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| Name = Seasons of a Life
| name = Seasons of a Life
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Lena Horne]]
| artist = [[Lena Horne]]
| Cover = Seasons of a Life.jpg
| cover = Seasons of a Life.jpg
| Released = January 24, 2006
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| Recorded = 1993-1997
| released = January 24, 2006
| Genre = [[Vocal jazz]]
| recorded = 1993–1997
| Length =
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| Label = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]
| Producer = Rodney Jones
| genre = [[Vocal jazz]]
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| Last album = '''''[[Being Myself (Lena Horne album)|Being Myself]]'''''<br />(1998)
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| label = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]
| This album = '''''Seasons of a Life'''''<br />(2006)
| Next album =
| producer = Rodney Jones
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| prev_title = [[Being Myself (Lena Horne album)|Being Myself]]
| prev_year = 1998
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'''''Seasons of a Life''''' was the last album by American jazz vocalist [[Lena Horne]]. <ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r732424|label=Seasons of a Life}}</ref>
'''''Seasons of a Life''''' was the last album by American vocalist [[Lena Horne]].<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r732424|label=Seasons of a Life}}</ref>


In early 1999, Lena Horne renewed her recording contract with Blue Note Records following the release of ''[[Being Myself (Lena Horne album)|Being Myself]]''. That same year, she recorded a full-length album, entitled ''Soul'', which has yet to be released.
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Initially intended to be released in 1999 and entitled ''Soul'', the album was renamed ''Seasons of a Life'' and released in 2006. ''Seasons of a Life'' is essentially a compilation album that Horne's musical director and guitarist, Rodney Jones, put together for her. The material consists of outtakes and other rarities recorded during the 1990s, when Horne was actively recording for Blue Note Records. Pianist [[Herbie Hancock]] accompanies Horne on "[[Chelsea Bridge]]" and "[[Willow Weep for Me]]".

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Horne withdrew from the public eye in 2000; ''Seasons of a Life'' was released in 2006, and is essentially a compilation album that Horne's musical director and guitarist, Rodney Jones, put together for her. The material consists of outtakes and other rarities recorded during the 1990s, when Horne was actively recording for Blue Note Records. Pianist [[Herbie Hancock]] accompanies Horne on "[[Chelsea Bridge (song)|Chelsea Bridge]]" and "[[Willow Weep for Me]]".


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "You're the One" (Strayhorn) – 2:54
# "You're the One" (Strayhorn) – 2:54
# "[[Something to Live For (song)|Something to Live For]]" ([[Duke Ellington]], Strayhorn) – 4:33
# "[[Something to Live For (song)|Something to Live For]]" ([[Duke Ellington]], Strayhorn) – 4:33
# "[[Chelsea Bridge]]" (Strayhorn) – 4:50
# "[[Chelsea Bridge (song)|Chelsea Bridge]]" (Strayhorn) – 4:50
# "[[Singin' in the Rain]]" ([[Nacio Herb Brown]], [[Arthur Freed]]) – 4:14
# "[[Singin' in the Rain]]" ([[Nacio Herb Brown]], [[Arthur Freed]]) – 4:14
# "[[Willow Weep for Me]]" ([[Ann Ronell]]) – 5:05
# "[[Willow Weep for Me]]" ([[Ann Ronell]]) – 5:05
# "[[Stormy Weather (song)|Stormy Weather]]" ([[Harold Arlen]], [[Ted Koehler]]) – 3:47
# "[[Stormy Weather (song)|Stormy Weather]]" ([[Harold Arlen]], [[Ted Koehler]]) – 3:47


==Recording Dates==
==Recording dates==
Track 1: Recorded June 1995 and never issued on any subsequent Horne album for Blue Note Records
Tracks 1, 7 & 9: Recorded for the original version of ''[[Being Myself (Lena Horne album)|Being Myself]]'', which was subsequently scrapped.

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Tracks 2, 5, & 6: Recorded in 1996 and later used for [[Simon Rattle]]'s [[Classic Ellington]] album. For this release, Jones appears to have used the pre-recorded versions without the large symphony, thus rendering these tracks small-group performances.


