Lady Sings the Blues Jamaican Recordings Kenny Wheeler is the composer

Kenny Wheeler is the composer of the nine hauntingly lyrical chamber-elaborations and endows them with his singular timbre on flugelhorn and trumpet in expressive melodic exchanges with alto saxophonist Lee Konitz

his two earlier singles feature on the record

1959 (reissued 2023)

"Lady Sings the Blues" is the name of the Billie Holiday album presented here

Billy Parker or Carlos Garnett - Dee Dee is the glue that fuses these artists together

Lady Sings the Blues Jamaican Recordings Kenny Wheeler is the composer"Lady Sings the Blues" is the name of the Billie Holiday album presented here, as well as the records title track. It was even used as the title of the singers autobiography, which she presented shortly before the making of this amazing LP. The album placed Lady Day in the company of celebrated jazz stars, such as Charlie Shavers, Harry Sweets Edison, Paul Quinichette, Wynton Kelly, Barney Kessel, and Kenny Burrell, and received a five star rating in