To add on to that last comment: The “chemistry” between all musicians and Ms. Holiday is so fluid, free, smooth, easy, and the “CHILL” in Coolness….lol…Billie, Ella and Sarah were the top and leading female singers that were the epitome of Jazz, and that legacy goes to this very day…..
Wow - that was one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen in my life. Talk about pure human emotion. Not just Billie but every perfomer on that stage. That was so beautiful it literally made me cry.
Marijuana isn’t poison. In many ways it opened up music to new thoughts and things. If you want the truth, the old Jazz musicians sound just like a marijuana high if it had one. The strongest and best everlasting high you could ever ask for.
I read in her autobiography that from 33-44 she didn’t get the royalties. She started getting em when she signed with Decca. She says that royalties were virtually unheard of in her day. Anyway, I don’t know whose getting em now. You’re gonna have to search.
Yeah, take any black man: Sean Diddy Combs for instance… He never copied anyone in his whole life . . . he’s the REAL musical genius; Completely original.
NOT!!!
It’s true that white artists were influenced by black artists, and in many cases have jacked their styles & even ripped off their music, too. But “SPEAKONIT”, there are SO many examples of original artists (of ALL COLORS) that disprove your angry statement. Let it go, YO!!!
To add on to that last comment: The “chemistry” between all musicians and Ms. Holiday is so fluid, free, smooth, easy, and the “CHILL” in Coolness….lol…Billie, Ella and Sarah were the top and leading female singers that were the epitome of Jazz, and that legacy goes to this very day…..
Wow - that was one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen in my life. Talk about pure human emotion. Not just Billie but every perfomer on that stage. That was so beautiful it literally made me cry.
legendary,vocal artistry at its best, she wrote the book on phrasing
Emotion. Pure emotion!
Tears!
like the comment its beter than arguing over who did what
this is fantastic but must if this is the full clip watch out for roy eldrige trumpet solo spine chiling
Some times the old ways are best, no?
Marijuana isn’t poison. In many ways it opened up music to new thoughts and things. If you want the truth, the old Jazz musicians sound just like a marijuana high if it had one. The strongest and best everlasting high you could ever ask for.
I read in her autobiography that from 33-44 she didn’t get the royalties. She started getting em when she signed with Decca. She says that royalties were virtually unheard of in her day. Anyway, I don’t know whose getting em now. You’re gonna have to search.
what pure class!
this is Absolute!
Amazing. No one can even come close to Lady Day!
Yeah, take any black man: Sean Diddy Combs for instance… He never copied anyone in his whole life . . . he’s the REAL musical genius; Completely original.
NOT!!!
It’s true that white artists were influenced by black artists, and in many cases have jacked their styles & even ripped off their music, too. But “SPEAKONIT”, there are SO many examples of original artists (of ALL COLORS) that disprove your angry statement. Let it go, YO!!!
what a talent, so much passion and i dont think she ever knew how great, powerful and poetic her words and song were. long live taht jazz…
All this talk about the icing - didn’t anyone notice the cake?
“The stripes are really yellow.”
Mr. Mulligan, it’s your chorus.
Lester, Lester, Lester, yes, yes yes.
Lester Young’s solo is so beautiful. Ben Webster’s is great too, but Young played such pure, soulful blues.
Correct. Hawk has the third tenor solo.
Fine and Mellooooooooo!!! Go Billie!!!
one word…. wow
It’s Ben Webster, then Lester Young
PORK PIE HAT PETER STRAUB
What’s the order of solos?
I’m debating with someone that it’s Coleman Hawkins, not Lester Young who solos first…
They both so similar…