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Holiday's later work is often criticized for being weaker than her recordings from the '30s and early '40s. Such comments should be qualified with the additional fact that, at every point in her career, Holiday was never less than the consummate stylist. The tracks on BILLIE'S BLUES are culled from 1951 and 1954-one set from a concert in Germany, the other from studio sessions in New York.
Though the much-publicized difficulties of her personal life had robbed her voice of its elasticity and lightness, Lady Day still displays an amazing command of phrasing and emotional expression. Many of Holiday's best-loved songs are here, including "What A Little Moonlight Can Do" and "Lover Come Back To Me." Though somewhat incongruous, the 1942 recording of "Trav'lin Light" rounds out the collection, making BILLIE'S BLUES a varied and wonderful sampling of jazz's greatest vocalist.
Recorded in New York, New York on April 29, 1951; live in Koln, Germany on January 5, 1954; Los Angeles, California on June 12, 1942. Includes liner notes by Leonard Feather.
Live Recording
Personnel includes: Billie Holiday (vocals); Heywood Henry (tenor & baritone saxophones); Monty Kelly, Larry Neill, Don Waddilove (trumpet); Skip Layton, Murray McEavhern (trombone); Buddy De Franco (clarinet); Alvy West, Dan D'Andre, Lennie Hartman (reeds); Red Norvo (vibraphone); Carl Drinkard, Sonny Clark, Beryl Booker, Bobby Tucker, Buddy Weed (piano); Jimmy Raney, Tiny Grimes, Mike Pingitore (guitar); Red Mitchell, Artie Shapiro (bass); Elaine Leighton, Willie Rodriquez (drums); Paul Whiteman.
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Recorded between 1947 and 1951. Includes liner notes by Leonard Feather.
Digitally remastered by Kirk Felton (1992, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
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Recorded in New York, New York from February 19-21, 1958. Originally released on Columbia (1157).
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This was her penultimate album, recorded when her body was telling her enough was enough. During the sessions with arranger Ray Ellis she was drinking vodka neat, as if it were tap water. Yet, for all her ravaged voice (the sweetness had long gone) she was still an incredible singer. The feeling and tension she manages to put into almost every track sets this album as one of her finest achievements. 'You've Changed' and 'I Get Along Without You Very Well' are high art performances from the singer who saw life from the bottom upwards. The CD reissue masterminded by Phil Shaap is absolutely indispensable.
Recorded in New York, New York from February 19-21, 1958. Originally released on Columbia (1157). Includes liner notes by Irving Townsend, Ray Ellis and Phil Schaap.
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From the virtuosic stride of Art Tatum to Sun Ra's brand of outer-limits logic, these sides read like a holistic jazz piano guide. Recorded during a 1964 run at California's "It Club," the performances contained herein offer an intensely personal experience of the "mad genius" alone at the keyboard. Most of the cuts clock in at less than three or four minutes.
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