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 | Title : Billie Holiday - Greatest Hits (Sony)
Author : Holiday, Billie
Release Date : 19981117
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $11.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Curiously, yet not surprisingly given the enormity of his sway, Billie Holiday's greatest vocal influence was 'Pops'--Louis Armstrong, whose trumpet was his first signature (though he's often credited with being the first great jazz singer as well). One hears Armstrong in Holiday's sense of phrasing, timing, and the warmth she invests in a lyric. This package, containing such touchstone Holiday renderings as 'I Cried for You,' 'Body and Soul,' and 'When a Woman Loves a Man' (poetic, given the fact that Billie was notoriously unlucky at love), also boasts her signature song, 'God Bless the Child.' Her accompanists are a hall-of-fame lot, including trumpeters Roy Eldridge and Buck Clayton; saxmen Lester Young (with whom she had a close relationship), Ben Webster, Johnny Hodges, and Harry Carney; drummers Cozy Cole and Jo Jones; bassists John Kirby and Walter Page; and her frequent pianist, Teddy Wilson.
Buyer Reviews :
I really enjoyed this particular selection of Holiday's work. I looked everywhere for a compiliation CD that included 'The Very Thought of You' (my copy of Lady's Decca Days didn't) and this one had it, along with other songs that weren't included on Decca Days either. Short of purchasing a wildy expensive boxed set of her work, I would reccomend this for anyone even remotely interested in the talent of Billie Holiday: the sound quality is excellent and the choice of songs is great, as well. Even the liner notes are an welcome addition---they include an informative bio about Billie as well as her rise to fame and anecdotes from some of the people she worked with.
As a side note, the only song I would have added to this collection is 'Strange Fruit,' one of the most haunting and politically-charged Holiday songs to date. If you get a chance to hear that, you'll be doing yourself a favor. Otherwise, this album is a great choice.
(by Miss Beesbottom)
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