The Ladies Sing The Blues - 4768

Name: The Ladies Sing The Blues - 4768
Brand: Dream Books Co.
SKU: DBV.B00005OSLK.A
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Amazon.com Culled from rare black-and-white footage from the early to mid-20th century, this excellent anthology showcases a number of gems from the best and brightest female vocalists in America. There's the radiant "Empress of the Blues" Bessie Smith in her only recorded film appearance singing "St. Louis Blues." The gospel great Sister Rosetta Tharpe delivers a down-home version of "That Lonesome Road," which is contrasted by jazzy and sassy Dinah Washington's "Lean Baby." The immortal Billie Holliday's touching 1957 TV performance of "Fine and Mellow," recorded with saxophonists Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, and Gerry Mulligan two years before her death in 1959, is the finest clip in this collection. From Ethel Waters and Sarah Vaughan to Lena Horne, Ida Cox, and Peggy Lee, this set shows why women have been the standard bearers of the American vocal tradition. --Eugene Holley Jr. Product Description Witness Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, Ethel Waters, Ruth Brown, and many other of the Jazz & Blues innovators who paved the way for today's Soul, R&B, & Pop music. Timeless vocal performances highlight this extraordinary musical DVD compilation filled with complete, live performances by the great American divas of the Blues and Jazz. These distinguished and ground-breaking women not only sang their way into legend, but were the major force in American musical culture. Priceless footage of America's and history's greatest Jazz and Blues divas (complete songs, not just tantalizing excerpts) such as Billie Holiday backed by the most extraordinary band ever formed (featuring Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge, and Gerry Mulligan), the great Bessie Smith in her only film appearance, Dinah Washington on stage at The Apollo Theatre, Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, and many, many others. This marvelous showcase of classic American talent is in many instances the artist's only performance ever recorded on camera, and many of the selections were thought to be lost forever. Relive a bygone era and see the 'Ladies' who created an art form in these rare, classic performances thought to be lost forever. Recaptured in this filmed salute to the women who started it all, witness these stars like never before in this entertaining DVD masterpiece that is nothing short of a classic. Selections include: 1. St. Louis Blues by Bessie Smith 2. Darkies Never Dream by Ethel Waters 3. Quicksand by Ethel Waters (with Count Basie & His Orchestra) 4. Fine and Mellow by Billie Holiday (with Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge, and Gerry Mulligan) 5. When You Lose Your Money Blues by Ida Cox (with Jesse Crump) 6. That Lonesome Road by Sister Rosetta Tharp 7. Nobody's Sweetheart Now by Connee Boswell 8. Lean Baby by Dinah Washington 9. Only A Moment Ago by Dinah Washington 10. Have A Good Time by Ruth Brown 11. The Man I Love by Lena Horne 12. Unlucky Woman by Lena Horne (with Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra) 13. You're Mine You by Sarah Vaughan 14. I Cried For You by Helen Humes (with Count Basie & His Orchestra) 15. Why Don't You Do Right? By Peggy Lee (with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra) 16. I Cover the Waterfront by Peggy Lee (with Dave Barbour) DVD BONUS FEATURES: Digital Dolby Audio Digitally Mastered Audio & Video Instant Access to Songs Instant Access to Instrumental Solos English Narration The Ladies Sing the Blues Review A grand parade of American miracles! --Entertainment Weekly This documentary of female blues and jazz singers provides a some wonderful footage of the greats in performance… she (Billie Holiday) sings with as much sense of truth as any country blues singer ever had. Her phrasing and enunciation are exquisitely compassionate. The Video's best surprise is a young Peggy Lee, looking charmingly petulant, doing 'Why Can't You Do Right?' with the Benny Goodman Orchestra. --The Denver Post This 60 minute DVD captures rare video performances of jazz d
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VSKU: DBV.B00005OSLK.A
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Author/Artist:Sarah Vaughan|Billie Holiday|Lena Horne|Bessie Smith|Dinah Washington|Peggy Lee|Sister Rosetta Tharp|Ethel Waters|Count Basie & His Orchestra|Coleman Hawkins|Lester Young|Ben Webster|Roy Eldridge|Gerry Mulligan|Ida Cox|Jesse Crump|Connee Boswell|Ruth Brown|Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra|Helen Humes|Sister Rosetta Tharpe|Tom Jenz
Binding: Dvd

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