Billy Holiday, Lady Sings the Blues

Billy Holiday,
Lady Sings the Blues
Billie Holiday used drugs all her life. I do not believe she would be the same musician without it, just the same as if she were born a rich white kid! Her music comes from her experiences and her state of mind, which in most cases (as she seems to show in "Lady Sings the Blues") to be filled with pain and experience...she seems road weary if you will. Being a professional musician back then was a rough, poor, drugged experience. The music of the era seems to reflect this.

As far as her musical technical ability, so what! She's great! She has more style in her fingernail than many other musicians that have the ability.
I love her music...she's going to last forever :)

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[microscepter]

who gives a fuck about drugs? this woman was absolutely amazing and breath taking. The future of female vocalists would forever attempt to try and imitate Billie and her sophisticated beauty. Did she dabble? Yes, but who are we to judge? We all dabble in something, and rest assured, I bet none of us watching this video right now can sing worth shit. Not on drugs in this video either.. Billie just felt and became one with the music during this jam session. :)

[paula1185]

Billie Holiday did not use drugs all of her life! She first used heroin in the early 1940s. There are a couple of excellent texts on her. Read! The movie version is filled with lies and half truths. It does not even deal with the woman who revolutionized the American songbook with her style. Nothing was ever the same!

[TheLordoftheJazz]

Prez cuts everyone to pieces on this....not that everyone doesn't sound incredible

[bbtablet]

I have done further research and discovered it is Gerry Mulligan.

Search You-tube for the following:

Gerry Mulligan - Moonlight In Vermont - 1959

[microscepter]

@bbtablet I believe it's Harry Carney..

[bbtablet]

Does anyone know the name of the baritone sax player please?

[purplerock12]

isnt this Fine and Mellow???

[ccaammiiittoo1]

@Memale2009 You are most appreciated!

[Memale2009]

@ccaammiiittoo1 Oui, vous avez raison. Les deux chanteuses ont commencés à zéro, mais la Piaf aussi a été la victime de sa vie malsaine. Les deux sont nées en 1915 et mortes à l'âge de 48 (P.) et 43 (H.) ans. Il est vrai qu'Edith avait beaucoup plus d'amis qui l'aidaient et l'aimaient, tandis que Lady Day était plus ou moins seule et confrontée au racisme. C'est cette injustice qui lui a brisé le coeur - et bien sûr: ses partenaires qui étaient seulement intéressés à profiter d'elle. Thanks!

[ccaammiiittoo1]

@Memale2009 Ca m'est egale that you didn't express your analysis in English. Those of us with un peu understanding of francais understood you loud and clear. Et vous avez raison quand vous dite, "...l'information de jujubeer est un peu bete (plus que "bete")...Mais je pense que la question de la couleur de sa peau est un peu la cause. Il ya plus. Il est tres etrange pour moi quand j'ecoute la magnifique chanteuse francaise Edith Piaf, il y a le aspect de "blues" aussi et Piaf est blanche!!!

[ccaammiiittoo1]

@Diosprometheus I'm sure you meant to write "Chet B-A-K-E-R," whose "Let's Get Lost" I could listen to forever.  I've written this before that had I been fortunate enough to become a success as a producer, a young Chris Walken would've been my choice to play Baker.