Billie Holiday – Billie’s Blues import – Rare Live + studio

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Artist: Billie Holiday |Label: DOL908H |Format: LP |Genre: Jazz | Album Condition: New | Cover Condition: Sealed

Billie Holiday
Billie’s Blues

special import issue of her rare live + studiosessions of the late 40s & early 50s. The live tracks wererecorded on her only overseas tour with the Leonard FeatherJazz Club USA tour. Her trio is Carl Drinkard on piano,Elaine Leighton on drums and Red Mitchell on bass. The first4 studio sides are interesting in that at the time of their recording,Lady Day was not signed to any label – post Decca and pre-Verve,and were later released by Aladdin in 1951. Her band on these 4 tunesconsist of Tiny Grimes, Haywood Henry, Bobby Tucker (her regular pianistaround this time), and unidentified bassist and drummer.The last tune is her only recording with the Paul WhitemanOrchestra. It was recorded in the early days of CapitolRecords, and as Billie was under contract with Columbia at the time, she appeared thinly-disguised on the credits asLady Day”. All these recordings constitute a fine listening experience,and nicely fill in the holes that appear in the Billie discography.tracks are;
Live
Announcement by Leonard Feather
Blue Moon
All of MeMy ManThem There Eyes
I Cried For You
What a Little Moonlight Can DoI Cover the Waterfront
Lover Come Back to MeBillie’s Blues Studio
Blue Turning Grey Over You
Be Fair with Me Baby
Rocky Mountain Blues
Detour Ahead
Trav’lin’ Light

NEW SEALED import Lp