Description
Billie Holiday – I Loves You Porgy / Biographical details on the back / Success Audio CD / 16008CD
UPC 5708574360081
I Loves You, Porgy ist ein Duett aus der Oper Porgy and Bess mit der Musik von George Gershwin und dem Liedtext von Ira Gershwin. Es wurde erstmals am 10. Oktober 1935 im Alvin Theatre in New York gesungen.
| Label: | Success – 16008CD |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Compilation
|
| Country: | UK |
| Released: |
1995 |
| Genre: | Jazz, Blues |
| Style: | Swing |
Tracklist:
| 1 | I Loves You Porgy | 1:54 | |
| 2 | MissBrown To You | 1:49 | |
| 3 | Don't Explain | 3:20 | |
| 4 | Just Friends | 1:03 | |
| 5 | Lover Come Back To Me | 2:23 | |
| 6 | Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone |
2:02 | |
| 7 | Fine And Mellow | 8:46 | |
| 8 | Foolin' Myself | 2:30 | |
| 9 | Easy To Remember | 3:29 | |
| 10 | I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | 2:27 | |
| 11 | T'aint Nobody's Bizness If I Do | 2:22 | |
| 12 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | 2:38 | |
| 13 | Love Man | 3:19 | |
| 14 | God Bless The Child | 3:08 | |
| 15 | He's Funny That Way | 2:58 | |
| 16 | Don't Be Late | 3:13 |
Born Eleanora Fagan in 1915 in Baltimore, Billie Holiday was the first and arguably greatest of jazz singers, if the essence of jazz singing is to make the familiar sound fresh and bring life to every lyric. Having made her recor- ding debut in 1933, Holiday's career took off in 1935. She appeared in the film "Rhapsody In Black" with Duke Ellington, then made a sensational debut at the Apollo. July found her making the first of about 100 recordings (1935- 42), nearly all with small groups led by Teddy Wilson, on which her legend rests. The songs were often second rate and even silly, but in her hands they were gold. At the first session she met pianist and soulmate Lester Young, whom she named Prez (for President); he titled her Lady Day. She sang with Count Basie in 1937 and Artie Shaw in '38, while subsequent recordings included "Strange Fruit" and "Lover Man". By the mid-'50s her range had narrowed but her unique timbre remained. She made a poignant appearance on CBS TV's "Sound Of Jazz" with Young and began recording for Columbia, but passed away in May '59. Her legacy is some of the finest, most moving songs ever recorded.
