Lena Horne

Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American popular singer. While she has recorded and performed extensively with jazz musicians (notably Artie Shaw and Teddy Wilson), she is usually not considered a jazz singer because she does not improvise. She currently lives in New York City but no longer makes public appearances.

Albums

• It's Love (1955; RCA)
• Stormy Weather (1956; RCA)
• At the Waldorf Astoria (1957; RCA)
• Jamaica (1957; RCA)
• Give the Lady What She Wants (1958; RCA)
• Porgy & Bess (1959; RCA) - with Harry Belafonte
• Songs by Burke and Van Heusen (1960; RCA)
• At the Sands (1961; RCA)
• Lena on the Blue Side (1962; RCA)
• Lovely & Alive (1963; RCA)
• Lena Goes Latin (1963; Charter)
• Sings Your Requests (1963; Charter)
• Here's Lena Now! (1964; 20th Century)
• Feelin' Good (1965; UA)
• Lena in Hollywood (1966; UA)
• Merry from Lena (1966; UA)
• Soul (1966; UA)
• Lena & Gabor (1970; Skye)
• Nature's Baby (1971; Buddah)
• Lena and Michel (1975; RCA)
• Lena: A New Album (1976; RCA)
• The Lady and Her Music (1981; Qwest) - Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
• The Men in My Life (1988; Three Cherries)
• We'll Be Together Again (1994; Blue Note)
• An Evening with Lena Horne (1995; Blue Note) - Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album
• Being Myself (1998; Blue Note)
• Seasons of My Life (2005; Blue Note; recorded 1999)