FOR LADY- PRESTIGE 7106- superb near mint original
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PRESTIGE 7106 FOR LADY. original . vinyl nm cover nm labels nm. Please wait for invoice. some overseas locations require insurance or tracking. thanks. Review by Jim Todd
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. Young hasMiles' soft-focus tone from the early to mid-'50s and, according to Ira Gitler's liner notes, he is actually playing Miles' cornet on the date. The similarities between the two players make this 1957 session a satisfying companion to Miles' work circa 1951-1953. Young is nicely matched here with tenor saxophonist Paul Quinichette, with the two of them using a pleasantly blowsy approach to weave loose, discursive counterpoint around each other. Guitarist Joe Puma distinguishes the set with thoughtful, understated playing that calls to mind Kenny Burrell's own Prestige dates from this period. Pianist Mal Waldron, drummer Ed Thigpen, and bassist Earl May infuse the performances with a cohesive, relaxed swing. They give each other lots of space, and Waldron makes astute choices in his chord selection, phrasing, and comping strategies. The tracks comprise five pieces associated with Holidayand one Young original, written in homage to Lady Day. True to Holiday's approach, the mood is world-weary, bordering on bleak, but with breaches of light like those that would briefly suffuse Holiday's songs. "
Tracks Title Composer Time 1 The Lady Young 7:00 2 God Bless the Child Herzog, Holiday 7:05 3 Moanin' Low Dietz, Rainger 7:42 4 Good Morning Heartache Drake, Fisher, Higginbotham 8:54 5 Don't Explain Herzog, Holiday 7:10 6 Strange Fruit Allan, Allen 4:18price rating
