The Sound Of Jazz

Genre: Jazz
Year of publication: 2015
Duration: long

     来自于1957年在CBS电视台登场的一次现场演出，这是北美荧屏开始播出大型爵士乐节目的一场重要演出。演出召齐了32位来自摇摆乐时代的爵士乐手， 亮点之一便是Billie Holiday的加入——而且与之合作的是她的前男友兼前合作乐手Lester Young。此时的Billie Holiday嗓音已是惊人的损毁，但她的演绎却又是到达了一种情感体验的巅峰。Fine & Mellow是她在39年左右的大热曲目，而且这首歌原先还只是单曲的B面作品。Billie与已多年不曾来往的密友Lester默契依旧，合作完这首歌 的两年内，两人相继离世。
Tracklist:
[1-10] THE SOUND OF JAZZ (1957), featuring:
- HENRY " RED" ALLEN
- COUNT BASIE
- ROY ELDRIDGE
- JIMMY GIUFFRE
- COLEMAN HAWKINS
- BILLIE HOLIDAY
- THELONIOUS MONK
- GERRY MULLIGAN
- BEN WEBSTER
- LESTER YOUNG
Among others

[11-14] JAZZ FROM STUDIO 61 (1959), featuring:
- AHMAD JAMAL TRIO
- BEN WEBSTER-BUCK CLAYTON QUINTET
[15-17] JAMIN' THE BLUES (1944), featuring:
- LESTER YOUNG
- HARRY SWEET EDISON
- ILLINOIS JACQUET
Among others
[18] STAGE ENTRANCE TV SHOW (1952), featuring:
- CHARLIE PARKET
- DIZZY GILLESPIE
[19-22] THE SOUND OF MILES DAVIS (1959), featuring:
- MILES DAVIS
- JOHN COLTRANE
- WYNTON KELLY
- PAUL CHAMBERS
- JIMMY COBB
- THE GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA