medjuck Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 I've just come across 2 cuts Billie Holiday recorded with Percy Faith's Orchestra on December 9 1957. (You Better Go Now and Them There Eyes.) They seem to be radio transcriptions for "The Woolworth's Jazz Hour", whatever that was. They're pretty god arrangements with Lady Day in fine form. Does anyone know anything about them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 That would be recorded the day after the Sound of Jazz broadcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 ..."The Woolworth's Jazz Hour", whatever that was... I'd like to know that myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted May 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 That would be recorded the day after the Sound of Jazz broadcast. Ooooops. My bad. Make that December 9, 1956. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Schlouch Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 That would be recorded the day after the Sound of Jazz broadcast. Chuck, Please send me your email address. Thank! Claude Schlouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 ..."The Woolworth's Jazz Hour", whatever that was... I'd like to know that myself. It seems that Percy Faith was the musical director of a show called The Woolworth Hour or The F.W. Woolworth Hour in 1955 - 1956 on CBS. That's all I could find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 From the website www.billieholidaysongs.com/live_songs.htm comes: Live Session #52 [radio broadcast] New York, 9/December/1956 Percy Faith And the Woolworth Orchestra Unknown Band, Billie Holiday (v) Percy Faith was a popular arranger and conductor. From 1955 to 1957 he worked as musical director for the CBS show "Woolworth Jazz Hour", where this radio broadcast took place. This is the only session she ever did with Faith. Count Basie was also in the show. (LR 176) You Better Go Now (LR 177) Them There Eyes Tracks in the box Perfect Complete Collection vol.11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Twizzle Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 The show was simply called The Woolworth Hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Twizzle Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 A small blurb about the show from a Syracuse newspaper on 9/22/1957 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 A small blurb about the show from a Syracuse newspaper on 9/22/1957 So Billie did the show at least twice, then, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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