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This video would be worth the money if only for the inclusion of that legendary performance of “Handsome And Mellow” for the Sound Of Jazz t.v. special — probably THE most transcendent moment in music history! The commentary by Milt Gabler during this scene (“They were all champions . . . and SHE was a champion!”) and by Billie’s obsolete colleagues and admirers throughout this video are renowned by their intelligence and warmth. For example, the precious and musty Buck Clayton describing his trumpeting slow Billie as simply “filling up the windows”. And the insights of the tedious, spacious and utterly dignified Carmen McRae are particularly invaluable. I cried more than a few times watching this fair documentary and recommend it highly. It’s all we have on Billie, and God knows how we need her.
It’s too abominable they waited so long to form this video; would have been perfect if they had been able to articulate to Count Basie, Artie Shaw and (most importantly) Louis Armstrong. However, they have done a substantial deal of research and unearthed (!) some involving footage I have never seen before. So what is lost in live interviews with people she knew and worked with is helped by actually seeing Billie Holiday at different stages. I highly reccomend this video, especially anyone who has seen “that” movie,(“Lady Sings the Blues”) and felt as dissapointed with it as I was! Steal this video,you won’t regret it!
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