Songs for Distingué Lovers - Billie Holiday
Songs for Distingué Lovers is an album by jazz singer Billie Holiday, released in 1958 on Verve Records and recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles from January 3 to January 9, 1957, and produced by Norman Granz. Granz and Holiday chose familiar items from the Great American Songbook of classic pop for the album, Holiday singing in the context comfortable for her, that of a small jazz band.
This was towards the end of Lady Day’s career so her voice isn’t as mesmerizing but the wonderful group of musicians really hold the album together well
Songs for Distingué Lovers is an album by jazz singer Billie Holiday, released in 1958 on Verve Records and recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles from January 3 to January 9, 1957, and produced by Norman Granz. Granz and Holiday chose familiar items from the Great American Songbook of classic pop for the album, Holiday singing in the context comfortable for her, that of a small jazz band.
This was towards the end of Lady Day’s career so her voice isn’t as mesmerizing but the wonderful group of musicians really hold the album together well
Songs for Distingué Lovers is an album by jazz singer Billie Holiday, released in 1958 on Verve Records and recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles from January 3 to January 9, 1957, and produced by Norman Granz. Granz and Holiday chose familiar items from the Great American Songbook of classic pop for the album, Holiday singing in the context comfortable for her, that of a small jazz band.
This was towards the end of Lady Day’s career so her voice isn’t as mesmerizing but the wonderful group of musicians really hold the album together well
USED NM | VG
1981 France REISSUE