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Original recordings performed by Miss Lena Horne in her movies in the forties.

The Quintessential, Music, Lena Horne, Soundtrack, Soundtracks, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
Quintessential EMI Gospel
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    		Quintessential EMI Gospel
    Richard Smallwood
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    ASIN: B000NOKBPC
    Release Date: 2007-04-10

    Tracks:

    1. In The Shelter
    2. Take The Pain Away
    3. The Light
    4. Wonderful Counselor
    5. Great Is They Faithfulness
    6. I Won't Be Troubled
    7. Come Unto Me
    8. Smallwood Medley: Glorify The Lord
    9. Smallwood Medley: You Sure Been Good To Me
    10. Smallwood Medley: All I Have Is Yours
    11. Smallwood Medley: I Love The Lord
    12. Smallwood Medley: Psalm 8 (How Excellent Is Thy Name)
    13. Smallwood Medley: Your Love Divine
    14. Smallwood Medley: He Won't Leave You
    15. Smallwood Medley: So Gad I'm Here
    16. Smallwood Medley: Holy, Holy
    17. Smallwood Medley: I've Got Something
    18. Smallwood Medley: The Resurrection
    19. Smallwood Medley: Joy Will Come
    20. Smallwood Medley: Holy Spirit
    21. Untitled Bonus Track
    Moon, Sun & All Things
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Ideal performance for an unusual repertoire
    • A fantastic program of early music from Latin America
    • Beautiful music from Latin America
    • This CD will be all things to many music lovers
    		 Moon, Sun & All Things

    Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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    ASIN: B000AMQ00W
    Release Date: 2005-10-11

    Tracks:

    1. Hanacpachp Cussicuinin
    2. Deus In Adiutorium
    3. Dixit Dominus
    4. Salga El Torillo Hosquillo!
    5. Beatus Vir
    6. !Viva Ignacio!!Viva!
    7. Laudate Dominum
    8. !Aqui, Valentones!
    9. Dios Itlazonantzine
    10. Ave Maris Stella
    11. Magnificat
    12. Cui Luna, Sol Et Omnia
    13. !Albricias, Mortales!
    14. Sancta Maria, E!
    15. !Ay, Andar!
    16. Dulce Jesus Mio

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Ideal performance for an unusual repertoire.......2007-05-28

    So unusual as Latin American music from the 17th and 18th centuries. The composers' names have never been heard by the average music lover, even in Spain. But the musical material is surprisingly worthy, it should not be forgotten that musicians from Spain were continuously bringing their knowledge, and new styles, to the colonies.
    Jeffrey Skidmore has made a deep research on this repertoire, including in situ revision of sources and contacts with many local musicologists. The choir and baroque ensemble, Ex Cathedra, are the ideal performers.

    5 out of 5 stars A fantastic program of early music from Latin America.......2006-07-10

    This is a rich and varied program of sacred and secular music from Latin America composed in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This CD is actually a "sequel" to the "New World Symphonies" CD, released in 2003. If you enjoyed that program, you probably have already purchased this CD. If you missed the earlier release, I would start with this volume over the first, as it is more varied and contains material that is not available elsewhere. Here is some brief background information on the significant composers represented on this program:

    Juan Gutierrez de Padilla (c. 1590-1664): Born in Spain, moved to Mexico in 1622
    Juan de Araujo (1646-1712): Born in Spain, moved to Peru as a child, composed in Bolivia
    Francisco Lopez Capillas (c. 1615-1673): Probably born in Spain, worked under Padilla in Mexico
    Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726): Born in Tuscany, studied under Scarlatti, moved to Paraguay in 1716

    Although this music, temporally, is from the Baroque period, much of the style reminds me of the renaissance. For instance, many of the tracks are accompanied by cornetts and sackbuts, something I consider part of the renaissance tradition. As with the "New World Symphonies" CD, the program begins with "Hanacpachap cussicuinin" an anonymous processional written in the Quechua language. This piece represents the earliest written polyphony in South America. On the present CD, the orchestration is altered and new versus are used in comparison with the version present on the first volume. This really is a fantastic piece, so it's no wonder it is reprised on the current volume.

