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Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron – Left Alone Revisited – A Tribute to Billie Holiday
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Artist……………: Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron
Album…………….: Left Alone Revisited – A Tribute to Billie Holiday
Genre…………….: Jazz
Source……………: NMR
Year……………..: 2002
Ripper……………: NMR
Codec…………….: LAME 3.98
Version…………..: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality…………..: Extreme, (avg. bitrate: 230kbps)
Channels………….: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags……………..: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
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Ripped by…………: NMR
Posted by…………: skin, bone & blubber on 24/12/2011
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Covers……………: Front
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Review / Description
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by Ken Dryden
Mal Waldron’s first tribute to Billie Holiday, titled Left Alone, was recorded in 1959, mere months before the singer’s death. He returned to salute the legendary vocalist on several occasions since then, with this CD likely being his final tribute, recorded less than a year before his own death. Waldron, who worked with Holiday during her last years, is intimately familiar with her takes of the six standards heard on this disc, along with her own “Lady Sings the Blues.” Archie Shepp’s often gritty tenor sax is reminiscent of the texture of Holiday’s voice, yet he perfectly complements Waldron’s lush piano. They also pack a punch with their stark performance of “Left Alone” (Shepp’s occasional reed squeaks seem deliberate, as if to imitate breaks in her voice). Waldron also recites Holiday’s lyrics set to his composition at the conclusion of the CD. Shepp switches to soprano sax for an emotional take of “Everything Happens to Me” and “I Only Have Eyes for You,” with the latter song sounding as if the unheard singer is being ignored by her love interest. Shepp’s “Blues for 52nd Street” is both sassy and swinging. This instrumental salute to Billie Holiday is one of the best albums ever to honor her memory.
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Tracklisting
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1. Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron – Easy Living [05:53]
2. Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron – Nice Work If You Can Get It[04:27]
3. Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron – Everything Happens To Me [05:49]
4. Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron – Left Alone [09:10]
5. Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron – When Your Lover Has Gone [05:28]
6. Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron – I Only Have Eyes For You [06:50]
7. Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron – Blues For 52nd Street [05:25]
8. Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron – Porgy [08:38]
9. Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron – Lady Sings The Blues [03:34]
10. Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron – Left Alone (Spoken Lyrics) [00:49]
Playing Time………: 56:08
Total Size………..: 93.36 MB
NFO generated on…..: 24/12/2011 04:37:00
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