{"product_id":"2519368","title":"Billie Poole - Confessin The Blues! \/ The Junior Mance Trio \u0026 Kenny Burrell (Limited Edition) (+2 Bonus Tracks) [VINYL]","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited edition of just 750 copies - 180g vinyl - the complete original LP + 2 bonus tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wonderful singer whose recording career, sadly, lasted for just six years, Billie Poole (1929-2005) was an exceptional performer who excelled in both jazz and blues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented here is Billie Pool's second and, sadly, last album, \u003ci\u003eConfessin' the Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, on which she sings with the support of an all-star small group consisting of the Junior Mance Trio plus guitarist Kenny Burrell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis LP brings back the second of two Riverside albums cut by singer Billie Poole in 1962. Other than a single from a few years earlier, the two sets were Poole's entire recording legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoole was an expressive singer who favoured blues-oriented jazz material and for this date here chosen rhythm section was the unbeatable Junior Mance Trio plus guitaristKenny Burrell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing mostly vintage material with a few more contemporary songs of the day added for variety, Poole's interpretations of such classic as 'Confessin' the Blues' (Walter Brown\/JayMcShann), 'Stormy Weather' (Harold Arlen\/Ted Koehler), 'Alone Together'(Arthur Schwartz), and 'God Bless the Child' by Billie Holiday\/Arthur Herzog Jr.)are exceptional and as good as any other recorded versions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64304197828985,"sku":"2519368.0","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/1463\/6153\/files\/61vBLK07UgL._AC_SL1200.jpg?v=1787137667","url":"https:\/\/vinyl-relic.com\/products\/2519368","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}