Billie Holiday: Music for Torching/Velvet Mood
Author: Alyn Shipton
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State of Art |
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September/2018 |
Two of Norman Granz's most celebrated sessions from 1955, with Benny Carter and Sweets in the line-up, plus Jimmy Rowles and a very prominently featured Barney Kessel, backing a very – er – relaxed, but dazzlingly emotional, Billie in almost conversational mode on a set of timeless standards.
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