Billie's Best

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共16首歌曲

艺人: Billie Holiday
语种: 英语
厂牌: Verve
发行时间: 1992年10月05日
专辑类别: 精选集

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从30年代到50年代，比莉哈乐黛的歌声一直在美国人的耳边轻唱不已，她被尊称为Lady Day或Lady，可见她在一般美国人心目中的份量。这张专辑收录了她从1952年到1959年间最好的录音作品，与好友Ben Webster、Tony Scott、Oscar Peterson、Kenny Burrell等人合作，精采有余！

by Rick Anderson

There is no end in sight to the debate over Billie Holiday's career as a vocalist: Is the essence of her art to be found in her early recordings for Columbia or in the recordings she made for Verve at the end of her short and, by all accounts, miserable life? The early work finds her in clearer voice and singing with energy and conviction, while in the later recordings her voice is ravaged, yet more soulful and perhaps more nuanced. In 1992 Verve made its case for the latter position by releasing a monumental ten-disc box set containing everything Holiday recorded for the company between 1945-1959, and simultaneously released this 16-track sampler as a palliative to those who didn't have 150 dollars lying around. Nothing here will settle the argument for good, but this album does offer a good cross section of the latter part of her career, from the small-ensemble work with pianists Oscar Peterson and Jimmy Rowles to a nice performance of "All the Way" with an orchestra conducted by Ray Ellis. This probably should not be anyone's only Billie Holiday album, but it's a valuable, and at times moving, of the end of a sad but illustrious career.

Billie's Best

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