Lena Horne - Stormy Weather, The Legendary Lena 1941-1958 (1990)

Although the very attractive Lena Horne has never really been a jazz singer, her vocals are generally of interest to jazz listeners and she has occasionally recorded in jazz settings. This Bluebird CD is pretty definitive of the first half of her career. Horne sings a pair of ballads with Charlie Barnet's 1941 orchestra and two songs (including "Don't Take Your Love From Me") with a unique Artie Shaw-led all-star band that includes Benny Carter, Red Allen, and a string section. The remainder of the disc features Horne backed by studio orchestras, and the results are superior (if sometimes overly dramatic) renditions of standards as rendered by a top-notch cabaret singer. Highlights include "Stormy Weather," "Ill Wind," "Moanin' Low," "As Long As I Live," and "It's All Right With Me."

Tracklist:

01. You're My Thrill (3:17)
02. Good-For-Nothin' Joe (3:23)
03. Love Me A Little Little (3:05)
04. Don't Take Your Love From Me (3:09)
05. Stormy Weather (3:23)
06. What Is This Thing Called Love? (2:41)
07. Ill Wind (2:32)
08. The Man I Love (3:21)
09. Where Or When (2:44)
10. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (3:12)
11. Moanin' Low (2:45)
12. I Didn't Know About You (3:07)
13. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (3:22)
14. As Long As I Live (2:49)
15. I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues (2:56)
16. How Long Has This Been Going On? (3:26)
17. It's Love (2:13)
18. Let Me Love You (3:19)
19. It's All Right With Me (2:42)
20. People Will Say We're In Love (3:26)
21. Just In Time (2:57)
22. Get Out Of Town (2:23)