993
Recorded	April 30 and May 1–3, 1993, Clinton Recording Studios, New York City
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	62:53
Label	Verve
Producer	Shirley Horn, Sheila Mathis, Richard Seidel, Lynn Butterer
Shirley Horn chronology

Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles) is a 1993 studio album by Shirley Horn, recorded in tribute to Ray Charles.^[1]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[2]

According to the AllMusic review by Scott Yanow: "Horn sounds nothing like Charles, but she sometimes captures his spirit...While emphasizing ballads, as one always expects, this is a fun set that includes more medium-tempo tunes than usual for a Shirley Horn set".^[1]

Track listing[edit]

"Hit the Road Jack" (Percy Mayfield) – 3:11
"Just a Little Lovin'" (Eddy Arnold, Zeke Clements) – 4:07
"You Don't Know Me" (Arnold, Cindy Walker) – 2:58
"Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 5:04
"Hard Hearted Hannah" (Milton Ager, Charles Bates, Bob Bigelow, Jack Yellen) – 3:36
"Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 5:20
"Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:54
"Bein' Green" (Joe Raposo) – 3:16
"Bye Bye Love" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) – 5:26
"The Sun Died" (Ray Charles, Hubert Giraud, Anne Gregory, Pierre Delanoë) – 5:39
"How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:01
"If You Were Mine" (James Lewis) – 3:25
"I Got a Man" (Charles, Renald Richard) – 3:25
"Just for a Thrill" (Lil Armstrong, Don Raye) – 4:25
"Light Out of Darkness" (Charles, Rick Ward) – 5:25

Personnel[edit]

Performance

Shirley Horn – piano, vocals, producer
Gary Bartz – alto saxophone
Charles Ables – guitar, electric bass
Tyler Mitchell – double bass
Steve Williams – drums
The Hornettes – vocal ("Hit the Road Jack")

Production

Dave Baker – engineer, mixing
Lynn Butterer – assistant producer, post production assistant, pre-production assistant
Suzanne Dyer – assistant engineer
Robert Friedrich – assistant engineer
Nate Herr – production coordination
Jimmy Katz – photography
Dan Kincaid – mastering
Michael Klotz – design
Sheila Mathis – production coordination
Richard Seidel – executive producer
Camille Tominaro – project coordinator

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Light out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles)". Allmusic. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 726. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Allmusic-1] "Light out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles)". Allmusic. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.

[Penguin-2] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 726. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Discography
Studio albums	Embers and Ashes (1960) Loads of Love (1962) Shirley Horn with Horns (1963) Travelin' Light (1965) Where Are You Going (1972) A Lazy Afternoon (1978) All of Me (1987) Softly (1988) Close Enough for Love (1989) You Won't Forget Me (1991) Here's to Life (1992) Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles) (1993) The Main Ingredient (1996) Loving You (1997) I Remember Miles (1998) You're My Thrill (2001) May the Music Never End (2003)
Live albums	All Night Long (1981) Violets for Your Furs (1981) The Garden of the Blues (1984) I Thought About You (1987) I Love You, Paris (1994) Live at the 4 Queens (2016)
Compilation albums	But Beautiful: The Best of Shirley Horn (2005)
Soundtracks	For Love of Ivy (1968)
With others	Cat on a Hot Fiddle (Stuff Smith, 1959) Sarah: Dedicated to You (Carmen McRae, 1991) The Art of the Song (Charlie Haden, 1999) A Tribute to Oscar Peterson – Live at the Town Hall (1996)