Reunited after many years with tenor saxophonist Lester Young, Billie's visual reaction to his moving solo remains as eloquent as anything she ever sang; a touching finale to their historic musical partnership. Introduced by Robert Herridge (producer/host of CBS' "The Sound of Jazz"), this is perhaps the single most famous "live jazz" performance in TV history. Other members of the all-star band seen here: Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Gerry Mulligan, Roy Eldridge, Doc Cheatham, Vic Dickenson, Danny Barker, Milt Hinton, Mal Waldron..."We shall not see their likes again."
wow, I`m deeply impressed. Thank you very much for this video!!!! And I wish love and peace and happiness to all of your here! R.I.P. Billie Holiday.
yimheretoday(November 22, 2008 at 12:23 am)
i've heard her called a lot of things but never a troll,but if you say so it's holiday the troll.
yimheretoday(November 22, 2008 at 12:21 am)
then you're a loser like she was.
erictheangrypenguin(November 21, 2008 at 12:16 pm)
What a great moment in musical history. So many jazz greats in one room, and one magnificent voice! Oooh yes!!
drv8888(November 21, 2008 at 1:57 am)
such an ignorant statement. you could have framed it as your opinion. but because you didnt, what you think has been invalidated.
filbert45(November 20, 2008 at 2:16 pm)
My favourite music video clip of all time! The best moment is when Billie nods her head at the end of Lester Young's solo , reflecting upon all the times they had together. Extremely poignant since they were both dead within two years!
filbert45(November 20, 2008 at 2:07 pm)
I am a heroine addict myself. I love women!
aenglish88(November 20, 2008 at 1:54 am)
Heroin is destructive. Billie herself said, "Junk never helped anybody play better, sing better, or do anything better. All it can do is kill you the long, slow, hard way."Still, I don't think her use reflects badly on her character. Many good people are drawn into vices, especially artists who have to deal with inner demons. I especially don't think Billie's heroin use diminishes the value of her music, though it may have lowered the quality (but how would we know?).
THERIGHTREVEREND(November 19, 2008 at 6:58 pm)
I hope nobody takes your "so what if she did heroin" commment to mean that there's nothing destructive about heroin.
kenjames64(November 18, 2008 at 6:02 am)
to answer your question, yimheretoday. Yes, she was a junkie. She was for most of her adult life. It's your assertion that she was nothing more and nothing less. She was so much more. And, sir or ma'am, if you cannot hear that, then why make a comment about her at all?
aenglish88(November 18, 2008 at 5:55 am)
so what if she did heroin? leave it and enjoy the music you uptight ass
yimheretoday(November 18, 2008 at 5:34 am)
Diana Ross works this song, she owns it now, as well as nearly every holiday song she sings. sorry holiday fans.
