Lyricist Phyllis Molinary wrote the beautiful Grammy-nominated song "Here's to Life" with composer, Artie Butler. Shirley Horn recorded it in 1990 with the gorgeous arrangement and production by Johnny Mandel, which won him a Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) at the 35th Grammy Awards in 1993. In a letter to Molinary, Mandel wrote: "A lyric, such as yours, can't go unnoticed. It was both beautiful and heartfelt - just like the song itself. With a song like Here's to Life, the whole project became a labor of love." Upon … read more
Lyricist Phyllis Molinary wrote the beautiful Grammy-nominated song "Here's to Life" with composer, Artie Butler. Shirley Horn recorde… read more
Lyricist Phyllis Molinary wrote the beautiful Grammy-nominated song "Here's to Life" with composer, Artie Butler. Shirley Horn recorded it in 1990 with the gorgeous arrang… read more
Shirley Valerie Horn (May 1, 1934 – October 20, 2005) was an American jazz singer and pianist. She collaborated with many jazz greats including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Toots Thielemans, Ron Carter, Carmen McRae, Wynton Marsalis and others. She was most noted for her ability to accompany herself with nearly incomparable independence and ability on the piano while singing, something described by arranger Johnny Mandel as "like having two heads", and for her rich, lush voice, a smoky contralto, which was described by noted producer and arranger Quincy Jones as "lik… read more