29-10-2011, 11:20
Looks like you have discovered another Billie masterpiece, Tig !!!!!
Tiggi Wrote:
Most of this disc is a live performance from 1954, recorded in Cologne. Probably the best recorded live Billie I've heard yet. The band are good, and her voice is still relatively intact.
The goodies on this one are the bonus tracks. Four songs recorded for the Aladdin label in 1952 while she was between Decca, and Verve contracts, plus one from 1942 that she slipped out as Lady Day for Capitol Records while under contract to Columbia. Wouldn't say they're rare songs, but it's good to have them all in one place.
AllMusic 4+/5 stars.
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