tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38474413.post117008534250015924..comments2023-10-23T10:06:11.057-04:00Comments on C60 Crew: Billie Holiday: All or Nothing at AllMike Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236411343612881152noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38474413.post-1172866005581404172007-03-02T15:06:00.000-05:002007-03-02T15:06:00.000-05:00Speaking of Billie Holiday, There is a great group...Speaking of Billie Holiday, There is a great group on Yahoo called Billie Holiday And The Disciples Of Swing that salutes the art of vocal jazz. During February they were celebrating Girl Singers Month and this weeks playlist includes several tracks by Billie that were recorded in 1957 at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival. You should check them out. Here is the link to the group and the current playlist:<BR/><BR/>http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BillieHoliday_And_The_Disciples_Of_Swing/01 <BR/><BR/>01 And This Is My Beloved.mp3 Gloria Lynne at Basin Street 912 K<BR/><BR/>01 As Long As I Live.mp3 Peggy Lee (rehearsal, 1962) <BR/><BR/>01 Darktown Strutters Ball.mp3 Alberta Hunter, 1978<BR/><BR/>01 I Didn't Know What Time It Was.mp3 Sarah Vaughan, 198X <BR/><BR/>01 Manhattan.mp3 Lee Wiley <BR/><BR/>01 S'Wonderful.mp3 Ella Fitzgerald and Sammy Davis Jr. <BR/><BR/>01 They Raided The Joint.mp3 Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952 <BR/><BR/>02 Loud Talkin' Woman.mp3 Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952 <BR/><BR/>02 The More I See You.mp3 Keely Smith, studio session, 6/20/1985<BR/><BR/><BR/>02 Willow Weep For Me.mp3 Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57 <BR/><BR/>03 Flying Home.mp3 Ella Fitzgerald, Carnegie Hall, 9/18/1949 <BR/><BR/>03 I Only Have Eyes For You.mp3 Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57 <BR/><BR/>03 I'll Get Along Somehow.mp3 Nancy Wilson <BR/><BR/>03 Mood Indigo.mp3 Lena Horne and Tony Bennett <BR/><BR/>04 Billie's Blues.mp3 Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57 <BR/><BR/>04 Lucky Day.mp3 Annie Ross,1959 <BR/><BR/>04 One Night Stand.mp3 Janis Joplin, 1970 <BR/><BR/>04 Why Don't You Do Right.mp3 Linda Hopkins, 6/18/82 <BR/><BR/>05 After You've Gone.mp3 Kay Starr, 1975 <BR/><BR/>05 Azure-te.mp3 Ernestine Anderson, studio session, 1958 <BR/><BR/>05 Lover Come Back To Me.mp3 Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57 <BR/><BR/>05 Miss Brown to You.mp3 Carmen McRae, studio session, 6/29/1961 <BR/><BR/>06 Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby.mp3 Ann Richards, studio session, 1960 <BR/><BR/>07 I'd Rather Go Blind.mp3 Etta James live at Memory Lane, 1986 <BR/><BR/>07 Influences.mp3 Billie Holiday <BR/><BR/>07 The Way We Were.mp3 Peggy Lee (1974 Academy Awards) <BR/><BR/>08 My Funny Valentine.mp3 Anita O'Day at Carnegie Hall, 1986 <BR/><BR/>08 No Ways Tired.mp3 The Barret Sisters, 1983 <BR/><BR/>08 You've Changed.mp3 Shelby Lynne, studio session, <BR/><BR/>09 But Not For Me.mp3 Gladys Knight <BR/><BR/>09 Influences part 2.mp3 Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57 <BR/><BR/>09 Porgy.mp3 Nina Simone at Westbury Music Fair, 1968 <BR/><BR/>09 Skylark.mp3 Aretha Franklin, Detroit Music Hall 1986 <BR/><BR/>10 Mean Way Of Loving.mp3 Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952 <BR/><BR/>13 He Brought Us.mp3 The Barret Sisters, 1983 <BR/><BR/>13 My Funny Valentine_The Gentleman is a Dope.mp3 Peggy Lee and Lena Horne, 1978 <BR/><BR/>15 I Wish You Love 1.mp3 Barbra Streisand, JFK Stadium 1966 <BR/><BR/>15 More.mp3 Baby Jane Dexter <BR/><BR/>15 Only The Lonely.mp3 Aretha Franklin, studio session, 7/16/64<BR/><BR/><BR/>17 I Cried For You.mp3 Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952<BR/><BR/><BR/>17 You Turned The Tables On Me.mp3 Anita O'Day on the BBC, 1964<BR/><BR/><BR/>18 Medley.mp3 Anita O'Day and Chris Connor at Michaels Pub, 1989<BR/><BR/><BR/>19 If I Were A Bell.mp3 June Christy Live At The Dunes <BR/><BR/>20 It Don't Mean A Thing.mp3 June Christy Live At The Dunes <BR/><BR/>21 Jeepers Creepers.mp3 june Christy Live At The Dunes <BR/><BR/>22 Too Marvelous.mp3 June Christy Live At The Dunes <BR/><BR/>25 Mixed Emotions.mp3 Dinah Washington Live At Basin Street, 7/10/55<BR/><BR/><BR/>26 Come Rain Or Shine.mp3 Dinah Washington Live At Basin Street, 7/10/55 <BR/><BR/><BR/>http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BillieHoliday_And_The_Disciples_Of_Swing/<BR/><BR/>12:10 PMBuzz Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216267264849179874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38474413.post-1170862713844216212007-02-07T10:38:00.000-05:002007-02-07T10:38:00.000-05:00thanks for the lesson on Billie, she's a bit daunt...thanks for the lesson on Billie, she's a bit daunting to get into when you've got no clue of where to start.Neil MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06500081996081945890noreply@blogger.com