i have watched and watched this video over and over and over again. And every time, I just get goosebumps. It's like I'm mesmerized and can't turn away. I miss Shirley Horn.
I had the priveledge to play with her in two ocassions, in Brazil and in LA...Wow...a superb musician, Her time is impecable because it comes from her musical heart...-aa,
A musical Genius like Ms. Shirley really understands the importance of silence . She has a way of making the listeners crave her performance. Its hypnotizing . Great musicians hypnotize their audiences. Carmen Mcrae, Sarah Vaughn, Diane Reeves and Shirley Horn can turn a ballad into a moving testimony
Saw Mrs. Horn at Kennedy Center and was stunned by her voice, her timing and phrasing, her presence and her beautiful playing. She was a true diva and performed flawlessly. There were times so quiet that you could hear the person next to you breathing!! The Washington Post did a beautiful story on her right after the show and she died a short time later. What an irreplaceable gem, A Time For Love...mmmm-mmm!!
Jacqueline Roman -How sad, thanks for sharing. I didn't know she died. What a big loss for the music world and the world in general. What an incredibly talented woman she was. I can hear here voice and her playing over and over again and never get tired of listening to her incredible talent. May she rest in peace and continue delating the people who still listen to her music.
ok now, I'm crying.... just ended a five year relationship this month and although it was a good thing to do, this delivery of this tune just got me into the emotion of the loss. Loss of dream, loss of living situation. etc. Ms. Shirley Horn could really tell the story.
I almost interviewed her by phone one day, but missed her by 10 minutes and never had the chance again before she passed. She was such a unique artist.
It, s hard to watch Madam Horn and take regular breaths at the same time. She has my lungs in the palm of her hand. Her timing and phrases the way she keeps me on edge...so intense.
+nancydrew5 hey, if you recognize that you too can develop a distinctive voice. it';s in the ear and bred in the bone. she had in common with jobim and bernstein that they would hum along as they played. maybe it;s that way we learn as children to love music. most people can't sing as they become overcome with the emotion it creates.
At the start the great Shirley sings really really slow, stripping the song so bare, that I feel like now it's too much, (because I feel Jobim melodies need to 'flow'), but she got all the time in the world, and it's just her way of grabbing the song to its core to build it up again, developping, and what happens THEN is amazing as interpretation, what a musical experience, what an artist !
You are right, I hear Jobim also, when I hear this song, and Sinatra with Jobim (I have the album) but Shirley has a style all her own, and it is effective, and sets her our from the common. Her style becomes very anticipatory, but that's drama, and Shirley does that very well. As a professional musician for many, many years, (classical then popular, vocal and instrumental) I liked piano-bar the best because I could play it like I wished to sing it because I was accompanying myself, that's MUCH more difficult with a group or orchestra. You often see Shirley signaling to her trio or quartet. She didn't do that when she sang with an orchestra, but you'll see the conductor watching her very closely.
i keep coming back. i love lots of music by some of the greats but this has really grabbed me. what feeling, composition, translation , commitment, what delivery, what back up, what beauty is portrayed here ! she did what had to be done. took jobim and put it in classical setting. did she know what she was doing ? this is genius that will echo on to the future. i give this to two of my grandchildren in their early stage of being musicians and say, here watch this. hook your car to this engine and see where it will lead.
We heard Miss Horn sing The Shadow of Your Smile at Iridium in New York City shortly before she died. It was extraordinary in the same way. Glacial pace but with an extraordinary pulse. Transcendent in every way.
I saw her ( and Dave Brubeck) at Carnegie Hall about a year before she passed. She had lost her leg and couldn't play piano anymore, but that voice was so clear and haunting.
If you push the botton PLAY, just rememeber, that there will be no turning back! You'll get her voice, her piano, her soul, her life through the sound and you'll never be the same again. you will be addicted. she will put something in your heart. sweet saddness maybe. anyway you'll be different. you will know. Oh, how i love love love love this music...
a three minute song...shirley said not so fast ! she then said this is what i see in this song and spun it out to this. when she hums you can hear jobim too. he hummed.
