Front album cover. Billie Holiday’s album Body and Soul. Sorry for the scanner sizing.
Scan from the “Body and Soul” album back. Scanning by Paul Goldfinger. My album
By Paul Goldfinger, MD, Editor. Blogfinger.net
This monaural album was a “special limited edition” of which my copy (above) was #2550. The producer of the vinyl album was a famous jazz company called “Verve Records.” They have been in business since the 1950’s.
Her career blossomed in the 1930’s but she remained a huge star after that. This album emerged in 1956 featuring a collection of 8 magnificent standards.
“Embraceable You” was written by George and Ira Gershwin. The producer of this album used the best jazz studio musicians to back up Lady Day’s extraordinary musical style.
This cut is from the “Body and Soul” album, but it is a modern digital file from Apple Music.
NOTE: There will be at least 2 sellers of vinyl records on Mt. Hermon Way during our Town Wide Yard Sale. Watch the Yard Sale tab at the top of our home page: Blogfinger.net. Paul Goldfinger, Editor. Ocean Grove, NJ
It’s a shame that the CMA never scheduled some jazz greats to perform in the GA. The closest they came was with Tony Bennett’s performance and that of jazz pianist Sean Gough in the Tabernacle. Their programming has always been narrowly focused. And despite all the music around here, especially in Asbury Park, besides Springsteen style rock, there isn’t much jazz, Broadway, country, pop, or Latin.
And other forms are also missing. The CMA has had religious music and classical, which often is wonderful. We used to have Doo Wops, but no more.
It’s too bad, because of our amazing venue—The Great Auditorium.
My mother dated a trumpet player in high school who was permitted to sit in with some of the great jazz performers while in Philadelphia. At one of those performances she was lucky to see Billie Holiday perform.