Billie Holiday sings perhaps one of her best known tunes, God Bless The Child, with the
Count Basie orchestra.
Showing posts with label Billie Holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Billie Holiday. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Billie Holiday: Fine And Mellow
This is an amazing TV performance from the 50s. It features Billie Holiday with some of the greatest jazz players of the day playing a nice melodic slow blues. Lester Young is playing the lead sax. Other performers featured on this video are, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Gerry Mulligan, Roy Eldridge, Doc Cheatham, Vic Dickenson, Danny Barker, Milt Hinton, and Mal Waldron.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Billie Holiday and Louie Armstrong
Two of the greats from Blues and Jazz. Billie Holiday and Louie Armstrong.
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