For Lady
For Lady | ||||
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Studio album by Webster Young | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded |
June 14, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:09 | |||
Label |
Prestige PR 7106 | |||
Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
Webster Young chronology | ||||
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For Lady (subtitled songs Billie Holiday made famous... an instrumental tribute to her great talents) is an album by American jazz cornetist Webster Young featuring tracks recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Jim Todd stating, "While trumpeter Webster Young pays tribute to Billie Holiday on this, his only studio date as a leader, the set is equally a tribute to Young's musical role model, Miles Davis".[2]
Track listing
- "The Lady" (Webster Young) - 7:00
- "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 7:05
- "Moanin' Low" (Howard Dietz, Ralph Rainger) - 7:42
- "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) - 8:54
- "Don't Explain" (Holiday, Herzog) - 7:10
- "Strange Fruit" (Abel Meeropol) - 4:18
Personnel
- Webster Young - cornet
- Paul Quinichette - tenor saxophone
- Mal Waldron - piano
- Joe Puma - guitar
- Earl May - bass
- Ed Thigpen - drums
References
- ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed May 28, 2013
- 1 2 Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed May 28, 2013
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