Billie Holiday/Nina Simone/Sarah Vaughan - Billie Holiday For Lovers/Nina Simone For Lovers/Sarah Vaughan For Lovers [Box]

Artist:

Holiday, Billie

UPC:

602498862988

See Also:

Rosemary Clooney - Tribute To Billie Holiday Etta Jones - Sings Lady Day Etta James - Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday Ray Ellis & His Orchestra/Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin

Description:

Billie Holiday/Nina Simone/Sarah Vaughan: Billie Holiday (vocals); Nina Simone (vocals, piano); Sarah Vaughan (vocals); Rudy Stevenson, Barney Kessel (guitar); Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Lisle Atkinson, Red Mitchell, Arthur Adams (bass instrument); Cornell McFadden, Bobby Hamilton (drums).
Liner Note Author: Al Young.
This ultra-romantic three-CD boxed set of songs for lovers showcases the widely differing vocal styles of three of the greatest singers in jazz. Billie Holiday`s frail, regretful vocals lend special poignancy to songs like "Embraceable You" and "They Can`t Take That Away from Me," while Sarah Vaughan`s smooth tone warms "My One and Only Love" and the swinging "Make Someone Happy." Nina Simone`s extraordinary delivery of "Wild Is the Wind" remains a wonder, while her soulful renditions of "Don`t Let Me Be Misunderstood" and the gorgeous "Black Is the Color of My True Love`s Hair" epitomize love`s passion and tenderness.

Track Listing:

DISC 1: BILLIE HOLIDAY FOR LOVERS:

1. Moonlight in Vermont
2. I Didn`t Know What Time It Was
3. Embraceable You
4. I Wished on the Moon
5. Gee, Baby, Ain`t I Good to You?
6. Speak Low
7. April in Paris
8. Body and Soul
9. They Can`t Take That Away From Me
10. One For My Baby (And One More For the Road)
11. Stars Fell on Alabama
12. We`ll Be Together Again

DISC 2: NINA SIMONE FOR LOVERS:

1. I Loves You Porgy
2. Wild Is the Wind
3. What More Can I Say
4. Last Rose of Summer, The
5. Don`t Let Me Be Misunderstood
6. Fodder on My Wings
7. Little Girl Blue
8. If I Should Lose You
9. I Love My Baby
10. Medley
11. Black Is the Color of My True Love`s Hair

DISC 3: SARAH VAUGHAN FOR LOVERS:

1. I`ve Got a Crush on You
2. It`s Magic
3. I`ll Close My Eyes
4. Embraceable You
5. My One and Only Love
6. All the Things You Are
7. I`m in the Mood For Love
8. I`m Glad There Is You
9. Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)
10. That`s All
11. Make Someone Happy
12. Words Can`t Describe
13. Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe
14. Dreamsville
15. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
16. My Romance

Album Information

Release Date:

11/14/2005

Type:

Boxed Set

Genre:

Pop Vocal

Subgenre:

Classic Pop Vocals

Label:

Verve

Producer:

Ron Berinstein; Miriam Cutler; David Kreisberg; Hal Mooney; Ken Druker (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

9886298

Original Release Year:

2005

# of Discs:

3

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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