| Edition |
Limited ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Masters of American music series. |
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Masters of American music series.
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| Note |
Originally broadcast on television in 1990. |
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"Newly digitally remastered"--Container. |
| Performer |
With Carmen McRae, Annie Ross, Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Mal Waldron, Milt Gabler, Albert Murray and others; performances by Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Artie Shaw, Bessie Smith, and many others. |
| Summary |
"Most presentations feature Lady Day as the sad victim of hard times and drugs. The single fact of her life that matters above all others is that she was a great artist who, with Louis Armstrong, invented modern jazz singing. Mining a treasure trove of completely new information, the producers set the record straight - and beautifully. In a voice that is Billie-like in its rasping wiseness and its ring, stage and screen star Ruby Dee reads from Holiday's autobiography, Lady sings the blues"--Container. |
| System Details |
DVD, all regions, full screen (4:3) presentation ; PCM mono. 2.0. |
| Language |
English dialogue, optional French and German subtitles. |
| Subject |
Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959.
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Jazz singers -- United States -- Biography.
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African American women -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical films.
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Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Byron, Toby. Producer.
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Seig, Matthew. Director.
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O'Meally, Robert G., 1948- Screenwriter.
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Saylor, Richard. Producer.
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McRae, Carmen.
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Ross, Annie, 1930-
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Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991.
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Edison, Harry, 1915-1999.
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Waldron, Mal, 1925-2002.
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Gabler, Milt, 1911-2001.
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Murray, Albert.
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Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959.
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Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971.
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Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986.
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Young, Lester, 1909-1959.
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Webster, Ben, 1909-1973.
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Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004.
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Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937.
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Medici Arts (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Many faces of Billie Holiday |
| Standard No. |
880242570987 |
| Music No. |
2057098 Medici Arts |
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