excerpt from 'Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It' pp. 200 (140 words)
excerpt from 'Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It' pp. 200 (140 words)
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I played for Lady Day [Billie Holiday] for about two and a half years [1946-1949] and I guess you'd call it quite an experience. [...] I'll always remember the concert at Carnegie Hall when she got out [of prison]. It was one of the greatest thrills of my life. One thing about Lady, she was the easiest singer I every played [piano] for. […] She had the greatest conception of beat I ever heard. It just didn't matter what kind of song she was singin'. She could sing the fastest tune in the world or else something that was like a dirge, but you could take a metronome and she'd be right there. Hell! With Lady you could relax while you were playin' for her. You could damn near forget the tune. Man, but gettin' her to work was another thing. |
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