Billie Holiday - The Essential Billie Holiday: Carnegie Hall Concert Recorded Live (1961/2015)
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This live concert album, recorded at two packed shows at Carnegie Hall in November 1956, contains the biographical narration that accompanied the music during the concerts, recited by Gilbert Millstein of The New York Times. Billie Holiday is backed by the Chico Hamilton Quintet featuring guitarist Kenny Burrell and two horn sections including Coleman Hawkins and Al Cohn on tenor sax and Roy Eldridge and Buck Clayton on trumpet.
It’s an interesting record in that it was recorded in 1956 and issued here in 1961 as part of Verve’s Essentials series, which were tributes to jazz greats on the Verve labels, several of whom, unfortunately, had died. These included Lester Young and Charlie Parker. This album was recorded live at Carnegie Hall as part of a concert in which Holiday sang and in which she also had several sections of her autobiography, Lady Sings The Blues, read aloud to highlight various aspects of her life and to serve as introductions to some of the songs. The readings were performed by Gilbert Millstein, who was a writer for The New York Times and who also contributed liner notes to this record. In addition to Millstein’s notes and commentary, there is also an essay by Nat Hentoff. Here’s an excerpt: “The audience was hers from before she sang, greeting her and saying good-bye with heavy, loving applause. And at one time, the musicians too applauded. It was a night when Billie was on top, undeniably the best and most honest jazz singer alive”.
Tracklist:
01 - Reading From "Lady Sings The Blues" 1
02 - Lady Sings The Blues
03 - Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
04 - Reading From "Lady Sings The Blues" 2 / Trav'lin' Light
05 - Reading From "Lady Sings The Blues" 3
06 - Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
07 - I'll Be Seeing You
08 - I Love My Man
09 - Body And Soul
10 - Reading From "Lady Sings The Blues" 4
11 - Don't Explain
12 - Yesterdays
13 - Reading From "Lady Sings The Blues" 5
14 - My Man
15 - I Cried For You
16 - Fine And Mellow
17 - I Cover The Waterfront
18 - What A Little Moonlight Can Do
Produced by Norman Granz.
Recorded November 10, 1956 at Carnegie Hall in New York.
Musicians:
Billie Holiday - vocals
Carl Drinkard - piano
Kenny Burrell - guitar
Carson Smith - bass
Chico Hamilton - drums
Narration by Gilbert Millstein
TRACKS 1-9:
Roy Eldridge - trumpet
Coleman Hawkins - tenor sax
Tony Scott - piano
TRACKS 10-18:
Buck Clayton - trumpet
Al Cohn - tenor sax
Tony Scott - clarinet
Analyzed: Billie Holiday / The Essential Billie Holiday: Carnegie Hall Concert Recorded Live
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -2.47 dB -20.16 dB 2:53 01-Reading From "Lady Sings The Blues" 1 (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR11 -0.90 dB -16.35 dB 2:38 02-Lady Sings The Blues (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR10 -0.62 dB -13.35 dB 2:31 03-Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR13 -0.67 dB -15.49 dB 0:45 04-Reading From "Lady Sings The Blues" 2/Trav'lin' Light (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR15 -0.61 dB -18.20 dB 2:07 05-Reading From "Lady Sings The Blues" 3 (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR10 -0.90 dB -13.22 dB 1:43 06-Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR11 -2.26 dB -18.04 dB 2:24 07-I'll Be Seeing You (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR11 -0.95 dB -15.46 dB 3:18 08-I Love My Man (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR11 -0.59 dB -15.26 dB 2:38 09-Body And Soul (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR16 -2.31 dB -20.63 dB 0:56 10-Reading From "Lady Sings The Blues" 4 (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR12 -0.85 dB -17.39 dB 2:28 11-Don't Explain (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR9 -0.62 dB -12.82 dB 1:13 12-Yesterdays (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR16 -2.39 dB -22.48 dB 2:50 13-Reading From "Lady Sings The Blues" 5 (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR12 -0.60 dB -17.92 dB 3:13 14-My Man (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR9 -0.61 dB -14.49 dB 3:09 15-I Cried For You (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR9 -0.53 dB -12.48 dB 3:15 16-Fine And Mellow (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR13 -0.75 dB -18.44 dB 3:44 17-I Cover The Waterfront (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR9 -0.67 dB -12.43 dB 2:49 18-What A Little Moonlight Can Do (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
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Number of tracks: 18
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 6633 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -2.47 dB -20.16 dB 2:53 01-Reading From "Lady Sings The Blues" 1 (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR11 -0.90 dB -16.35 dB 2:38 02-Lady Sings The Blues (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR10 -0.62 dB -13.35 dB 2:31 03-Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR13 -0.67 dB -15.49 dB 0:45 04-Reading From "Lady Sings The Blues" 2/Trav'lin' Light (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR15 -0.61 dB -18.20 dB 2:07 05-Reading From "Lady Sings The Blues" 3 (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR10 -0.90 dB -13.22 dB 1:43 06-Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR11 -2.26 dB -18.04 dB 2:24 07-I'll Be Seeing You (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR11 -0.95 dB -15.46 dB 3:18 08-I Love My Man (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR11 -0.59 dB -15.26 dB 2:38 09-Body And Soul (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR16 -2.31 dB -20.63 dB 0:56 10-Reading From "Lady Sings The Blues" 4 (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR12 -0.85 dB -17.39 dB 2:28 11-Don't Explain (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR9 -0.62 dB -12.82 dB 1:13 12-Yesterdays (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR16 -2.39 dB -22.48 dB 2:50 13-Reading From "Lady Sings The Blues" 5 (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR12 -0.60 dB -17.92 dB 3:13 14-My Man (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR9 -0.61 dB -14.49 dB 3:09 15-I Cried For You (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR9 -0.53 dB -12.48 dB 3:15 16-Fine And Mellow (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR13 -0.75 dB -18.44 dB 3:44 17-I Cover The Waterfront (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
DR9 -0.67 dB -12.43 dB 2:49 18-What A Little Moonlight Can Do (Live At Carnegie Hall/1956)
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Number of tracks: 18
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 6633 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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