Billie Holiday ‎– Lady Sings The Blues

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Taken from a pair of sessions taped during 1955-1956, Lady Sings the Blues finds Holiday in top form and backed by the sympathetic likes of tenor saxophonist Paul Quinichette, trumpeters Charlie Shavers and Harry Edison, pianist Wynton Kelly, and guitarists Kenny Burrell and Barney Kessel. And while these autumnal sides bear some of the frayed vocal moments often heard on Holiday’s ’50s Verve sides, the majority here still ranks with her best material. This is especially true of the cuts from the June 1956 date, which produced unparalleled versions of “No Good Man,” “Some Other Spring,” and “Lady Sings the Blues.” See why many fans prefer the “worn out” Holiday heard here to the more chipper singer featured on those classic Columbia records from the ’30s.

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Verve Records ‎– 2304 124 Mono Vinyl LP

Side 1.

  1. Lady Sings The Blues

  2. Trav’lin’ Light

  3. I Must Have That Man

  4. Some Other Spring

  5. Strange Fruit

  6. No Good Man

Side 2.

  1. God Bless The Child

  2. Good Morning Heartache

  3. Love Me Or Leave Me

  4. Too Marvelous For Words

  5. Willow Weep For Me

  6. I Thought About You

Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Willie Smith
Clarinet – Anthony Sciacca
Double Bass – Aaron Bell, Red Callender
Drums – Chico Hamilton, Leonard Browne
Guitar – Barney Kessel, Kenny Burrell
Photography By – Herman Leonard
Piano – Bobby Tucker , Wynton Kelly
Tenor Saxophone – Paul Quinichette
Trumpet – Charlie Shavers, Harry Edison

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Weight0,5 kg
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