Billie's Best

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　　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... (展开全部) 　　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　　

　　1. What a Little Moonlight Can Do
　　2. Foggy Day
　　3. Come Rain or Come Shine
　　4. Comes Love
　　5. He's Funny That Way
　　6. Stars Fell on Alabama
　　7. Gone With the Wind
　　8. They Can't Take That Away from Me
　　9. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
　　10. Everything I Have Is Yours
　　11. Stormy Blues
　　12. Speak Low
　　13. April in Paris
　　14. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
　　15. Some Other Spring
　　16. All the Way