Billie Holiday - 1957 - Body And Soul (2011 SACD 24 88.2) FLAC

Billie Holiday - 1957 - Body And Soul (2011)
SACD rip at 24 bits, 88.2 KHz, MONO

This session comes from close to the end of the line (1959) in the erstwhile swinging company of Barney Kessel on guitar, Ben Webster on tenor, and naysayers will be quick to point out that Lady Day wasn't in peak form here. But Billie Holiday with some of the platinum chipped off the pipes is still way better than a buncha finger-snappin' wannabes anyday. Her interpretations of the title cut, "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," and "Darn That Dream" hold you in the palm of her hand with their gentle swing and the band support here is never less than stellar. This Mobile Fidelity reissue (also available as an audiophile vinyl pressing) features in-the-control-room sound that makes this session sound even cozier. The Lady sings and swings. (AllMusic)

Track list:
01 - Body and Soul
02 - They Can't Take That Away from Me
03 - Darn That Dream
04 - Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
05 - Comes Love
06 - Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You
07 - Embraceable You
08 - Moonlight in Vermont

Personnel:
Billie Holiday – vocals
Ben Webster - Tenor Sax
Barney Kessel - Guitar
Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet
Jimmy Rowles - Piano
Red Mitchell - Bass
Larry Bunker - Drums

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