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Billie Holiday
Body and Soul
Release Date: 1957
Running Time: 37:13
Label: Mobile Fidelity
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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. Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Body and SoulEyton, Sour, Green, Heyman6:20
2They Can't Take That Away from MeGershwin, Gershwin1:09
3Darn That DreamVanHeusen, Van Heusen, DeLange6:16
4Let's Call the Whole Thing OffGershwin, Gershwin3:22
5Comes LoveStept, Brown, Tobias3:58
6Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to YouRazaf, Redman5:35
7Embraceable YouGershwin, Gershwin6:45
8Moonlight in VermontBlackburn, Suessdorf3:48

Other Releases:
Body and Soul [Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 1957
Label: Verve








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