    The other music on the CD ranges from meditative choral pieces (Track 14) to lively dance pieces (Track 8) accompanied by a wide variety of percussion, including castanets and rain sticks(!). The pieces by Zipoli and Sumaya are firmly planted in the Baroque tradition. In fact, you might mistake Zipoli's 12 minute "Beatus vir" (scored for Baroque ensemble, solo soprano and chorus) for one of Vivaldi's sacred compositions. While the vibrant villancicos of Araujo, and the choral music of Capillas (think Gabrieli with less brass), remind me much more of the renaissance period.

    Araujo, in particular, seems to be a major voice whose sacred and secular music should be more widely known. "Salga el torillo hosquillo" (Track 4), which is attributed to both Araujo and Salazar, would be a real crowd pleaser and is one of my favorites on this CD. Likewise, Araujo's "Ay, Andar" (Track 15), with its mesmerizing rhythm alterations between 3 + 3 and 2 + 2 + 2 patterns and "everything but the kitchen sink" orchestration, really is interesting. The musicians really have fun with this one - maybe a little too much fun ("Ay, Ay, Aye" lady, I'm talking to you).

    This is a great CD, and is highly recommended for anyone with even a passing interest in early music. Full translations in English included within the CD notes. If you like this program, I would also pickup the Missa Mexicana CD recorded by the Harp Consort, featuring the compositions of Padilla.

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    5 out of 5 stars Beautiful music from Latin America.......2006-05-27

    As the earlier reviewer said, this is a worthy companion to Ex Cathedra's "New World Symphonies".

    I gave the other recording 6 stars out of 5, but only give this one a mere (!) 5 stars - simply because a couple of the soloists on a couple of pieces in this recording have a bit more of an 'operatic' sound than I care for. ~ But that's a minor quibble, and something that most people wouldn't mind, or even notice.

    As I said on the related review of "New World Symphonies", this music often has a sense of ecstatic dancing, to my ears anyway.

    These are the first records I've ever heard from the genre of Renaissance and Baroque music from Latin America, and I look forward to exploring the other CDs that are available.

    5 out of 5 stars This CD will be all things to many music lovers.......2006-01-20

    Sequels most often seem to turn out disappointments. Luckily, that isn't the case with "Moon, Sun & All Things," which is a follow-up to Ex Cathedra's "New World Symphonies." The musical experience may in fact be of a higher order this time around. Whereas the first disc featured some fairly average settings of portions of the Latin mass, the new disc follows the program of a Vespers service, and Jeffrey Skidmore chooses wisely and well to fill out the program. I hope it doesn't show undo bias to say that the finest work here is by a composer with the strongest bona fides as far as European musical training is concerned. It is also by far the longest and most ambitious: the "Beatus Vir" by Domenico Zipoli, a student of Alessandro Scarlatti. Living and working Paraguay after 1716, Zipoli creates a work that reminds me more of Vivaldi than of Scarlatti. Unlike the usually gentler emotional complexion of Scarlatti's music (what I know of it, anyway), this has some of the dash and fire of Vivaldi's own famous setting, right down to the angry vocalization on the words "dentibus suis fremet" ("he [the wicked] shall gnash with his teeth"). Equally Vivaldian, and almost as lovely, is Zipoli's "Ave maris stella." Well, lovely, that is, except for the inclusion of the weird and wonderful tromba marina, which sounds like a cross between a crumhorn and a kazoo. But what other instrument to use in a piece dedicated to the "Star of the Sea" (a.k.a. the Virgin Mary)?

    Zipoli may provide the most polished music; however, "Moon, Sun & All Things" celebrates more than mere polish. The anonymous "Hanacpachap cussicuinin" from Peru has the haunting, otherworldly quality of the best Renaissance polyphony. And Manuel de Sumaya, although a native of Mexico City, reminds one again of Vivaldi. Sumaya's setting of "Albricias mortales!" ("Rejoice, mortals!") is bracing, with its solo trumpet and massed choral entries.

