For Lady
| For Lady | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | June 14, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:09 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7106 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
| Webster Young chronology | ||||
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For Lady (subtitled songs Billie Holiday made famous... an instrumental tribute to her great talents) is an album by the American jazz cornetist Webster Young.[1][2] It contains tracks recorded in 1957 for the Prestige label.[3][4]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
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."[5] All About Jazz praised the album's "sleepy sadness," writing that "Young's approach to the trumpet was relaxed and steady ... bucking the trend toward the poker-hot heat beginning to be exhibited by Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard."[4]
Track listing
- "The Lady" (Webster Young) – 7:00
- "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) – 7:05
- "Moanin' Low" (Howard Dietz, Ralph Rainger) – 7:42
- "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) – 8:54
- "Don't Explain" (Holiday, Herzog) – 7:10
- "Strange Fruit" (Abel Meeropol) – 4:18
Personnel
- Webster Young – cornet
- Paul Quinichette – tenor saxophone
- Mal Waldron – piano
- Joe Puma – guitar
- Earl May – double bass
- Ed Thigpen – drums
References
- ^ Bernstein, Adam (December 18, 2003). "D.C. Jazz Trumpeter Webster Young Dies at 71" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ Carlson, Russell. "Trumpeter Webster Young Dies". JazzTimes.
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 28, 2013
- ^ a b Jazz, All About. "Jazz news: Webster Young: For Lady". All About Jazz News.
- ^ a b Todd, J. AllMusic review accessed May 28, 2013