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Shirley Horn interview

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Jun 23, 2010 Updated Jul 2, 2010

The late Shirley Horn, jazz vocalist and piano player, who was a guest of Marian McPartland on Piano Jazz in 1984.

Broadcast on ABC Jazz on July 2 at 2pm..

Here's the song list from the interview:

1. Our Love Is Here To Stay
(Gershwin)
2. I Could Have Told You
(Sigman/Van Heusen)
3. Billie's Bounce
(Parker)
4. Blood Count
(Strayhorn)
5. Love You Madley
(Ellington)
6. Violets For Your Furs
(Adair/Dannis)
7. Cherry
(Redman)
8. I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
(Cahn/Styne)
9. Shirley's Blues
(McPartland/Horn)

Shirley Horn; piano, vocals

Marian McPartland; piano

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Shirley Valerie Horn (May 1, 1934 in Washington, D.C. – October 20, 2005) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Horn collaborated with many jazz greats including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Toots Thielemans, Ron Carter, Carmen McRae, Wynton Marsalis and others. She was most noted for her ability to accompany herself with nearly incomparable independence and ability on the piano while...

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