Now in her mid-sixties, Dakota Staton has never sounded better. Her soulful, hither-come-yon, rich voice and clean inflections sound as graceful and classy as the early days. Backed by a very complementary crew including tenor saxophonist Houston Person and guitarist Melvin Sparks, Staton is able to win long time fans and newcomers over to her ...
Billie Holiday began her career at the age of 15 singing in nightclubs, where John Hammond and Benny Goodman discovered her. Such a long career steeped in stage performance gave the adult Holiday a peerless ease and naturalness in her delivery. This album, bereft of any recording or personnel notes, presents a collection of her genuine and ...
The second CD in Classics' Teddy Wilson series features the definitive swing pianist on two piano solos and leading all-star groups. There are seven generally familiar Billie Holiday vocals (including classic renditions of "I Cried for You" and "These Foolish Things"), a pair from Ella Fitzgerald (her first recordings outside of the Chick Webb ...
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