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Contents: ?yEverything Jazz?z?yVolume 2: Universal Edition?z?yUHQCD Specification?z?yGreen Color Label Coating?z?yFirst Time on UHQCD?z 200 carefully selected masterpieces from prestigious labels that have shone brightly in history, loved not only overseas but also in Japan for many years. 91 titles are being released on UHQCD for the first time. The booklet includes new liner notes as well as comments from the artists about each work. All albums utilize high-quality UHQCD + green color label coating to faithfully reproduce the sound of the original recording. A friendly series logo by world-renowned illustrator C?sar Debargue. Series Release Schedule: Volume 1: May 28th (Wed) Verve Edition - 50 titles in total (28 of which are being released on UHQCD for the first time) Volume 2: June 25th (Wed) Universal Edition (Impulse!, EmArcy, Decca, etc.) - 50 titles in total (20 of which are being released on UHQCD for the first time) Volume 3: September 24th (Wed) Concord Edition (Prestige, Riverside, Contemporary, etc.) 50 works in total (20 of which are being released on UHQCD for the first time) 4th installment: Wednesday, October 22nd Blue Note Edition 50 works in total (13 of which are being released on UHQCD for the first time) The masterpiece of "Lady Day," whose title track that denounces racial discrimination is so famous. A definitive performance in which joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure are woven into understated phrasing.
Billie Holiday (vocals), Sonny White, Eddie Haywood (piano), John Williams, John Simmons (bass), Ed Shaughnessy, Sidney Catlett (drums), Frank Newton, Doc Cheatham (trumpet), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Tab Smith, Len Davis (saxophone), and others. Recorded in New York on April 20, 1939, March 25, April 1, and April 8, 1944. Media reviews and more: The masterpiece of "Lady Day," whose title track, an denunciation of racial discrimination, is so famous. A definitive performance that weaves joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure into understated phrasing. (C)RS
