Songs For Distingue Lovers

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Cat No: 020SP

Release Date: 01 May 2019

Label: Jazz Images

Packaging Type: Digipak

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 8436569194355

Genres: Jazz Vocal

Release Date: 01 October 2017

Label: Waxtime

Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 8436028698943

Genres: Jazz Vocal

Release Date: 01 April 2012

Label: Essential Jazz Classics

Packaging Type: Jewel Case

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 8436028699049

Genres: Jazz Vocal

Release Date: 06 October 2023

Label: Supper Club

Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 8435723700364

Genres: Jazz Vocal

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"Songs for Distingué Lovers" was one of the numerous albums Billie Holiday recorded in the 1950s, during her contract with jazz producer Norman Granz. The jazz impresario surrounded the singer with important instrumentalists, such as Ben Webster and Harry "Sweets" Edison, who had both worked with the singer during the 1930s and 1940s – Edison as a member of the Count Basie Orchestra during Holiday's brief stint as the band's female vocalist, and Webster from the recordings under her own name for Vocalion Records and Okeh Records. Granz also provided her with a repertoire including some of the best pieces from the Great American Songbook. The complete LP Body and Soul (Verve V6-8197) and a wonderful reading of "I Wished on the Moon", all taken from the same sessions, have been added as a bonus.

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180g virgin vinyl limited edition of 1000 copies only, the complete album + 5 bonus tracks.
The first popular jazz singer to move audiences with the intense, personal feeling of classic blues, Billie Holiday (1915-1959) changed the art of American pop vocals forever. Songs for Distingue Loversis one of the best albums from her late period and finds her surrounded by important instrumentalists, such as Ben Webster and Harry "Sweets" Edison.
The album received a four-star rating in Down Beat upon its release: "This is one of those loose, utterly relaxed sessions where the rhythm section is settled in a happy groove behind the singer and the horn players are left free to say their piece without the restriction of short takes. Miss Holiday remainsthe unique stylist, still incomparable."- John A. Tynan
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