Billie Holiday – Lady Sings The Blues (Japanese Pressing)

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Rare Japanese Pressing

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, 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 UMV 2047 LP, Album, Mono, RE Japan 1981

A1. Lady Sings The Blues 3:45
A2. Trav’lin’ Light 3:08
A3. I Must Have That Man 3:03
A4. Some Other Spring 3:35
A5. Strange Fruit 3:02
A6. No Good Man 3:18
B1. God Bless The Child 3:57
B2. Good Morning Heartache 3:27
B3. Love Me Or Leave Me 2:33
B4. Too Marvelous For Words 2:11
B5. Willow Weep For Me 3:06
B6. I Thought About You 2:45

Credits:

Alto Saxophone – Willie Smith
Bass – Aaron Bell, Red Callender
Clarinet – Anthony Sciacca
Drums – Chico Hamilton, Lenny McBrowne
Guitar – Barney Kessel, Kenny Burrell
Liner Notes [Insert] – Nat Hentoff
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Herman Leonard
Piano – Bobby Tucker, Wynton Kelly
Supervised By [Under The Personal Supervision Of] – Norman Granz
Tenor Saxophone – Paul Quinichette
Trumpet – Charlie Shavers, Harry Edison

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Ⓒ Ⓟ 1981 Polygram Records, Inc.
Manufactured by Polydor K.K., Japan SE 7306

Issued with Obi and series “The Verve Story” insert.

 

 

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout Ⓧ MV-2047A D1EBOJ9
Matrix / Runout MV-2047B
Matrix / Runout Ⓧ MV-2047A B-1-5. D1EBOJ9
Matrix / Runout MV-2047B BX̶-1-8
Price Code ¥2,300
Other SE 7306
Rights Society ASCAP
Rights Society BMI

 

 

 

 

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Weight 0,5 kg
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