Virtuoso jazz singer and pianist Shirley Horn (1934 - 2005) was one of the most accomplished artists to come out of Washington, D.C., and that's saying lots, considering D.C. also produced the immortal Duke Ellington. Horn, who played with such greats as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and Wynton Marsalis, was especially gifted for being able to sing beautifully while accompanying herself as if someone else was playing her piano. A Howard University grad in classical music, she was offered admission to Juilliard, but couldn't afford it. Here's her live performance of Leon Russell's "A Song For You" from 1981, at the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands. Enjoy.
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