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A Fine Romance, Vol. 1
Billie Holiday, Lester Young
A Fine Romance, Vol. 1
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
 
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All Artists: Billie Holiday, Lester Young
Title: A Fine Romance, Vol. 1
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Definitive Spain
Release Date: 6/27/2000
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Vocal Jazz, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 843600110126
 

CD Reviews

Billie and Lester compendium - together at last!
rash67 | USA | 04/26/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Someone has picked through the 10 Columbia Quintessential Billie H. recordings and extracted all the songs where Lester Young's tenors sax slithered around Billie's lines. And these were always my favorites anyway. Billie called Lester "Prez" - President of Saxophone - because she loved his playing.This is a different Billie than the Billie on the 50's Verve recordings. Even when she sings a sad ballad, she seems sassy, chipper and somewhat upbeat. A twinkle in the eye. These are classic performances.The recording, well, what can you expect from the 30's? Probably mastered on shellac 78 records, not tape. Adds to the charm. This is about as good a transfer as you can get from this source.Good price.Of the two in this series, this has the best songs....."