I Love You, Paris

I Love You, Paris is a 1992 live album by Shirley Horn, recorded at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell stated: "Horn is in peak form throughout this program, often sounding exquisite and using silence and pauses quite expertly...Highly recommended".

I Love You, Paris was nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.

Track listing

1. "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 6:23
2. "Just in Time" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 3:13
3. "He Was Too Good to Me" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:51
4. "Do It Again" (Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin) – 8:17
5. "Old Country" (Curtis Reginald Lewis, Nat Adderley) – 5:37
6. "It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)" (Hart, Rodgers) – 6:39
7. "All Through the Night" (Cole Porter) – 2:32
8. "L.A. Breakdown" (Larry B. Marks) – 6:47
9. "I Loves You Porgy / Here Comes de Honey Man" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 9:45
10. "A Song for You / Goodbye" (Leon Russell)/(Gordon Jenkins) – 12:54
11. "That Old Devil Called Love" (Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) – 7:33

Personnel

Musicians

• Shirley Horn – piano, vocals
• Charles Ables – bass guitar
• Steve Williams – drums, percussion

Production

• Shirley Horn – producer
• Jean-Philippe Allard – recording coordinator
• Margery Greenspan – art direction, artwork
• Pier Alessandri – assistant engineer
• Suzanne Dyer
• Richard Parsons
• Rene Weis
• Sheila Mathis – associate producer
• Alain Cluzeau – engineer
• Richard Seidel – executive producer
• Daniel Vong – illustrations
• Joel E. Siegel – liner notes, producer
• Dan Kincaid – mastering
• Dave Baker – mixing
• Alexis Gargarino – photography
• Nate Herr – product manager

References