Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, subtitled Live on Broadway,The album's covers and labels. is an album containing a recording of the 1981 musical Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music. The album was released in the same year on Qwest Records, a record label run by Quincy Jones, and was manufactured and distributed by Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Background The album was produced by Quincy Jones.
It was recorded live by Bruce Swedien at the David T. Nederlander Theatre in New York City and mixed by him as well.
The musical's company consisted of Clare Bathe, Tyra Ferrell, and Vondie Curtis-Hall.
Critical reception
AllMusic rates the album 4.5 stars out of 5. The album is reviewed there by William Ruhmann, who describes the musical as "one showstopper after another, and a fitting capper to [Lena Horne's] great career."
Chart performance The album spent nine weeka on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart, peaking at number 112.
It also charted on the Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs chart
Track listing 2 × LP – Qwest 2QW 3597
Charts Chart (1981–1982) Peakposition US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs ? US Billboard Top LPs & Tapes 112
Awards Year Award type Categories Results 1982 Grammy AwardsBest Musical Show Album Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
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