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Track Listing
1. Nice Work If You Can Get It
2. I Hadn't Anyone till You
3. Do Nothin' till You Hear From Me
4. I Get a Kick Out of You
5. Gone With the Wind
6. Fine Romance, A
7. Sophisticated Lady
8. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
9. Prelude to a Kiss
10. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
11. Cheek to Cheek
12. I Don't Want to Cry Anymore
13. Ill Wind
Album Notes
Personnel: Billie Holiday (vocals); Benny Carter (alto saxophone); Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet); Jimmy Rowles (piano, celeste); Barney Kessel (guitar); John Simmons, Joe Moondragon (bass); Larry Bunker, Alvin Stoller (drums).
Recorded in Los Angeles, California in 1955 & 1956. Includes liner notes by James Isaacs.
Digitally remastered by Mark Wilder (Polygram Studios).
These COMPACT JAZZ compilation features Lady Day's indelible treatments of such standards as "I Get A Kick Out Of You," "Cheek To Cheek," and "A Fine Romance." Most of these cuts are taken from sessions in the mid-'50s and showcase a Holiday whose youthful exuberance and lithesome vocal acrobatics have been replaced by a thicker, darker timbre and a slower, more considered delivery. Nevertheless, Holiday's soulful inflection and carefully nuanced phrasing are difficult to criticize, particularly on her gorgeous readings of Ellington's "Prelude To A Kiss" and "Sophisticated Lady." With help from such considerable session men as Ben Webster, Harry Edison, Benny Carter, and Jimmy Rowles, COMPACT JAZZ is a fine set and an excellent sampling of Lady Day's later-career efforts.
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