For Lady Day

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For Lady Day
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Studio album by
Zoot Sims
Released1991
RecordedApril 10 & 11, 1978
StudioNew York City
Genre Jazz
Length47:55
Label Pablo
2310 942
Producer Norman Granz
Zoot Sims chronology
If I'm Lucky
(1977)		For Lady Day
(1991)		 Warm Tenor
(1978)

For Lady Day is an album by saxophonist Zoot Sims recorded in 1978 but not released by the Pablo label until 1991. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Reception

Professional ratings
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AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims and pianist Jimmy Rowles' tribute to Billie Holiday is melodic, tasteful, and largely memorable ... they perform 11 songs associated with Holiday, including quite a few that would have been lost in obscurity if Lady Day had not uplifted them with her recordings ... A lyrical and heartfelt tribute". [5]

Track listing

  1. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 3:42
  2. "That Old Devil Called Love" (Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher) – 5:01
  3. "Some Other Spring" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Irene Kitchings) – 4:57
  4. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 4:26
  5. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 5:49
  6. "I Cried for You" (Gus Arnheim, Abe Lyman, Arthur Freed) – 4:31
  7. "Body and Soul" (Green, Heyman, Frank Eyton, Robert Sour) – 3:21
  8. "Trav'lin' Light" (Trummy Young, Jimmy Mundy, Johnny Mercer) – 4:48
  9. "You're My Thrill" (Jay Gorney, Sidney Clare) – 3:45
  10. "No More" (Tutti Camarata, Bob Russell) – 3:04
  11. "My Man" (Maurice Yvain, Jacques Charles, Albert Willemetz, Channing Pollock) – 5:19

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Both Sides Now: Pablo Album Discography Preview accessed May 29, 2019
  2. ↑ Jazzdisco: Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-900 series. Retrieved May 29, 2019
  3. ↑ Jazzdisco: Zoot Sims Catalog accessed May 29, 2019
  4. ↑ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Zoot Sims Discography accessed May 29, 2019
  5. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Zoot Sims: For Lady Day – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  6. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1304. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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