    Interspersed with all this skillfully written liturgical music are popular choral works called villancios. These include Diego de Salazar's rambunctious "Salga el torillo hosquillo!" about bullfight and Juan de Araujo's jubilant celebration of the birth of Jesus, "Ay, andar!" Incidentally, the same composer contributes one of the more rarefied works to this collection, a beautiful--though rather archaic-sounding--setting of "Dixit Dominus."

    So for sheer variety, this CD has much to offer. Even better, that variety is matched by the high quality of most of the compositions. For Jeffrey Skidmore, who tracked down this music in libraries of North and South America, the production is clearly a labor of love. And the love shows through; Ex Cathedra performs with joy and reverence throughout, and the results are wonderfully enjoyable. The recording, too, is even finer than that accorded the first CD. There is just enough reverberation to suggest the cathedrals of the New World, where this music would have been played and sung, but everything is crystal clear as well, including that wonderfully exotic percussion. Bravo, Hyperion!
    The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol.1: 1933-1935
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    • The Lady Could Move
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    		 The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol.1: 1933-1935
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    ASIN: B0000026A7
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. Your Mother's Son-In-Law
    2. Riffin' The Scotch
    3. I Wished On The Moon
    4. What A Little Moonlight Can Do
    5. Miss Brown To You
    6. A Sunbonnet Blue
    7. What A Night, What A Moon, What A Girl
    8. I'm Painting The Town Red
    9. It's Too Hot For Words
    10. Twenty-Four Hours A Day
    11. Yankee Doodle Never Went To Town
    12. Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
    13. If You Were Mine
    14. These 'N' That 'N' Those
    15. You Let Me Down
    16. Spreadin' Rhythm Around

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars The Lady Could Move.......2001-05-03

    This, for me, is the best of the nine-volume Columbia "Essential" set of Billie Holiday albums, because she has so much enrgy and exuberence. On later sets the effects of her, shall we say 'exhausting', lifestyle seem to take some of the wind out of her sails.

    Holiday can sound dirty without being dirty, if you get my drift. "I Wished On The Moon" gets across a pretty clear message, a very precise feel, without actually stating the message. Listen to the tune, you'll know exactly what I mean.

    I love Billie Holiday, all of her stuff, but this record is a different Billie. She's younger and more vibrant, more romantic, more hopeful. She's always brilliant, but here she's in a kissing mood, rather than a crying mood.

    4 out of 5 stars Historic!.......1999-11-19

    I was so excited on my way home, knowing that this CD have very first songs Billie Holiday ever recorded! It was such a archeological experience - listening this (then) young girl full of life and optimism, singing her heart out to a silly songs of the day.Being young colored singer, she couldnt started with some best songs from the era and had to work on some third-rate material, but it was her enthusiasm (and her musicians, of course) that turned this silly songs into gold.This is not very best of Billie Holiday, but it is neccesary to understand her artistic growth and also a beautiful reminder that she was once happy and glowing human being, not always that sad,destroyed lady with sado-masochistic tendencies.The liner nottes are simply stunning, they are written very poeticaly and Im looking forward to collect all 9 volumes of this essential "Columbia" treasure!
    Quintessential EMI Gospel
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      		Quintessential EMI Gospel
      Tramaine Hawkins
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      ASIN: B000NOKBOS
      Release Date: 2007-04-10

      Tracks:

      1. Medley: Jesus Christ Is The Way
      2. Medley: Dear Jesus, I Love You
      3. Medley: He's That Kind Of Friend
      4. Medley: Coming Home
      5. Medley: Highway
      6. Medley: Holy One
      7. Medley: Goin' Up Yonder
      8. Medley: Changed
      9. Trusting In You
      10. I Got Joy
      11. With The Love Of The Lord
      12. Born Of A Virgin
      13. You Are My Life
      14. Stand Still And Know
      Quintessential EMI Gospel
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        Norman Hutchins
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        ASIN: B000NOKBP2
        Release Date: 2007-04-10

        Tracks:

