Billie's Best [selections from Verve box set] - 4078

Amazon.com This selection is drawn from Billie Holiday's Verve recordings of the mid-1950s. It was a time when her voice was already showing some wear and tear, but the same experiences that tattered the voice brought it an unmatched expressiveness. Her voice possessed a unique presence, a sound that seems lit up by a resilient vitality. Producer Norman Granz set Holiday among the small jazz combos that suited her talents best, groups that included some of the finest soloists of her generation, such as trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and saxophonists Benny Carter and Ben Webster. Granz also supplied ideal rhythm sections, with pianist Jimmy Rowles and guitarists Kenny Burrell and Barney Kessel making appearances here. There's more room to stretch out than was available on the early Columbia and Commodore recordings, and the results are relaxed and profound treatments of some great songs. --Stuart Broomer Product Description Towards the end of Billie's career, her once clear and energetic voice now reflected her internal struggles. But even her inner demons transformed into heavenly angels when she recorded for Verve in the mid-1950s. Includes Lady Day and small jazz-combos performing What a Little Moonlight Can Do; A Foggy Day; Comes Love; He's Funny That Way; Gone with the Wind; They Can't Take That Away from Me; Stormy Blues; All the Way , and more.
ASIN: B0000046M1
VSKU: GGV.B0000046M1.LN
Condition: Like New
Author/Artist:Billie Holiday
Binding: Audio cd