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The Ladies Sing The Blues - Movie Download

Plot

This acclaimed compilation brings together full-length, rare performances from the great ladies of song: Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Peggy Lee, Lena Horne, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan and Ethel Waters.

Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as "a grand parade of American miracles," Ladies captures the excitement of the most distinctive female vocalists in Jazz.

Selections include:
St. Louis Blues (Bessie Smith)
Darkies Never Dream (Ethel Waters)
Quicksand (Ethel Waters with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
Fine and Mellow (Billie Holiday with Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge, Gerry Mulligan)
When You Lose Your Money Blues (Ida Cox with Jesse Crump)
That Lonesome Road (Sister Rosetta Tharp)
Nobody's Sweetheart Now (Connee Boswell)
Lean Baby (Dinah Washington)
Only A Moment Ago (Dinah Washington)
Have A Good Time (Ruth Brown)
The Man I Love (Lena Horne)
Unlucky Woman (Lena Horne with Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra)
You're Mine You (Sarah Vaughan)
I Cried For You (Helen Humes with Count Basie & His Orchestra)
Why Don't You Do Right? (Peggy Lee with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra)
I Cover The Waterfront (Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour)

Additional Information

  • Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • Format: NTSC
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (standard TV)
  • Color: Black & White
  • Sound: Dolby Digital