        1. The Battlefield
        2. Put Your Trust In Jesus
        3. It Shall Come To Pass
        4. You Were There
        5. We Shall See Him As He Is
        6. We Need Him Now
        7. The Anwer Is On The Way
        8. How Can I Say Thank You
        9. Keep Your Eyes On The Prize
        10. Most Holy Is The Lord
        The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol. 9 (1940-1942)
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • I Think I Love You!
        • A Great Disc.
        • A wonderful sample of Billie Holiday's best work.
        • More of the best.
        • "Simply Beautiful"
        		 The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol. 9 (1940-1942)
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        ASIN: B0000027GP
        Release Date: 1991-07-23

        Tracks:

        1. St. Louis Blues
        2. Loveless Love
        3. Let's Do It
        4. Georgia On My Mind
        5. Romance In The Dark
        6. All Of Me
        7. I'm In A Low-Down Groove
        8. God Bless The Child
        9. Am I Blue?
        10. Solitude
        11. Jim
        12. I Cover The Waterfront
        13. Love Me Or Leave Me
        14. Gloomy Sunday
        15. Wherever You Are
        16. Mandy Is Two
        17. It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
        18. Until The Real Thing Comes Along

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars I Think I Love You!.......2004-12-31

        This review is a collaborative writing project of a PHL/323 class at the University of Phoenix in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is based on our listening to track 17, "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie," on an ordinary laptop computer without special amplification, so what we heard was presumably quite similar to what listeners heard in the 1940s, when this recording was first released.

        Holiday's version of this much-recorded song displays her vocal qualities to good effect. The song itself is notable primarily for its simplistic and repetitive lyrics. It does, however, seem to reflect Holiday's own love life, striking themes of betrayal and mistrust. Its message may thus mean more on her lips than on--say--John Denver's. As students in an ethics class, some of us feel that the song carries an important message: people--mostly men--often are not honest enough in relationships and thoughtlessly use the words "I Love You" simply in order to gain an advantage.

        Musically, the instrumental interlude toward the end of the song may be preferable to the monologue that is sometimes encountered in popular recordings of this song.

        5 out of 5 stars A Great Disc........2003-07-28

        Amongst the scores of Lady Day's discs, this is a sure bet. It features the same tracks as the Chronological Classics series of 1940-42, and is much easier to obtain and better value $$. The sound is quite excellent. Billie's voice is clear and relaxed, accompanied by small ensembles. The titles speak for themselves. Playing time is good. Can't go wrong with this disc.

        5 out of 5 stars A wonderful sample of Billie Holiday's best work........2001-08-16

        I have been in love with the sound of Billie HolidayÕs voice for decades, and own several now out-of-print collections of her work on vinyl. But I put off buying anything by her on CD, mainly because I wasnÕt sure where to begin. I knew I would be wasting my money on any one or two disk "best of" collection, because Holiday simply made many more brilliant recordings than you can squeeze into a couple of disks.

        Then I discovered this series Ð nine volumes of songs she recorded between 1933 and 1942, from her first record, with Benny GoodmanÕs Orchestra, to the peak of her powers. Of course, nine CDs is a lot of music, and a lot of money Ð too much for a one-time purchase. So IÕm buying the whole series bit by bit over time. I started with this one, and having now bought four of the nine volumes, I still think this is one of the best, and a great place to begin exploring HolidayÕs work.

        I donÕt think you can choose a "best" CD in the series, but this one is fabulous. Of its eighteen tracks, at least a dozen are classic, must-have performances. "Georgia On My Mind," "God Bless The Child," "Am I Blue?" "Until The Real Thing Comes Along" Ð these are some of the best recordings Billie Holiday made, some of the best performances any singer has ever given.

        Of course, two of the worst songs she ever recorded are also on this disk. "Wherever You Are" is a piece of World War II patriotism better suited to Kate Smith than Billie Holiday. Historically interesting, but still a lousy song. And "Mandy Is Two" is so sappy and sweet it could give you diabetes. But with a singer of HolidayÕs caliber, even dreadful songs are interesting to listen to.

