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Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday | 
 enlarge | Artist: Etta James
Label: RCA Victor
Category: Music
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 34903
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 82114
UPC: 010058211426
EAN: 0010058211426
ASIN: B0000000LG
Release Date: March 15, 1994
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| Tracks:
| • | Don't Explain - Etta James, Herzog, Arthur Jr. | | • | You've Changed - Etta James, Carey, Bill | | • | The Man I Love - Etta James, Gershwin, George | | • | I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You - Etta James, Crosby, Bing | | • | Lover Man - Etta James, Davis, Jimmy [3] | | • | Embraceable You - Etta James, Gershwin, George | | • | How Deep Is the Ocean? - Etta James, Berlin, Irving | | • | (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over - Etta James, Magidson, Herbert | | • | Body and Soul - Etta James, Heyman, Edward | | • | The Very Thought of You - Etta James, Noble, Ray | | • | I'll Be Seeing You - Etta James, Kahal, Irving |
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Amazon.com essential recording
The real mystery is why it took so long for Etta James to win a Grammy. But this great American vocalist claimed her first statue by paying tribute to another grand singer. James's versions of Billie Holiday-identified tunes like "Don't Explain," "You've Changed," "Lover Man," and "The Man I Love" are the best readings of Lady Day's signatures in a generation. Pianist Cedar Walton leads the seven-piece band in spare and graceful arrangements faithful to the mainstream jazz sound of the '40s and '50s, which gives James ample room to exercise her soaring range and deliver a dazzling, seductive, and warm tour de force. --Ted Drozdowski
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| Customer Reviews:
MISS ETTA JAMES DOES LADY DAY November 4, 2008
COMPUTERJAZZMAN (Cliffside Park, New Jersey United States)
VERY FINE TRIBUTE ALBUM BY ETTA JAMES SINGING SONGS MADE FAMOUS BY BILLIE HOLIDAY. IRONICALLY, THIS WAS HER FIRST GRAMMY, SINGING SOMEONE ELSE'S MUSIC, AFTER ALL OF THE CLASSIC RECORDINGS SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE OVER THE YEARS. WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT THIS CD IS THAT IT STILL SOUNDS LIKE ETTA JAMES, NOT SOMEONE IMITATING BILLIE HOLIDAY. GREAT ARRANGEMENTS AND BACKUP, TOO. FINE INTERPRETATIONS OF ONE GREAT ARTIST PAYING TRIBUTE TO ANOTHER ONE.
Been listening to this one for 12 years January 9, 2008
LikeShoesToo (Dearborn, MI)
In 1995 I jumped into the backseat of a car. This CD was playing. Lady in the front seat asks the driver who was singing. He replies "that's Etta James." She says "Damn, that's Etta? Yeah, that's back when you heard a woman singing and you knew who was doing the singing."
I bought the CD that very night and have been listening to it constantly from that point on. Even if you're not a Billie Holiday fan or for that matter, an Etta James fan, this one is just a must-have. You won't stop listening.
Wonderful, Simply Wonderful December 24, 2003
I was surprised that I would love this CD so much because I had heard of Etta James but I didn't know to much about her or her music (she was a little before my time). I have to say this CD is timeless. I love the words of the songs and the richness of her voice. Etta truly makes me wish I could have been around to hear Billie do the honors herself.
 The only woman to do Lady Day some justice... June 2, 2003
Nathan (Charlotte, N.C. United States)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
'Ya heard? I'm'a make this as short as possible. Etta James has one'a the mos' passionate an' wrenching voices in all blues n' soul music an' when she takes on THESE numbers, you hear that an' them some. As a big fan'a Billie Holiday not many singer could give much credibility to performin' the songs that she made famous. But this jus' works. Ms. James, rather than adopting the ballads with her own style, jus' adopted a DIFFERENT style than she normally does so that she can sing 'The Man I Love', 'Embraceable You', an' 'The Very Thought of You' with all the relaxed subtlety that Lady Day did. With a nice jazz backing section, she lays the loveliness on thick. Strictly fans'a her work only may not be as enthralled by this set, but if your musical tastes cover the whole spectrum from blues to soul to this ol' traditional-style jazz, then definitely check this out. This is one'a the most earnest, sincere, an' well-done tribute albums of all time. Ms. Billie would be proud.
A jazz legend paying tribute to another jazz legend.. May 8, 2003
mypetconcubine (Waianae, Hawaii U.S.A.)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Etta james finally wona Grammy for this album which is shocking cause hello she's etta james what in the world took the grammy's so long...
this is a great cd ..that has a living legend pay tribute to another departed legend of jazz Billy holiday..
her range is incredible...considering she is a true barritone...amazing...one of her best albums..
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