Billie Holiday-When You're Smiling

[37melilu]

love you forever Billie....

[krisrMassa]

Thanks !!! for upload, one's favourite singers

[DannyFuckinTanner]

My favourite version.

[jcps59]

lady jazz

[Cfhsol]

there's nothing that makes me happier then listening to this music and I was born in the mid 90's.

[MochaDeLoache]

This is a wonderful recording. Thank you,  for sharing this treasure.

[cHAWELO3]

Used to the Louis Amstrong version. This is pretty good too.

[RetroJenny]

Fabulous! 

[mrkenusa]

last night i saw lady gaga naked humping a bath tub on stage , what a piece of trash.we certaily lost our way through the years , pitifull

[MsLocaAngel]

@mrkenusa amen brother



[jasmineskydancer]

@mrkenusa I agree, but it's interesting that Tony Bennett wanted her for HIS album (Duets II). I engineering magic going on, she sang well with Tony (you'd better or he'd boot you out of the studio!)...

[MrBillhouston]

Arguably the best jazz ensemble ever put together. I've never heard such precision, tasteful expression and relaxed delivery. What a treasure we have in these recordings. Thankyou for sharing them.

[Orleana]

As much as I hate being told to smile, I love this song.

[jennnafoster]

we sang this for choir in the 8th grade.... they've managed to pull it off a lot better.

[MrNicoleCherie]

who is on the Sax

[iurinicolskysom]

@MrNicoleCherie Lester Young

[ErnieHollerhagen]

But one question: Are you sure, it's Buck Clayton on trumpet? This sounds very much like Roy Eldridge.

[CONN1974]

For the reference

Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra January 6, 1938; New York City; Brunswick/Columbia.

Buck Clayton (tp), Benny Morton (tb), Teddy Wilson (p), Freedie Green (g), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (d), Billie Holiday (vcl).

My First Impression of You (2 takes)

When You're Smiling (2 takes)

I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (2 takes)

If Dreams Come True (2 takes)

[leoncoda]

@CONN1974 TENOR SAX ??

[CONN1974]

@leoncoda Tenor sax is Lester Young.



[ErnieHollerhagen]

@lesterwyoung: You hit the bull's eye. This little piece is simply unsurpassable. I remember listening to this 40 years ago, over and over again, because I wanted to learn how to make a soft sound and a good vibrato, at the same time swinging, imitating Benny Morton's trombone.

It is still one of my favourite songs.

[mm00m]

ありがとうございました

ﾃｰﾏだけでも　とても味わい深いﾄﾛﾝﾎﾞｰﾝですね

[goyakura7]

this for over fifty years and the imagination and

[mm00m]

ﾄﾛﾝﾎﾞｰﾝ誰すか？　名前

[CONN1974]

ベニー・モートンです



[texastrimman]

Great performer hard to replace a voice as lovely as hers.

[chinyukisaiko]

すてき

[wearewon]

you have to have some dislikes, otherwise its not perfect like the intentional crack tea cup masters put. some people just dislike, there will always be one or some or many, who knows why? each has their reason, which works well enough for them to dislike, so they do. yes, so it seems to me is why it is

[voortreker]

1 person is gay

[pablogregorian]

@voortreker Why lose your decency on internet? No need to offend anyone.

[Franchissse]

@pablogregorian you are right. but still that person is gay lol

[ErnieHollerhagen]

@lesterwyoung: Yes!!!!!!

[blakegriplingph]

Kit Kittredge ftw. Anyway I'd prefer this to today's music - I do listen to Katy Perry and similar stuff sometimes, but songs nowadays are just plain trashy.

[wendy1973ful]

Wonderful sounds. Magic words.

[phaasch]

This is the Billie Holiday I love- ebullient, joyous, and having one hell of a good time in a recording studio- I always found her late recordings like listening to someone dying, which I suppose it was. Lester brought out the best in her, and his solo here- turning the whole melody inside out and booting it around- brilliant. If I had my choice of time over again, it would be somewhere like this- earning enough money to keep a roof over my head, and being PAID to play this kind of music!

[Pearl6191]

0:44

[lesterwyoung]

If perfection was ever achieved in jazz music this has to be it. Eight musicians (I include Billie in that designation) at the very top of their game and in balance with each other, relaxed and magnificent. Lester never played a better solo than the one he does here. I've been listening to this for over fifty years and the imagination and conception of the man still astound me.

[Teddyb1939]

@lesterwyoung Well said,can't improve on your comments,just would add pure MAGIC.

[ninomusician]

@lesterwyoung Well said, my friend.

[pantherleal]

this is amazing! Trombone is my favorite instrument. This video had so much greatness in it. God bless them where ever they are!

[bergkampista]

All-American rhythm section minus Count Basie!

Greatest!!

[zivago1004]

lester billie & video great!!