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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

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