Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Released:
Feb 2010
Label:
Emarcy
There are countless Lady Day tributes out there, but Bridgewater gets it right. The songs serve to tell many sides of Holiday's art and life. There is a wide gulf between the joyous "Fine and Mellow," the pained "Good Morning Heartache" and the brutal American crimes of "Strange Fruit." Bridgewater is a daring modernist who knows how to bring listeners in instead of scaring them away. She is also a wise bandleader who shows off stellar work from saxophonist James Carter, drummer Lewis Nash and bassist Christian McBride.
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