Billie Holiday Fine and Mellow (1957)
Reunited after many years with tenor saxophonist Lester Young, Billie s visual reaction to his moving solo remains as eloquent as anything she ever sang; a touching finale to their historic musical partnership. This is perhaps the single most famous live jazz performance in TV history. Other members of the allstar band seen here: Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Gerry Mulligan, Roy Eldridge, Doc Cheatham, Vic Dickenson, Danny Barker, Milt Hinton, Mal
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