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Lady Like – Miriam Klein Sings Billie Holiday
| Recorded | Jun 1973 |
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| Label | MPS Records |
| Released | 1973 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 622671 |
The record
A European tribute session cut for MPS, with Miriam Klein working through the Holiday songbook backed by a horn-heavy front line -- Roy Eldridge, Dexter Gordon, and Slide Hampton all lending swing-era pedigree to the date, while husband Oscar Klein's guitar keeps things intimate.
Session personnel
- Isla Eckinger — bass
- Billy Brooks — drums
- Oscar Klein — guitar
- Vince Benedetti — piano
- Dexter Gordon — saxophone
- Slide Hampton — trombone
- Roy Eldridge — trumpet
- Miriam Klein — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1973 | MPS Records · 21 21885-6 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1973 | MPS Records GmbH · MDLP-12344-B — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | MPS Records · 21 21885-6 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · gatefold |
| 1976 | BASF · 35 53473 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | MPS Records — STEREO |
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