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By Doug Levine
Washington
05 March 2006
Few jazz vocalists have the courage to take on the Billie Holiday Songbook. Those songs evoke1 such deep feelings - many expressing heartache and others extreme loneliness - that many singers steer2 clear of the challenge. But one performer not only took the challenge, but did so with flying colors.
hough many singers regard the late Billie Holiday as a major influence, only the most seasoned record her songs. For jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon, it was just a matter of time.
Billie Holiday, or "Lady Day," was one of jazz music's most passionate3 performers, but also one of its most tragic4. A star on stage, screen and television, Holiday crumbled5 under the weight of a turbulent life tainted6 by troubled marriages, drug and alcohol abuse, and prison time. She was almost penniless when she died of liver disease and heart failure at the age of 44 in 1959.
On the anniversary of Holiday's 90th birthday, Nnenna Freelon wanted to make sure Billie's legacy7 lived on.
Nnenna Freelon bringing life to the Billie Holiday original "Now Or Never."
Freelon faced a daunting8 task sorting through the wealth of Billie Holiday material. In the end, she chose standards often linked with Holiday or songs Holiday wrote. An inspired Freelon even wrote a few tunes9 of her own.
It's not that Nnenna Freelon is the only one who can tackle a Billie Holiday tribute album. It's that she makes it looks so easy.
1 evoke | |
vt.唤起,引起,使人想起 | |
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vt.驾驶,为…操舵;引导;vi.驾驶 | |
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adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的 | |
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(把…)弄碎, (使)碎成细屑( crumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 衰落; 坍塌; 损坏 | |
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adj.腐坏的;污染的;沾污的;感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 );使污染;败坏;被污染,腐坏,败坏 | |
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7 legacy | |
n.遗产,遗赠;先人(或过去)留下的东西 | |
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adj.使人畏缩的 | |
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n.曲调,曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调 | |
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