Cat No:
50016
Release Date: 11 May 2018
Label: Jazztwin
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 8436569190142
Genres: Jazz Vocal Jazz
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Description
The mid-Fifties were troubled times for Billie. In his biography of the singer, titled Billie s Blues, John Chilton wrote the following about that period: Most of the contemporary reviews of Billie s work that appeared in music magazines during the 1950s dwelt heavily on her past achievements. Lady disliked any comparisons between her earlier records and her later work she said emphatically that she was singing better than ever, and that was that. But time, a thousand fixes, and a sea of swallowed brandy took its toll on Billie s health: the warning signs were indicating that it was time to ease up. The years of disregard were shearing away Billie s vocal technique. She never lost the art of conveying deep emotions, but by the mid-1950s, her range had narrowed considerably, and her voice had taken on a troubled quality. Yet on the nights that Lady felt good, nothing could stop her being the greatest jazz vocalist on earth. She looked as glamorous as ever, and when people spoke of her past as her golden years, she felt irritated and hurt. She said, Always comebacks, but nobody says where I ve been; nothing irked Lady more than wrinkled adults coming up to say, I ve loved your records since I was a child... so high. 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl Limited Collector Edition. -
Tracklisting
- 1. Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do 3:02
- 2. Lover Come Back To Me 2:45
- 3. Detour Ahead 3:57
- 4. You're Driving Me Crazy 1:40
- 5. Nice Work If You Can Get It 3:06
- 6. Willow Weep For Me 2:29
- 7. When Your Lover Has Gone 1:53
- 8. Billie's Blues 3:11
- 9. Too Marvelous For Words 2:30
- 10. Lover Come Back To Me 1:50
- 11. I Cover The Waterfront 3:24
- 12. Too Marvelous For Words 2:13
- 13. I Loves You, Porgy 3:08
- 14. Them There Eyes 1:50
- 15. Willow Weep For Me 3:47
- 16. I Only Have Eyes For You 2:20
- 17. You Go To My Head 3:53
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