Billie Holiday - Ballads For Lovers [CD New]

ONLY STUDIO RECORDINGS WITH EXCELLENT SOUND QUALITYBillie Holiday was probably the most lyrical and expressive female vocalist in jazz history. This CD compiles her finest ballad interpretations, which are all studio recordings with excellent sound quality. Including a selection of her greatest hits, such as the perennial classics “I Loves You Porgy” (in which she is backed by a trio), “I Thought About You” (her only studio duet), the unforgettable “Lady Sings the Blues”, her own composition “God Bless the Child”, and the shocking “Strange Fruit”, which she used to conclude her stage performances. She is backed by some of the biggest names in jazz, like Ben Webster, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Benny Carter and Oscar Peterson, among others.BILLIE HOLIDAY, vocals on all tracks, with:COLLECTIVE PERSONNEL:Charlie Shavers, Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp),Ben Webster, Paul Quinichette (ts),Willie Smith (as), Tony Scott (cl),Wynton Kelly, Jimmy Rowles, Bobby Tucker, Oscar Peterson (p),Kenny Burrell, Barney Kessel (g),Red Mitchell, Ray Brown (b),Alvin Stoller, Lennie McBrowne (d), among others.Recorded in New York & Los Angeles, 1952-1959.INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLETTRACKS:01 I LOVES YOU PORGY02 P.S. I LOVE YOU03 WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN04 I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS05 TRAV’LIN’ LIGHT06 I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU07 BODY AND SOUL08 THESE FOOLISH THINGS09 WILLOW WEEP FOR ME10 ILL WIND11 COME RAIN OR COME SHINE12 GOD BLESS THE CHILD13 ONE FOR MY BABY (AND ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD)14 STARS FELL ON ALABAMA15 DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME16 I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU17 LADY SINGS THE BLUES18 STRANGE FRUIT19 ALL THE WAYTOTAL TIME: 79:01