Lady Day : the many faces of Billie Holiday
(DVD)
Contributors
Byron, Toby, producer.
Seig, Matthew, director.
O'Meally, Robert G., 1948- screenwriter.
Saylor, Richard, producer.
McRae, Carmen.
Seig, Matthew, director.
O'Meally, Robert G., 1948- screenwriter.
Saylor, Richard, producer.
McRae, Carmen.
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Medici Arts ;, [2009].
Format
DVD
Edition
Limited ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Oliver La Farge - Media
DVD 789.5 Lad
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DVD 789.5 Lad
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Medici Arts ;, [2009].
Edition
Limited ed.
Language
English
UPC
880242570987
Notes
General Note
Originally broadcast on television in 1990.
General Note
"Newly digitally remastered"--Container.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
Most presentations feature Lady Day as the sad victim of hard times and drugs. Mining a treasure trove of 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.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 0, 4:3; PCM mono. 2.0.
Language
English with optional French and German subtitles.