Ultimate Shirley Horn (1999)

About this title: Verve's Ultimate Shirley Horn may not live up to its billing, but the budget-priced collection is nevertheless a terrific introductory sampler. Diana Krall selected the 17 songs on the compilation; she also wrote the liner notes, and she has done an excellent job of summarizing Horn's latter-day recordings for Verve, which is when Horn truly began to hit her stride. Some may argue that a favorite or two are missing, but by and large, these 17 songs capture the essence of Horn, which is enough to make this a worthwhile sampler. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1. Come Dance with Me [VanHeusen/Cahn]
2. Come a Little Closer/Wild Is the Wind [Wallowitch/Tiomkin/]
3. Hard Hearted Hannah [Ager/Bates/Bigelow/]
4. Only the Lonely [VanHeusen/Cahn]
5. Something Happens to Me [Segal/Fisher]
6. I Fall in Love Too Easily [Styne/Cahn]
7. Foolin' Myself [Lawrence/Tinturin]
8. A Time for Love [Mandel/Webster]
9. Get Out of Town [Porter]
10. Do It Again [Gershwin/DeSylva]
11. Being Green [Raposo]
12. The Eagle and Me [Arlen/Harburg]
13. Summer (Estaté) [Brighetti/Martino]
14. Baby, Baby All the Time [Troup]
15. I Wanna Be Loved [Green/Heyman/Rose]
16. Hit the Road Jack [Mayfield]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.