Recital (Mono Remastered) Billie Holiday
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Album-Release:
1957
HRA-Release:
15.11.2019
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- 1 If The Moon Turns Green 02:48
- 2 Remember 02:37
- 3 Autumn In New York 03:44
- 4 My Man 02:37
- 5 Lover, Come Back To Me 03:35
- 6 Stormy Weather 03:43
- 7 Yesterdays 02:51
- 8 He's Funny That Way 03:12
- 9 I Can't Face The Music 03:15
- 10 How Deep Is The Ocean? 03:00
- 11 What A Little Moonlight Can Do 03:14
- 12 I Cried For You 02:27
Info for Recital (Mono Remastered)
Almost 45 years have passed since the death of “Lady Day”. About 50 years ago she could be seen and heard in just a few rare concerts outside the USA. Alcohol, drugs, affairs and racial discrimination in the USA had all left their mark on her and only her voice served as a reminder of her great successes.
It is thanks to Norman Granz that Billie Holiday signed a new, lucrative contract in the early Fifties. He drew the very best musicians into the studio and paid for excellent arrangers so that Billie had an opportunity to sing her old songs once again and record them for posterity in the very best sound quality.
Entitled Recital, this disc compiles numbers from 1952 and 1954 which were recorded with various accompanists. The musicians themselves kept a low profile out of respect for Billie Holiday; even Oscar Peterson shows himself to be a sensitive accompanist, while Paul Quinichette demonstrates that he is a very capable replacement for Lester Young. In this repertoire taken from musical and songbooks from 1921 to 1935, “Lady Day” manages to convey her personality and life story – even in the softest of songs! Those with quick tempi, too, such as What A Little Moonlight Can Do – one of the outstanding numbers here – shine out with a personal touch. It is not only young talented singers who should listen to these masterpieces at least a dozen times per week – these gems will delight the passive music lover too.
Billie Holiday, vocals
Charlie Shavers, trumpet
Joe Newman, trumpet
Flip Philips, tenor saxophone
Paul Quinichette, tenor saxophone
Oscar Peterson, piano, organ
Herb Ellis, guitar
Barney Kessel, guitar
Ray Brown, double bass
Alvin Stoller, drums
Gus Johnson, drums
Recorded in May and July 1952, April 1954 in New York
Digitally remastered
FYI: We offer this album in its native sampling rate of 44.1 kHz, 24-bit. The provided 96 kHz version was up-sampled and offers no audible value!
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