| May the Music Never End | ||||
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| Released | June 24, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | February 3–5, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Shirley Horn | |||
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May the Music Never End is a 2003 studio album by Shirley Horn, it was Horn's last studio album. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
The Allmusic review by Tim Sendra commented: "Horn's trademark sound is the sparse, languid torch song, with atmospheric piano chords and her gentle and soulful vocals caressing the notes as she slowly lets them ease into the listener's ear. ..If it is indeed her swan song, then she went out the same way she came in: as a true classic". [1] At the time of the album's recording, Horn had stopped playing piano for health-related reasons, and George Mesterhazy played piano on most of the album's tracks. Ahmad Jamal played piano on two tracks, "Maybe September" and "This Is All I Ask". Horn was able to resume playing the piano in public performances in 2004, and her final recordings, made in January 2005 at Au Bar in New York City, feature Horn accompanying herself at the piano.
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