        And the good ones (or even the mediocre ones Ð Billie Holiday could get more out of a so-so song that most singers could out of brilliant ones) are stunners. Someone once said that the worse Billie Holiday felt, the better she sang. ThereÕs a lot of truth in that, and this CD has several of her most beautiful heartbreakers. But I think sheÕs even better on songs where she seems to be singing two emotions at the same time, or at cross-purposes to the spirit of the lyrics. "Romance In The Dark," for example, is a cheerful little love song, but thereÕs a touch of sadness in BillieÕs voice that tells you she does not believe for an instant that the romance is going to last. On the other hand, she sings all the sadness in the old torch song "Am I Blue?Õ but like the best blues singers, sheÕs got anger and determination in her voice, too. She may be blue, but you hear her pulling herself out of it as she sings.

        Every half-decent female singer who comes along gets compared to Billie Holiday, but few have sung with either the intensity or the emotional complexity she did. This album is a great sample of her artistry.

        4 out of 5 stars More of the best........2001-07-21

        This is the last in a series of nine CDs documenting Billie Holiday's 1933-42 recordings for Columbia Records. She had really started to come into her own by this time, and they were finally giving her quality songs, as opposed to the nonsense Tin Pan Alley ditties that weighed down her earlier work. It starts off with two songs originally recorded by her idol, Bessie Smith ("St. Louis Blues" and "Loveless Love"), which are both fantastic versions of these classics. She puts forth a definitive version of the Gershwins' "All of Me," and contributes a song of her own, the classic "God Bless the Child" (the version here is superior to her later Decca version, which featured that god-awful choir). "Gloomy Sunday" was later cited by Billie as one of her favorite of her own recordings. She also delivers a convincing version of "Love Me or Leave Me," which was later recorded by Lena Horne. It's not as jazz-oriented as some of the earlier CDs in the collection, as she was beginning to pattern herself as a torch singer, but the music is still gorgeous, and this is a must-have CD.

        5 out of 5 stars "Simply Beautiful".......2001-03-13

        I would like to say that I have everyone of Billie`s cds that she recorded during this period of her life. Each time I went out to buyone, I had to get another, until I found myself just wanting to buy everything she recorded because I was never disappointedwith any of her work and she wasalways full of surprises. You never knew what to expect of her next. It`s hard for you to have afavorite when she gives her all toeach reording, however I do have a few favorites, but they almost equal the others.I never have to worry about whether I`m getting my money`s worth because I always feel that I`ve got it on the first song. No matter what song of hers I listened to, It always gives mea trill, and her music is very soothing and relaxing.It makes me feel as if I knew her personallyand considering the time period for some of he music, she sure sounds as though she`s right up to date. She is my favorite female vocalist and will never get tired of listening to her music. She is ruly the "essence of cool
        Urban Folksongs
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • A classic
        		 Urban Folksongs

        Manufacturer: Black Wolf Records
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        ASIN: B000055WEZ
        Release Date: 2000-10-21

        Tracks:

        1. Ashes to Dust
        2. Photograph
        3. Urban Girl
        4. Broke and Hungry
        5. Clock
        6. Father to Son
        7. My Gold Mine
        8. Jester Fool
        9. Raven and Scarecrow
        10. The Love Remains
        11. Worn Out Pretention
        12. Lonely Man

        Album Description

        This was my first batch of songs from early days back in 1989...I was just a kid, about 23 or so, with a headful of Bob Dylan dreams and Joni Mitchell aspirations...I released these songs on cassette, and sold them at the coffee-houses around Boston, Passim, The Nameless, The Old Vienna...I can hear the old me in them, and looking back, I see the long path that has been walked on since those days-I've come a long way, and have a long way yet to go! I hope you like it, and thanks for coming along...-Ellis Paul

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars A classic.......2000-12-23

        I have this album on the orginal cassette tape, and enjoy it immensely. I can recall the days of hearing Ellis Paul sing these songs live at Passim's in Harvard Square and around the New England coffee houses and thinking what a talented writer and great singer. After 10 years, I picked his voice off the soundtrack of Me, Myself & Irene. I am very pleased to find on the Amazon website that Ellis Paul has written more albums over the years. Time to start collecting!
        The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol.5: 1937-1938
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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        		 The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol.5: 1937-1938
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        ASIN: B0000026MU
        Release Date: 1990-10-25

