For Lady


For Lady is an album by the American jazz cornetist Webster Young. It contains tracks recorded in 1957 for the Prestige label.

Reception

awarded the album 3 stars, with its review by Jim Todd stating: "While trumpeter Webster Young pays tribute to Billie Holiday on this, his only studio date as a leader, the set is equally a tribute to Young's musical role model, Miles Davis." All About Jazz praised the album's "sleepy sadness," writing that "Young's approach to the trumpet was relaxed and steady... bucking the trend toward the poker-hot heat beginning to be exhibited by Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard."

Track listing

  1. "The Lady" - 7:00
  2. "God Bless the Child" - 7:05
  3. "Moanin' Low" - 7:42
  4. "Good Morning Heartache" - 8:54
  5. "Don't Explain" - 7:10
  6. "Strange Fruit" - 4:18

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