Shirley Horn

**Damon Rondeau** · #1 10-22-2005, 10:03 AM

I didn't catch this till today, but she passed away on Thursday at the age of 71. I loved her style...

Story in the Houston Chronicle.

D McCartney · #2 10-22-2005, 11:55 PM

Yes, lucky angels.

dhadleyray · #3 10-23-2005, 01:35 AM

What?! That's terrible... I haven't seen that news anywhere, thanks for making me aware. How sad....

dylanjohnson · #4 10-23-2005, 02:36 PM

Oh man... wkcr in nyc is playing a tribute all day to her.... they played the stuff from the vanguard in 1960 or 61. just beautiful....almost had to pull over to the side of the road because i was so lost in it...

Alexi David · #5 10-23-2005, 06:28 PM

Wow.

I saw her trio once do "You Won't Forget Me" at a Miles tribute show at Lincoln Center. Such beautiful music......

Mike Goodbar · #6 10-24-2005, 07:38 AM

I never saw her live, but I loved listening to her, especially with her own trio. Such beauty and restraint. She could get more emotion out of a phrase with just three well-placed notes than all the Christina Aguilaras of the world can do with all their vocal acrobatics.

kip · #7 10-24-2005, 02:15 PM

So sad. a friend of mine referred to her as "slowly but Shirley".

Ed Fuqua · #8 10-26-2005, 12:12 PM

RIP.

SLOWLY BUT SHIRLEY - gotta love it. Quarter note=the rest of the afternoon. She could really lay into the time in such a beautiful way.