        Tracks:

        1. Born To Love
        2. Without Your Love
        3. Getting Some Fun Out Of Life
        4. Who Wants Love?
        5. Trav'lin' All Alone
        6. He's Funny That Way
        7. Nice Work If You Can Get It
        8. Things Are Looking Up
        9. My Man
        10. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
        11. My First Impression Of You
        12. When You're Smiling
        13. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
        14. If Dreams Come True
        15. Now They Call It Swing
        16. On The Sentimental Side
        17. Back In Your Own Backyard
        18. When A Woman Loves A Man

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Billie was a real musician........2001-08-18

        Laura Nyro wrote a wonderful song called LouiseÕs Church, about underappreciated women artists, in which she proclaims, "Billie was a real musician." I love both Laura Nyro and Billie Holiday, but that always seemed to me a really odd line. Of course Holiday was one of the greatest singers who ever lived, if not THE greatest, but a musician?

        After I listened to this CD, NyroÕs assertion suddenly made sense to me. Billie Holiday is well-known for her ability to take a trite song and make it shine by singing contrary to the spirit of the lyrics, or bringing out subtle shades of meaning that even the lyricist was probably unaware of. There are plenty of samples of that talent on this album. She sings the chirpy "Things Are Looking Up" at a dirge-like speed, and with an ache in her voice. And the way she sings "My First Impression of You" Ð a bland little ode to love at first sight Ð you know the first impression turned out to be wrong.

        But what impresses me most about this album, more than any other Billie Holiday album I own, is that it shows off her talent as a musician. The musicians who back her up on these tracks are astounding Ð Buck Clayton, Teddy Wilson, and especially Lester Young (the play between HolidayÕs voice and YoungÕs saxophone on "Getting Some Fun Out of Life" is one of the high points in the history of popular music Ð that alone is worth the price of the disk.) Obviously these 18 tracks arenÕt the only ones she ever cut with these musicians. She worked with them on and off throughout her career. But the instrumentalists are featured prominently on most of these songs -- on several tracks, the vocal doesnÕt even come in until the middle of the song Ð and the music is so gorgeous you could subtract BillieÕs voice and it would still be a joy to listen to.

        Of course, youÕd never want to take out the vocal from these songs, because theyÕre not only examples of great singing, theyÕre an essential part of the music. ItÕs not just that the band did a great job of supporting Billie Holiday, but also that she does a great job of supporting them. Her tone is gorgeous and her rhythm is both impeccable and unique. Even when thereÕs not much to do in the song, she blends in as one more beautifully toned instrument in a knockout orchestra.

        Laura Nyro was right Ð Billie was a real musician, one who could more than hold her own with some of the best musicians who ever lived. If you have any interest at all in Billie Holiday's work, this album is an essential purchase.

        4 out of 5 stars Lady Day & the Pres!.......2001-07-21

        This CD, as some of the others have said, showcases a happy, vibrant, swinging Billie Holiday. The interplay between her and the musicians, particularly the legendary saxophonist Lester Young, is nothing short of extraordinary. Not all of the songs are good, though. You've still got some Tin Pan Alley pap, such as "Now They Call It Swing." The majority of the material is excellent, however, with knockout versions of "Nice Work If You Can Get It" and "Trav'lin' All Alone" (my personal favorite). I'd highly recommend this one. It's a side of Lady Day you don't often get to hear.

        5 out of 5 stars Possibly the BEST Quintessential Set.......2001-02-06

        This Quintessential #5 may well be the BEST one compiled during her Vocalion-Brunswick (Columbia) years, and that's saying alot considering all nine Quintessential volumes are considered classics in the jazz canon. What distinguishes this particular set is the well-chosen songs and unforgettable performances by Billie and her elite sidemen. I would be hard pressed to find a more joyful Billie than the one captured here. Maybe it's not a coincidence this set came right in the middle of her recording years at Columbia, for she had found that right balance between swing and poignancy in her performances. The earlier sets tend to swung too much while the later sets border on melancholy. This one has just the right amount of both. Billie sounds she's getting a lift from the group of men backing her on instrumentals and what a group: Lester Young, Buck Clayton, Freddie Green, Teddy Wilson. In fact you can hear the sheer joy and pleasure in Billie's singing. This was probably a very happy time in her life and she shares that with the world. Look for the standout swinger tracks: "Travelin' All Alone" "Back in Your Own Backyard" "Born to Love" and "Nice Work If You Can Get It", but really, all the tracks are classics.

