Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles)

Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles) is a 1993 studio album by Shirley Horn, recorded in tribute to Ray Charles.

Reception
According to the AllMusic review by Scott Yanow: "Horn sounds nothing like Charles, but she sometimes captures his spirit...While emphasizing ballads, as one always expects, this is a fun set that includes more medium-tempo tunes than usual for a Shirley Horn set".

Track listing

 * 1) "Hit the Road Jack" (Percy Mayfield) – 3:11
 * 2) "Just a Little Lovin'" (Eddy Arnold, Zeke Clements) – 4:07
 * 3) "You Don't Know Me" (Arnold, Cindy Walker) – 2:58
 * 4) "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 5:04
 * 5) "Hard Hearted Hannah" (Milton Ager, Charles Bates, Bob Bigelow, Jack Yellen) – 3:36
 * 6) "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 5:20
 * 7) "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:54
 * 8) "Bein' Green" (Joe Raposo) – 3:16
 * 9) "Bye Bye Love" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) – 5:26
 * 10) "The Sun Died" (Ray Charles, Hubert Giraud, Anne Gregory, Pierre Delanoë) – 5:39
 * 11) "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:01
 * 12) "If You Were Mine" (James Lewis) – 3:25
 * 13) "I Got a Man" (Charles, Renald Richard) – 3:25
 * 14) "Just for a Thrill" (Lil Armstrong, Don Raye) – 4:25
 * 15) "Light Out of Darkness" (Charles, Rick Ward) – 5:25

Personnel

 * Performance
 * Shirley Horn – piano, vocals, producer
 * Gary Bartz – alto saxophone
 * Charles Ables – guitar, electric bass
 * Tyler Mitchell – double bass
 * Steve Williams – drums
 * The Hornettes – vocal ("Hit the Road Jack")
 * Production
 * Dave Baker – engineer, mixing
 * Lynn Butterer – assistant producer, post production assistant, pre-production assistant
 * Suzanne Dyer – assistant engineer
 * Robert Friedrich – assistant engineer
 * Nate Herr – production coordination
 * Jimmy Katz – photography
 * Dan Kincaid – mastering
 * Michael Klotz – design
 * Sheila Mathis – production coordination
 * Richard Seidel – executive producer
 * Camille Tominaro – project coordinator