BODY AND SOUL/180g Audiophile Purple Vinyl

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With: Billie Holiday (vocals), Ben Webster (tenor sax), Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), among others.
It is not only because it is one of the last albums released during Billie Holiday's lifetime that "Body And Soul" is an essential addition to any record collection. Recorded two years before her passing, it showcases the unique sound of "Lady Day" – as the saxophonist Lester Young called her – this phrasing and musicality that made her the equal of the most sophisticated instrumentalists. Above all, it is because "Body And Soul" possesses such emotional power, thanks to its astonishing interpretative accuracy. Surrounded by exceptional musicians, Billie Holiday expresses a contained yet palpable pain that, while one might overlook taking them seriously, reveals the full narrative and almost biographical dimension of the lyrics of these standards, and offers the privilege of hearing them like never before, and perhaps since.