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Tracks 2, 5, & 6: Recorded in 1996 and later used for [[Simon Rattle]]'s ''[[Classic Ellington]]'' album. For this release, Jones appears to have used the pre-recorded versions without the large symphony, thus rendering these tracks small-group performances.
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Tracks 3 & 4: Recorded September 19, 1994 live at the Supper Club for the album [[An Evening with Lena Horne]]; these tracks were subsequently dropped from the release of this live album


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Tracks 3 & 4: Recorded September 19, 1994 live at the Supper Club for the album ''[[An Evening with Lena Horne]]''; these tracks were subsequently dropped from the release of this live album
Tracks 7 & 9: Recorded in 1995 for a previously unreleased session


Track 8: Recorded in 1997 for the soundtrack to the film [[Lulu on the Bridge]]
Track 8: Recorded in 1997 for the soundtrack to the film ''[[Lulu on the Bridge]]''


Track 10: Recorded in September 1993 during the sessions for [[We'll Be Together Again (album)]]but dropped before the album's release
Track 10: Recorded in September 1993 during the sessions for ''[[We'll Be Together Again (album)|We'll Be Together Again]]'' but dropped before the album's release


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
===Performance===
*[[Lena Horne]] – [[singing|vocals]]
*[[Lena Horne]] – [[singing|vocals]]
*[[Herbie Hancock]] - [[piano]]
*[[Herbie Hancock]] – [[piano]] on “Chelsea Bridge” and “Willow Weep for Me”
*[[Mike Renzi]] - [[piano]]
*[[Mike Renzi]] – [[piano]]
*[[Akira Tana]] - [[drums]]
*[[Akira Tana]] – [[drums]]
*[[Rodney Jones (guitarist)|Rodney Jones]] - [[guitar]]
*[[Rodney Jones (guitarist)|Rodney Jones]] – [[guitar]]
*Benjamin Brown - [[double bass]]
*Benjamin Brown – [[double bass]]
*Bobby Forrester - [[organ (music)|organ]]
*Bobby Forrester – [[organ (music)|organ]]
*Donald Harrison - [[saxophone]]
*Donald Harrison – [[saxophone]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2006 compilation albums]]
[[Category:2006 compilation albums]]
[[Category:Lena Horne albums]]
[[Category:Lena Horne albums]]
[[Category:Blue Note Records albums]]
[[Category:Blue Note Records compilation albums]]

Latest revision as of 10:13, 8 January 2025

Seasons of a Life
Studio album by
Lena Horne
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2006
Recorded1993–1997
GenreVocal jazz
LabelBlue Note
ProducerRodney Jones
Lena Horne chronology
Being Myself
(1998) 		Seasons of a Life
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Seasons of a Life was the last album by American vocalist Lena Horne.[2]

In early 1999, Lena Horne renewed her recording contract with Blue Note Records following the release of Being Myself. That same year, she recorded a full-length album, entitled Soul, which has yet to be released.

Horne withdrew from the public eye in 2000; Seasons of a Life was released in 2006, and is essentially a compilation album that Horne's musical director and guitarist, Rodney Jones, put together for her. The material consists of outtakes and other rarities recorded during the 1990s, when Horne was actively recording for Blue Note Records. Pianist Herbie Hancock accompanies Horne on "Chelsea Bridge" and "Willow Weep for Me".

Track listing

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  1. "Black Is" (Marissa Dodge) – 5:20
  2. "Maybe" (Billy Strayhorn) – 2:42
  3. "I've Got to Have You" (Kris Kristofferson) – 4:15
  4. "I'll Always Leave the Door a Little Open" (Richard Rodney) – 3:45
  5. "You're the One" (Strayhorn) – 2:54
  6. "Something to Live For" (Duke Ellington, Strayhorn) – 4:33
  7. "Chelsea Bridge" (Strayhorn) – 4:50
  8. "Singin' in the Rain" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) – 4:14
  9. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 5:05
  10. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:47

Recording dates

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Tracks 1, 7 & 9: Recorded for the original version of Being Myself, which was subsequently scrapped.

Tracks 2, 5, & 6: Recorded in 1996 and later used for Simon Rattle's Classic Ellington album. For this release, Jones appears to have used the pre-recorded versions without the large symphony, thus rendering these tracks small-group performances.

Tracks 3 & 4: Recorded September 19, 1994 live at the Supper Club for the album An Evening with Lena Horne; these tracks were subsequently dropped from the release of this live album

Track 8: Recorded in 1997 for the soundtrack to the film Lulu on the Bridge

Track 10: Recorded in September 1993 during the sessions for We'll Be Together Again but dropped before the album's release

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Seasons of a Life at AllMusic
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