Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles)

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

Reception

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".

Track listing

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

Personnel

• 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")

• 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