Clef原盤、ノーマン・グランツによってプロデュースされた『Lady Sings The Blues』。オリジナルLPでリリースされた12曲に54年のセッションから3トラック、57年のニューポートのコンサート音源から9トラックをプラス。ジャケット写真は、ボーナストラックの録音とほぼ同時期の、54年2月のパリでのポートレイト。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2016/10/20)
Taken from a couple of sessions taped during 1955-1956, Lady Sings the Blues, Vol. 4 finds Holiday in top form and backed by the sympathetic likes of tenor saxophonists Budd Johnson and Paul Quinichette, trumpeter Charlie Shavers, pianist Wynton Kelly, and guitarist Billy Bauer. And while these autumnal sides bear some of the frayed vocal moments often heard on Holiday's '50s Verve sides, the majority here still ranks with her best material. This is especially true of the cuts from a June 1956 date, which produced unparalleled versions of "No Good Man," "Some Other Spring," and "Lady Sings the Blues." See why many fans prefer the "worn out" Holiday heard here to the more chipper singer featured on those classic Columbia records from the '30s. ~ Stephen Cook|
Rovi