They're not hiding, "L Crosby Garcia" -- there just aren't any! Today's performers (not really musicians) get out there with their incessant beat/bang (often a drumstick on the RIM of a drum!) in the background, some guitar maybe, and mostly noise. The singers waver all over the keyboard instead of sustaining a lovely note, one can't even stand to listen for very long. Michael Buble TRIES to sing Sinatra, but he puts today's riffs and licks in it and it's nothing like Sinatra! (Sometimes they can do that because they use the same tracks as are made for karaoke, (without vocal) and that's cheating, really! To be honest, we don't really even like them trying to sing the old standards, because they add junk to it and it desecrates the old standard.
She is no doubt a fave -- THANK YOU FOR POSTING -- Shirley's emotion and smooth, feeling voice are now part of my soul and I keep coming back to this site, she's unparalleled today! As a musician, singer, piano and other instruments, I can only say I wish my voice had sounded like this, but, alas, she has something no one else does! It's melodious, yet silky-sensually smooth, a marvelous delivery of a song. Inimitable Shirley! How sensitive!
Her piano solo : every bit as huge and powerful as a full orchestra. All the while she is no hurry to be excellent as only the most elite of artist can persuade us.We are under her arrest.
i was trying to understand who was playing on her version of estate...that soft sound, simple, with a lot of timing...I was impressed when I discovered that was herself
This is Shirley Horn, beyond words, packed with emotion and understanding, in every word and every piano phrase. Someone below commented:" wow, what an amazing, slow phrasing; it's so unique! Why can't we get these types of singers back?! Where are they hiding today?" May I suggest that Patricia Barber is today's closest thing to Shirley Horn? In fact Patricia has remarked that Shirley was one of her most profound influences. Compare their covers of "You Don't Know Me", or "I Fall in Love Too Easily." Both are truly wonderful, and in some ways similar. Both are also wonderful pianists, with classical training.
They're not hiding, "Arthur Ogus" -- there just ARE none anymore like the old greats. Shirley Horn was 70 in this performance, and still going strong, and superbly, only great artists last that long, like the old ones. Only Tony Bennett is still around at 91 now, I think. Sadly, none of the other wonderful old artists.
Freddy Cole is still around, and still famously great. Sheila Jordan too (although I haven't heard her live.) And let me again mention Patricia Barber, who is younger, but fabulous.
One year before she died of breast cancer and in this video (at 70) she had just had her foot amputated from her diabetes. Poor love, too bad she suffered do terribly. Very sad.
I've heard Sheila ten years ago - and let me tell you, I became a fan. I follow her on FB too and her career continues to grow like a weed.. She just became an honorary Ph.D. Go Shiela Jordan. Never give up on your dream. She is 88 y/o.
I think I hear Diana Krall in a lot of Shirley's recordings. I like Diana too, along with Patricia Barber .... I am a vocalist as well and I listen to these three frequently -- they know how to tell the story with honesty.
how can you compare this with other versions. completely new and from the depth of the psyche. individuality as only rare artists can come up with. she was one of the major performers who left you with a new take on some great songs. she was young once and we loved her then too. don't compare this to what we have today. everyone is trying so be kind. this lady could hold her own with jobim and his music and that was a real challenge. she liked to hum when she played as did tom jobim. hey you're watching and hearing what is known as simply great.
this is how you turn a song into a classical piece. Shirley was a gift to an already well off mid 20th century. This is what we came up with then. this is what makes us a great people. The loveliness...
sensuous and slightly surreal, not to mention sultry (especially when she was younger), which drew me in years ago when I bought one of her records (before CDs). Her playing could be quite bluesy, as is obvious from this clip. And I think one reason Shirley so liked slow tempos was not just for the sake of emotionalism, but because of her love of melody.
i have watched and watched this video over and over and over again. And every time, I just get goosebumps. It's like I'm mesmerized and can't turn away. I miss Shirley Horn.
