Stunning stuff. Billie Holiday, thin, raspy voice, lacking range. But a truly wonderful vocalist. Fantastic emotional impact. As Frank Sinatra said in 1958: "Lady Day is unquestionably the most important influence on American popular singing in the last twenty years."
Been years since i had a cassette deck in my system but acquired one this week and hooked it into one of my systems. Found a mix tape put together for a 1991 road trip to Moosewood in Ithica NY, among many great tunes this one popped up.
Last night we got to see the Tesla Quartet, live, in a small auditorium.
The highlight was that the last piece was my (and SWMBO's) favourite piece of chamber music, Ravel's String quartet in F major.
Also, the tickets were only $5 each.
Hooray for having a nearby university with a decent music department. Lots of cheap or free live music.