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Released
  
1957

Artist
  
Webster Young

Producer
  
Bob Weinstock

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
42:09

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Prestige Records

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Recorded
  
June 14, 1957Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

For Lady(1957)
  
Webster Young Plays the Miles Davis Songbook(1961)

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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.

Contents

Reception

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".

Track listing

  1. "The Lady" (Webster Young) - 7:00
  2. "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 7:05
  3. "Moanin' Low" (Howard Dietz, Ralph Rainger) - 7:42
  4. "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) - 8:54
  5. "Don't Explain" (Holiday, Herzog) - 7:10
  6. "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

    • Songs

    1The Lady7:03
    2God Bless the Child7:08
    3Moanin' Low7:48

    References

    For Lady Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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