BILLIE HOLIDAY: SONGS FOR DISTINGUE LOVERS

Performer: Billie Holiday, vocals; Harry "Sweets" Edison, trumpet; Barney Kessel, guitar; Red Mitchell, bass; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Larry Bunker, drums; Joe Mondragon, bass; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Alvin Stoller, drums
Composer: Billie Holiday
Number of discs: 1
Barcode: 0602448644244
Label: Analogue Productions
Format: LP
Genre: Jazz
Year: 2023

A stunning new release in the Verve / Universal Music Enterprises reissue series curated by Acoustic Sounds

At least one new release each month featuring the most iconic albums of great jazz

Remastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog masters

180-gram LP pressed at Quality Record Pressings

Gatefold tip-on jacket in vintage style produced by Stoughton Printing

In the last years of her life, Billie Holiday’s style changed significantly. Her voice took on darker shades and increasingly settled into the lower register. This growing economy of means distilled her voice, highlighting its expressive essence and focusing fully on the content of the songs she performed. This progressive introspection is fully evident in the classic album Songs for Distingué Lovers. Whether it is the truncated word “distingué” or the intensely sepia-toned image of Lady Day on the cover, this album—considered one of Holiday’s finest studio recordings of the 1950s—has entered the realm of legend. Audiophiles can rejoice that Analogue Productions has reissued it in this sensational edition. These Verve classics are absolutely essential, and the sound quality of this reissue is nothing short of exceptional.

Recorded in 1957

Artists

Billie Holiday, vocals; Larry Bunker, drums; Harry "Sweets" Edison, trumpet; Barney Kessel, guitar; Red Mitchell, bass; Joe Mondragon, bass; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Alvin Stoller, drums; Ben Webster, tenor sax

Side A

Day In, Day Out
A Foggy Day
Stars Fell On Alabama

Side B

One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
Just One Of Those Things
I Didn't Know What Time It Was