Absolute Essentials From A Jazz Legend On Vinyl LP!
Limited To 500 Copies!
Jazz at The Philharmonic was a concert series produced by the legendary Norman Granz all the way from 1944 to 1983. Billie Holiday performed several times in the 1940s and '50s and was even a member of the touring troupe late in her career. These sides were recorded in 1945 and 1946 with backing from legends like Illinois Jacquet, Lester Young, and Barney Kessel. Recorded at the height of her technical prowess and before her hard living affected her voice, these performances from Los Angeles and New York City are some of the finest live recordings of her career. Absolute essentials from a jazz legend.
Features:
Vinyl LP
Limited to 500 copies
Manufactured in the EU
Import
Musicians:
Billie Holiday, vocals
A1-A2:
Howard McGhee, trumpet
Willie Smith, alto sax
Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax
Warded Gray, tenor sax
Charlie Ventura, tenor sax
Milt Raskin, piano
Dave Barbour, electric guitar
Charles Mingus, bass
Dave Coleman, drums
A3-A4:
Joe Guy, trumpet
Georgie Auld, alto sax
Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax
Lester Young, tenor sax
Kenny Kersey, piano
Tiny Grimes, electric guitar
Al McKibbon, bass
J.C. Heard, drums
A7-A8:
Howard McGhee, trumpet
Trummy Young, trombone
Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax
Kenny Kersey, piano
Barney Kessel, electric guitar
Charlie Drayton, bass
Jackie Mills, drums
B1-B6:
Mal Waldron, piano
Joe Benjamin, bass
Jo Jones, drums
B7-B8:
Mal Waldron, piano
Milt Hinton, bass
Don Lamond, drums
Buck Clayton, trumpet
Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax
Selections:
Side A:
Live at Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, February 12, 1945
1. Body And Soul
2. Strange Fruit
Live at Carnegie Hall, NYC, June 3, 1946
3. The Man I Love
4. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You?
5. All Of Me
6. Billie's Blues (aka I Love My Man)
Live at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, Oct. 7, 1946
7. Travelin' Light
8. He's Funny That Way
Side B:
Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, July 6, 1957
1. Nice Work If You Can Get It
2. Willow Weep For Me
3. My Man
4. Lover, Come Back To Me
5. Lady Sings The Blues
6. What A Little Moonlight Can Do
Live at The Seven Ages of Jazz Festival, Sept. 26, 1958
7. I Wished On The Moon
8. Lover Man
Limited To 500 Copies!
Jazz at The Philharmonic was a concert series produced by the legendary Norman Granz all the way from 1944 to 1983. Billie Holiday performed several times in the 1940s and '50s and was even a member of the touring troupe late in her career. These sides were recorded in 1945 and 1946 with backing from legends like Illinois Jacquet, Lester Young, and Barney Kessel. Recorded at the height of her technical prowess and before her hard living affected her voice, these performances from Los Angeles and New York City are some of the finest live recordings of her career. Absolute essentials from a jazz legend.
Features:
Vinyl LP
Limited to 500 copies
Manufactured in the EU
Import
Musicians:
Billie Holiday, vocals
A1-A2:
Howard McGhee, trumpet
Willie Smith, alto sax
Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax
Warded Gray, tenor sax
Charlie Ventura, tenor sax
Milt Raskin, piano
Dave Barbour, electric guitar
Charles Mingus, bass
Dave Coleman, drums
A3-A4:
Joe Guy, trumpet
Georgie Auld, alto sax
Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax
Lester Young, tenor sax
Kenny Kersey, piano
Tiny Grimes, electric guitar
Al McKibbon, bass
J.C. Heard, drums
A7-A8:
Howard McGhee, trumpet
Trummy Young, trombone
Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax
Kenny Kersey, piano
Barney Kessel, electric guitar
Charlie Drayton, bass
Jackie Mills, drums
B1-B6:
Mal Waldron, piano
Joe Benjamin, bass
Jo Jones, drums
B7-B8:
Mal Waldron, piano
Milt Hinton, bass
Don Lamond, drums
Buck Clayton, trumpet
Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax
Selections:
Side A:
Live at Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, February 12, 1945
1. Body And Soul
2. Strange Fruit
Live at Carnegie Hall, NYC, June 3, 1946
3. The Man I Love
4. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You?
5. All Of Me
6. Billie's Blues (aka I Love My Man)
Live at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, Oct. 7, 1946
7. Travelin' Light
8. He's Funny That Way
Side B:
Live at The Newport Jazz Festival, July 6, 1957
1. Nice Work If You Can Get It
2. Willow Weep For Me
3. My Man
4. Lover, Come Back To Me
5. Lady Sings The Blues
6. What A Little Moonlight Can Do
Live at The Seven Ages of Jazz Festival, Sept. 26, 1958
7. I Wished On The Moon
8. Lover Man