Billie Holiday 1958-What A Little Moonlight Can Do

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The poor picture quality doesn't detract too much when in the presence of the greatness of Billie Holiday!.She is singing 'What A Little Moonlight Can Do' from an 'Art Ford TV Show' in July 1958. Her pianist is Mal Waldron.

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OK, when you want ... ( 4 months ago by LizzyDouglas)

OK, when you want to be a purist, be my guest but for me and many others Blues is a feeling
ánd the feeling and emotion that is generated within me when I hear Blues. Blues may be for you a musical scheme, for me blues is pure emotion and a way of life !! B.t.w. how should you categorise Rock & Roll and the Boogie Woogie where it's stemming from ? Not to speak of Boogie Woogie itself that emerged from 'Ragtime music'.
@Ikkeyik: Nice comment !!

Well, I guess we're ... ( 4 months ago by heartsong4u)

Well, I guess we're going to have to agree to disagree! It seems that you're as passionate about Billie as an artist as I am, and I respect that. And apparently, we're not alone- over 50,000 hits on this post alone! I LOVE YouTube. However we choose to classify Billie, think of all the people (especially the younger ones) who might have missed her artistry completely if not for this forum. BTW, I think we BOTH make interesting points about this incomparable singer-so how about we just enjoy her?

Billie certainly ... ( 3 months ago by robbnyc2007)

Billie certainly sang in both styles (and Blues has an enormous amount of influence on the development of the Jazz idiom) but Billie clearly would have considered herself a Jazz musician. Billie's instrument was her voice, Lester's was his sax -- but they were both Jazz musicians.

"for me and many ... ( 3 months ago by JosephNScott)

"for me and many others Blues is a feeling" Countless artists have recorded literally 90% or so of their output in the I-I-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-V-I-I (or closely related to that) form, suggesting that for those artists, blues is pretty much a form, among other things. Meanwhile with Billie it was more like 10%. There's a very real difference there.

the i iv v is for ... ( 3 months ago by theriffer)

the i iv v is for the simpletons who can't play the ii v i..and the changes! Blues is blues...it's about feeling and expressing it. Jazz blues is blues but a much more complex version. No one will ever convince me Joe Pass was not a master of the blues. Get his Blues Side of Jazz....there was no way to contain that enormous talent inside of 3 chords!....and Billie is in that league....

amen ( 3 months ago by Whatisthescore)

amen

shut up and just ... ( 2 months ago by masselon)

shut up and just listen
nobody cares how much you kno about jazz and blues we are all here because we like her music
and she looks real thin what a shame

she was young when ... ( 2 months ago by Amr3561)

she was young when she died, but she looked so fragile, thin, and looked much older, but the vocal quality is excellent.

I don't know about ... ( 2 months ago by kesandJhart)

I don't know about "excellent". After listening to some of her early recordings I think that her voice gradually became more course and gravelly. This did not hinder her; I think it actually worked for her, giving her voice more feeling with each passing year. I think that Lady Day is beyond "excellent vocal quality" and is representative of "excellent performer".

I know about the ... ( 2 months ago by kesandJhart)

I know about the voice but not a lot about Jazz and what I am experiencing through her performances is fabulous but I am not sure it is because of a great clear voice, but because of the feeling that comes through her voice.

This reminds me of ... ( 2 months ago by dazzlingcrypto)

This reminds me of Kentucky n Louisiana. ~RIP~ Lady day!!! Barn 21 Keeneland!!

remember she died ... ( 1 month ago by rhodathompson76)

remember she died after this performance

She didn't die ... ( 1 month ago by 7714girl)

She didn't die until '59

Her contribution to ... ( 1 month ago by ensconce)

Her contribution to music is beautiful.. Its sad what heroin did to her

The recording she ... ( 1 month ago by tomtowle)

The recording she did with Benny Goodman and Lester Young of this tune was the breakthrough for Billie when performed with John Hammond observing. He was floored. The recording is really scratchy but markedly better than this rendition. I recommend finding it and listening.

I have song on an ... ( 4 weeks ago by magpieeye)

I have song on an old 78 record with Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra, can anyone tell me anything about these records i have? I've got 4 of these 78' with Billie Holiday.

this is pure talent ... ( 2 weeks ago by vincenzopacio)

this is pure talent. I'm only 22 years old but i love this kind of music

wish she could have ... ( 2 weeks ago by candi011)

wish she could have lived longer to make more beautiful music

I am not saying she ... ( 2 weeks ago by machai400)

I am not saying she cannot sing, she does have a rich voice on a lot of songs.
But baby this song right here NO Billie sounds like a wounded hounddog! SORRY I just have to be honest

by this time her ... ( 1 week ago by Citiboi313)

by this time her voice was just about gone, she had terible health problems and she was just getting older

I love Miss Holiday ... ( 1 week ago by davidshep45)

I love Miss Holiday but on this particular song she sounds as if she had just polished off a bottle of vodka before the session. How sad. What a waste of raw talent.

My grandma sings ... ( 6 days ago by azert1993)

My grandma sings better !!!! xD

thats what drugs do ... ( 6 days ago by kennedyarchie)

thats what drugs do to you

Be kind you all, ... ( 3 days ago by hablenico)

Be kind you all, she had a hard life.

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