Shirley Horn
USA
Born: 01 May 1934
Died: 20 October 2005
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Styles: Mainstream Jazz, Bop, New Orleans/Classic Jazz, Standards, Hard Bop, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards, Vocal Jazz
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A superior ballad singer and a talented pianist, Shirley Horn put off potential success until finally becoming a major attraction while in her fifties. She studied piano from the age of four. After attending Howard University, Horn put together her first trio in 1954, and was encouraged in the early '60s by Miles Davis and Quincy Jones. She recorded three albums during 1963-1965 for Mercury and ABC/Paramount, but chose to stick around Washington, D.C., and raise a family instead of pursuing her career. In the early '80s, she began recording for...
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