When i heard Estate in 92 my musical life changed!!! She is so special!!!
Shirley had such a unique way of performing that kept you hanging on every single note! She was a pure treasure!
I had the priveledge to play with her in two ocassions, in Brazil and in LA...Wow...a superb musician, Her time is impecable because it comes from her musical heart...-aa,
You are a such a great musician as well, Mr. Acuna. A legendary percussionist and teacher!
Saludos desde Berlín hermano!!!!!
Alex Acuna?!!!
She packs so much emotion in each word so effortlessly. A true Great.
One of the great performances of the 20th century by the most accomplished of musicians in a very full field.
A musical Genius like Ms. Shirley really understands the importance of silence . She has a way of making the listeners crave her performance. Its hypnotizing . Great musicians hypnotize their audiences. Carmen Mcrae, Sarah Vaughn, Diane Reeves and Shirley Horn can turn a ballad into a moving testimony
Truly there are beautiful notes in that wonderful silence.
Mr.Ables on Bass. How Excellent!
"What can one say?", indeed. She was truly a singular artist. Every breath, every note, is poetry.
Saw Mrs. Horn at Kennedy Center and was stunned by her voice, her timing and phrasing, her presence and her beautiful playing. She was a true diva and performed flawlessly. There were times so quiet that you could hear the person next to you breathing!! The Washington Post did a beautiful story on her right after the show and she died a short time later. What an irreplaceable gem, A Time For Love...mmmm-mmm!!
Jacqueline Roman -How sad, thanks for sharing. I didn't know she died. What a big loss for the music world and the world in general. What an incredibly talented woman she was. I can hear here voice and her playing over and over again and never get tired of listening to her incredible talent.
May she rest in peace and continue delating the people who still listen to her music.
ok now, I'm crying.... just ended a five year relationship this month and although it was a good thing to do, this delivery of this tune just got me into the emotion of the loss. Loss of dream, loss of living situation. etc. Ms. Shirley Horn could really tell the story.
I almost interviewed her by phone one day, but missed her by 10 minutes and never had the
chance again before she passed. She was such a unique artist.
It, s hard to watch Madam Horn and take regular breaths at the same time. She has my lungs in the palm of her hand. Her timing and phrases the way she keeps me on edge...so intense.
+nancydrew5 hey, if you recognize that you too can develop a distinctive voice. it';s in the ear and bred in the bone. she had in common with jobim and bernstein that they would hum along as they played. maybe it;s that way we learn as children to love music. most people can't sing as they become overcome with the emotion it creates.
This woman was and still is was one of the very great talents-GOD LOVE HER!
This talented woman was one of the GREATS!!!
She one of very few artists that makes me cry
At the start the great Shirley sings really really slow, stripping the song so bare, that I feel like now it's too much, (because I feel Jobim melodies need to 'flow'),
but she got all the time in the world, and it's just her way of grabbing the song to its core to build it up again, developping, and what happens THEN is amazing as interpretation, what a musical experience, what an artist !
You are right, I hear Jobim also, when I hear this song, and Sinatra with Jobim (I have the album) but Shirley has a style all her own, and it is effective, and sets her our from the common. Her style becomes very anticipatory, but that's drama, and Shirley does that very well. As a professional musician for many, many years, (classical then popular, vocal and instrumental) I liked piano-bar the best because I could play it like I wished to sing it because I was accompanying myself, that's MUCH more difficult with a group or orchestra. You often see Shirley signaling to her trio or quartet. She didn't do that when she sang with an orchestra, but you'll see the conductor watching her very closely.
i keep coming back. i love lots of music by some of the greats but this has really grabbed me. what feeling, composition, translation , commitment, what delivery, what back up, what beauty is portrayed here ! she did what had to be done. took jobim and put it in classical setting. did she know what she was doing ? this is genius that will echo on to the future. i give this to two of my grandchildren in their early stage of being musicians and say, here watch this. hook your car to this engine and see where it will lead.