        5 out of 5 stars Different Billie: young,vibrant and happy.......2000-12-27

        So many singers claim to be influenced by great Lady Day -there are countless tribute albums on the market,where different people are exploring her repertoire (from Anita O'Day,Carmen Mc Rae,Rosemary Clooney and Chet Baker to more recently Tony Bennett,even last Bryan Ferry album sounds very much like something that Billie would record with a small band in 1930's) and still nothing touches me as the real thing.All 9 volumes of her collected works for "Columbia" are stunningly beautiful,seems to me they are just going better as they progress: this one is surprisingly swinging and uplifting.People who remebers Billie only as a singer of sad,gloomy songs,should check this one:"Trav'lin All Alone","He's Funny That Way","Nice Work If You Can Get It","Can't Help Lovin That Man" - they are all melancholic but still rhythmicaly uptempo,and Teddy Wilson piano is simply breathtaking.On the other hand,in the song "Things Are Looking Up" she sounds like a little girl who is trying not to cry,while her heart is broken.Everybody who thinks that Billie Holiday is only about sadness and pain,should hear this volume 5: its different,young and vibrant woman whan she was in her prime,light years away from sad end and "Lady In Satin".

        5 out of 5 stars Classic Billie Holiday!.......2000-06-30

        By far my favorite Billie Holiday cd, and one of my favorite jazz cds of all time. This is Billie at her best. The combination of her beautiful voice and Lester Young's tenor make this album the perfect start for a relaxing Saturday or Sunday morning. No one will ever be able to sing about love to way Billie did!
        The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol.4: 1937
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        • A Swinging Holiday Classic
        • Harlem Heyday 1937
        • That lazy growl...
        • Billie at her best
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        ASIN: B0000026JX
        Release Date: 1990-10-25

        Tracks:

        1. Carelessly
        2. How Could You?
        3. Moanin' Low
        4. Where Is The Sun?
        5. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
        6. They Can't Take That Away From Me
        7. I Don't Know If I'm Coming Or Going
        8. Sun Showers
        9. Yours And Mine
        10. I'll Get By
        11. Mean To Me
        12. Foolin' Myself
        13. Easy Living
        14. I'll Never Be The Same
        15. Me, Myself And I
        16. A Sailboat In The Moonlight

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        5 out of 5 stars A Swinging Holiday Classic.......2001-02-06

        This set contains perhaps Billie's best performance in the entire Quintessential series. The songs are by now all classics in the American jazz and pop catalog. How could you go wrong with Gershwin titles such as "They Can't Take That Away From Me" or "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"? Billie puts her own individual stamp on these songs by the way she swings to the beat, a rare quality not seen in jazz circles when she recorded these sides. While Billie may go on to have bigger hits in the future, her performance here can rarely be topped. Her timing, sense of swing and delivery are simply remarkable, always in proportion with and against the beat of the band, and yet sounding like one of the band at the same time. And what a band it was with the likes of Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, Buck Clayton and Ben Webster, all icons in jazz history. Listening to this CD and you may be shocked by its spontaneous and jam-session feel. Billie and the band simply fit like a hand in glove. You'll be amazed by the incredible artistry Billie shows at this young stage of her career (only 22), what instinct and feel she had for the words and melody. You will be washed over with pure joy listening to this CD because this is just inspired music making. My only wish to Sony (Columbia) is to start remastering these Quintessential CD's because the time has come for a new generation of jazz lovers to enjoy these performances with better sound quality, which is the only distraction left in the way of these classic tracks. Belissima!!

