Posts Tagged ‘If You Were Mine’

Billie Holiday and C&B

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April 21st, 2023 Posted 7:39 am

Music is important in the Chet and Bernie series and this song comes up a lot. Chet is especially into Roy Eldridge’s solo that closes it out. I actually saw him play at club on New York in the ’70’s. As for Billie Holiday all I can say is ou sont les neiges d’antan?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVc3CPYKPhQ

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If You Were Mine

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October 26th, 2022 Posted 9:27 am

Music is important in the Chet and Bernie series (and central to Heart of Barkness) and this song comes up a lot. Chet is especially into Roy Eldridge’s solo that closes it out. I actually saw him play at club on New York in the ’70’s. As for Billie Holiday all I can say is ou sont les neiges d’antan?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fke2b6ftQ_8

 

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Billie Holiday

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April 8th, 2015 Posted 7:23 am

Yesterday was the 100th anniversary of her birth. Somehow missed by us, despite her importance to C&B!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7Pa4pv3x3k

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Chet And Bernie Music (1)

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January 13th, 2012 Posted 9:05 am

“Someone was unfamiliar with If You Were Mine?” Admin says.

“So here it is,” Spence says. “If You Were Mine, by Johnny Mercer and Matty Malneck, with Billie Holiday on vocals and an all-star band. The understated and brilliant pianist is Teddy Wilson, and that’s Roy Eldridge on trumpet at the end – you’ll see why that trumpet does things to Chet. The year – 1936, probably when she was at the height of her powers.”

For Molly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7Pa4pv3x3k

Welcome Finn McCool. Beary – please retry.

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