I know it .. I've got the same virus :))
Richard Condon Same here!
Richard Condon I'm glad you made this comment, because I feel the same. You did a good job.
This is therapy to a broken heart!
Wow .. wow ..wow!! .. Utterly mesmerizing .. Thank you for posting!!
My Gooodness!! What a delivery.....man we need more of this kind of music!
This is one of my favorite songs, she sings with such sensuality and sincereness.
We heard Miss Horn sing The Shadow of Your Smile at Iridium in New York City shortly before she died. It was extraordinary in the same way. Glacial pace but with an extraordinary pulse. Transcendent in every way.
amazing!!!!!! shirley covers this first class!!!!
I saw her ( and Dave Brubeck) at Carnegie Hall about a year before she passed. She had lost her leg and couldn't play piano anymore, but that voice was so clear and haunting.
Brilliant. Heavy. Arranged artistically. Wow.
Simply beautiful and sensitive.
At 77 I listen to this and become cool again.
Fantástica interpretação, Bossa Nova e a grande Diva.
A voz doce, suave, o domínio do teclado, interpretando um poema de Vinicius de Morais. LINDO!
What a master musician! We miss you Shirley Horn...
Wow...chills up and down....there is nobody...nobody...like Shirley Horn!
If you push the botton PLAY, just rememeber, that there will be no turning back! You'll get her voice, her piano, her soul, her life through the sound and you'll never be the same again. you will be addicted. she will put something in your heart. sweet saddness maybe. anyway you'll be different. you will know. Oh, how i love love love love this music...
there really is no turning back,,,,,,,,,,,,...............
Simply Superb !!!
I just love the diction of each word!
says George M.
Amazing Jazz Artist!!!
Simply beautiful!
a three minute song...shirley said not so fast ! she then said this is what i see in this song and spun it out to this. when she hums you can hear jobim too. he hummed.
One of the greats....Truly awesome...
Very gifted...lovely performance.
Beautiful interpretation. Brazil thanks.
wow, what an amazing, slow phrasing; it's so unique! Why can't we get these types of singers back?! Where are they hiding today?
Agree.
they must exist. But you surely won't find them on today's radio's, if they manage to get a record out anyway.
They're not hiding, "L Crosby Garcia" -- there just aren't any! Today's performers (not really musicians) get out there with their incessant beat/bang (often a drumstick on the RIM of a drum!) in the background, some guitar maybe, and mostly noise. The singers waver all over the keyboard instead of sustaining a lovely note, one can't even stand to listen for very long. Michael Buble TRIES to sing Sinatra, but he puts today's riffs and licks in it and it's nothing like Sinatra! (Sometimes they can do that because they use the same tracks as are made for karaoke, (without vocal) and that's cheating, really! To be honest, we don't really even like them trying to sing the old standards, because they add junk to it and it desecrates the old standard.
She is no doubt a fave -- THANK YOU FOR POSTING -- Shirley's emotion and smooth, feeling voice are now part of my soul and I keep coming back to this site, she's unparalleled today! As a musician, singer, piano and other instruments, I can only say I wish my voice had sounded like this, but, alas, she has something no one else does! It's melodious, yet silky-sensually smooth, a marvelous delivery of a song. Inimitable Shirley! How sensitive!
I saw her perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Outstanding...Amazing. She commanded the room.
Lindo! Lindo!
Her piano solo : every bit as huge and powerful as a full orchestra. All the while she is no hurry to be excellent as only the most elite of artist can persuade us.We are under her arrest.
Shirley was a greatly gifted artist.I miss her.
the best of the best
Oh my god…this is beautiful!
Just beautiful :)
i was trying to understand who was playing on her version of estate...that soft sound, simple, with a lot of timing...I was impressed when I discovered that was herself
Incredible... How else can a person describe this?
This is Shirley Horn, beyond words, packed with emotion and understanding, in every word and every piano phrase. Someone below commented:" wow, what an amazing, slow phrasing; it's so unique! Why can't we get these types of singers back?! Where are they hiding today?"