        5 out of 5 stars Harlem Heyday 1937.......2000-12-25

        To say Billie was in her prime in 1937 is putting it mildly. (If you fail to believe listen to Billies "Sugar" and then listen to Ethel Water's protege Lee Wiley. Billie's "Sugar" is ever so sweeter!Even though she had just returned from a diastrous road tour. Billie was happy to be in the only city that counted, New York and it shows in these tracks. Her voice is fresh and has that imitable style that has garnered countless imitators. The road obviosly hadn't hurt holiday either because she is singing some great tunes on this album that would be obscure today had it not been for these cheap "E" juke box ARC dates.( "Underneath a blue jungle moon?" A standard gin mill song of the period you can almost see Billie going from table to table singing.) This is an album for those who have come to know Billie as only "Lady In Satin" put down your vodka buy this album and pitch a ball! This is the music that made west 133rd Street The real Swing Street!

        5 out of 5 stars That lazy growl..........2000-06-22

        I am hooked on this "Columbia" collections of complete works of young Billie Holiday.It seems I am listening this CD's every other day and always find new favourites - as years progressed her voice was better and better,always that same lazy growl that matched perfectly her brilliant musicians (Teddy Wilson,Johny Hodges,Lester young and Buck Clayton to name just a few).On this CD are some beautiful examples of immortal Billie Holiday in her prime,when she was a young woman who enjoyed life:"They Cant Take That Away From Me" is simply one of the best versions ever.The only thing I dont understand is why Michael Brooks in his liner notes writtes that 1937.was her best and happiest year,when she just returned from disastrous tour in the South with Count Basie Band,promising to herself never to sing with big band again and not having enough money for a subway.In my opinion that doesnt sound like the happiest moment of one's life.

        5 out of 5 stars Billie at her best.......2000-06-13

        The inspirational performances which appear on the quintessential series of Billie Holiday entered her to the history of jazz singing and jazz. The pre-war recordings are probably the freshest and best of her whole career. Although there are other CDs in this series which contain more songs with her greatest collaborator lester young, you will not find in the other best volumes (probably 3 and 5) better music. This can be a very good place to start if you are not encountered yet with these recordings. If you know these recordings you probably don't need this recommendation.
        The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol.7: 1938-1939
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        • Billie's Performance Saves the Day
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        ASIN: B00000274M
        Release Date: 1991-07-01

        Tracks:

        1. You're So Desirable - Bille Holiday
        2. You're Gonna See Alot Of Me - Bille Holiday
        3. Hello, My Darling - Bille Holiday
        4. Let's Dream In The Moonlight - Bille Holiday
        5. That's All I Ask Of You - Bille Holiday
        6. Dream Of Life
        7. What Shall I Say?
        8. It's Easy To Blame The Weather
        9. More Than You Know
        10. Sugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine)
        11. You're Too Lovely To Last
        12. Under A Blue Jungle Moon
        13. Everything Happens For The Best
        14. Why Did I Always Depend On You?
        15. Long Gone Blues
        16. Some Other Spring
        17. Our Love Is Different

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        4 out of 5 stars Billie's Performance Saves the Day.......2001-02-06

        I would not say this particular set is very memorable only because the song selection is not the strongest. Yet 3 classics emerged from these recording sessions that became part of the Holiday canon: "More Than You Know" "Some Other Spring" and "Dream of Life". The last one written by none other than a teenaged Carmen McRae who worshipped Holiday's artistry. The rest of the songs are almost forgettable that Billie somehow manages to save with her exquisite phrasing and musicianship. Compared to the earlier swinging sides, the pace here is strangely slower and more melancholic. Billie does her best to save the drecky material and mostly succeeds. The sound quality is noticeably clearer compared to the earlier Quintessentials and her backup guys are as wonderful as ever, but I wouldn't say this is an "Essential" volume in the Quintessential series.

        Music:

        1. The Sweetest Sounds
        2. The World of Swing
        3. Thru the Storm
        4. To Love Somebody/Here Comes the Sun [Import]
        5. Under The Influence
        6. Universal Masters Collection [Import]
        7. Very Best of Bollywood Songs
        8. Vocal Duets [Box set]
        9. Walking Woman
        10. We'll Be Together Again

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