2020 (Declare music)
Jazz songstress Clairdee sings the music of Lena Horne in a love letter to jazz, activism and family. Regina Carter, the internationally renowned violinist and MacArthur "genius grant" winner and longtime friend of Clairdee's, performs with her on the CD. "I looove 'Motherless Child.' A gazillion people have recorded it, but something about the way Clairdee delivers it, wow," Carter says. "She should put a warning on it saying 'Get a tissue.'"—Patrice Gaines, NBCnews/BLK
"Over a century after the birth of Lena Horne, how gratifying to see her legacy perpetuated with as much musicality, originality, heart, and fighting spirit as Clairdee shows on this album."
—James Gavin, author of Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne
Album Personnel
Clairdee, vocals, arranger
Jon Herbst, piano/keyboard/arranger
Ron Belcher, bass
Doug Miller, bass
Deszon Claiborne, drums
Lance Dresser, drums
John Hoy, guitar
Dave Bell, guitar
Mario Guarneri, trumpet
Charles McNeal, tenor saxophone
Philip Santos, violin
Emily Onderdonk, viola
Paul Hale, cello
Margo Hall, narrator
background vocals:
Ashling Cole
Bryan Dyer
Zoe Ellis
Guest vocalists "Stand Up"
Tony Lindsay
Janice Maxie-Reid
Kenny Washington
Special Guest: Regina Carter, violin
Executive Producers: Jon Herbst, Clairdee, and
Gail Sinquefield
Produced by: Jon Herbst and Clairdee
Recorded at: Coventry Studio, Kensington, CA
Mixed at Opus Studio (Berkeley, CA) by: Adam Munoz
Mastered by: Bernie Grundman, Hollywood, CA
Photography: Dimitry Loiseau
Hair/Makeup: Valerie Noble
Styling: Micah Sarai
Graphic Design: Alan Wexler
Track Listing
1. Old Devil Moon
2. Home (spoken interlude)
3. I Got A Name
4. Maybe
5. Hollywood (spoken interlude)
6. Sometimes I Feel Like a
Motherless Child
7. Seminar with Drinks (spoken interlude)
8. I Want to Be Happy
9. Soul Mates (spoken interlude)
10. Something to Live For
11. I'm Free (spoken interlude)
12. Believe in Yourself
13. The Movement (spoken interlude)
14. Stand Up