May I suggest that Patricia Barber is today's closest thing to Shirley Horn? In fact Patricia has remarked that Shirley was one of her most profound influences. Compare their covers of "You Don't Know Me", or "I Fall in Love Too Easily." Both are truly wonderful, and in some ways similar. Both are also wonderful pianists, with classical training.
They're not hiding, "Arthur Ogus" -- there just ARE none anymore like the old greats. Shirley Horn was 70 in this performance, and still going strong, and superbly, only great artists last that long, like the old ones. Only Tony Bennett is still around at 91 now, I think. Sadly, none of the other wonderful old artists.
Freddy Cole is still around, and still famously great. Sheila Jordan too (although I haven't heard her live.) And let me again mention Patricia Barber, who is younger, but fabulous.
One year before she died of breast cancer and in this video (at 70) she had just had her foot amputated from her diabetes. Poor love, too bad she suffered do terribly. Very sad.
I've heard Sheila ten years ago - and let me tell you, I became a fan. I follow her on FB too and her career continues to grow like a weed.. She just became an honorary Ph.D. Go Shiela Jordan. Never give up on your dream. She is 88 y/o.
I think I hear Diana Krall in a lot of Shirley's recordings. I like Diana too, along with Patricia Barber .... I am a vocalist as well and I listen to these three frequently -- they know how to tell the story with honesty.
BRAVAAAAAAA!!💖
how can you compare this with other versions. completely new and from the depth of the psyche. individuality as only rare artists can come up with. she was one of the major performers who left you with a new take on some great songs. she was young once and we loved her then too. don't compare this to what we have today. everyone is trying so be kind. this lady could hold her own with jobim and his music and that was a real challenge. she liked to hum when she played as did tom jobim. hey you're watching and hearing what is known as simply great.
While recognised as a great singer I feel Shirley Horn is very underrated as pianist. The things she plays are beautiful and always right.
Agreed! It's why Miles loved her (and opened for him)
Extraordinaria versión!!
Gracias :)
how beautiful....
Absolutely beautiful, what an artist xx
Estupendo!
This is how you do an autopsy on a grand song, cut it up, delve deeply within and pull out the guts to expose the complex beauty that lies within.
Brilliant Observation. You can feel it. The depth and the pain.She knew the secret and also had the gift. Sorely missed.
She is killing me softly with her song.
this is how you turn a song into a classical piece. Shirley was a gift to an already well off mid 20th century. This is what we came up with then. this is what makes us a great people. The loveliness...
Me encanta la profundidad e intensidad con la que interpreta este tema. Bravo¡
My favorite piano/singer
Simply the best!
Maravilha!❤❤❤❤❤
A very great artist
I have no words to express myself .. bliss?
Fabulous!!!!
beautiful rendition.
Sensacional 👏👏👏
Beautiful wonderful
Une Diva du Jazz !
Awsome!She's so amazing that I can listen to her all day long!!!
Amazing! ❤
this is great
Beautiful
Gorgeous!
Shirley Forever💎💘
what can you say - juST STUNNING
I still believe what i said 5 years ago...........
Grace et Fantastique !
sensuous and slightly surreal, not to mention sultry (especially when she was younger), which drew me in years ago when I bought one of her records (before CDs).
Her playing could be quite bluesy, as is obvious from this clip. And
I think one reason Shirley so liked slow tempos was not just for the sake of emotionalism, but because of her love of melody.
that solo is majesty.
simply the best!
So good
amazing
She's is massa!!!!
symphony #4 by jobim.
spell-binding!
Masterpiece
Que le silence est beau dans les cordes de son piano et de sa voix merveilleuse !
Merci.
Bravo!
Chills.
wow xxx
The Horn !!! 🎼🎵🎹🎙️
Oh Lord have mercy! I want to do this connect-to-my-own-spirit-thing-in-public just once!
Goddess
❤
how the mind and the instrument become one
Mastery.
She made you feel like she was conversating with you over a beautiful melody,,,