Compact Jazz: Billie Holiday

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Drawn from Billie Holiday's recordings for Verve in 1955 and 1956, this CD presents a singer of profound intensity and inventive phrasing, an artist able to make strong musical statements with the complex, bittersweet grain that time and experience had left on her voice. The swing tunes contain untold joys; the depths of sorrow concentrated in the ballads, such as "I Don't Want to Cry Anymore," defy description. The accompanying bands are superb, with guitarist Barney Kessel and the underrated pianist Jimmy Rowles heard throughout and Harry Edison, Benny Carter, and Ben Webster providing fills and solos that seem to effortlessly complement Holiday's voice. "Ill Wind," in particular, is a masterpiece in which the sequence from Holiday's vocals to the horn solos is in perfect sympathy. --Stuart Broomer --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Compact Jazz: Billie Holiday, Music, Billie Holiday, Ballads, Classic Female Blues, Jazz, Jazz Music, Pop, Swing, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz

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A Superb CD, Buy It.

Compact Jazz: Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Classic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
General | Jazz | Styles | Music
Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music
Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
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Billie's Best

ASIN: B00000472Z
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Nice Work If You Can Get It
I Hadn't Anyone Till You
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
I Get A Kick Out Of You
Gone With The Wind
A Fine Romance
Sophisticated Lady
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
Prelude To A Kiss
I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
Cheek To Cheek
I Don't Want To Cry Anymore
III Wind

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Drawn from Billie Holiday's recordings for Verve in 1955 and 1956, this CD presents a singer of profound intensity and inventive phrasing, an artist able to make strong musical statements with the complex, bittersweet grain that time and experience had left on her voice. The swing tunes contain untold joys; the depths of sorrow concentrated in the ballads, such as "I Don't Want to Cry Anymore," defy description. The accompanying bands are superb, with guitarist Barney Kessel and the underrated pianist Jimmy Rowles heard throughout and Harry Edison, Benny Carter, and Ben Webster providing fills and solos that seem to effortlessly complement Holiday's voice. "Ill Wind," in particular, is a masterpiece in which the sequence from Holiday's vocals to the horn solos is in perfect sympathy. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

A Superb CD, Buy It........1999-05-07

For long-time fans of Billie and new ones alike, this CD is a joy to listen to. Every track shines. Unlike other CD's I have heard, she works wonderfully with the various bands, weaving a tapestry of moods which will leave you breathless. Just buy it, you won't be sorry.

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