Bill's show pays tribute to some of jazz's greatest performers - John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday and Charles Mingus. Featured is Coltrane's definitive rendition of "Lush Life";Miles performing "Someday My Prince Will Come"; performances of the Davis playbook by Shirley Horn and Dennis Rowland; and works from Billie Holiday's "Body and Soul" album. We wrap up with a collection of splendid Mingus orchestrations.
| Mr. Syms Jessica Williams - Gratitude - Candid |
| Like Sonny Jessica Williams - Gratitude - Candid |
| Lush Life John Coltrane - Lush Life - Prestige |
| Someday My Prince Will Come Miles Davis - Someday My Prince Will Come - Columbia |
| 'Round Midnight Dennis Rowland - Now Dig This: A Vocal Celebration of Miles Davis - Concord |
| My Man's Gone Now Shirley Horn - I Remember Miles - Verve |
| Moonlight in Vermont Billie Holiday - Body and Soul - Verve |
| They Can't Take That Away from Me Billie Holiday - Body and Soul - Verve |
| Darn That Dream Billie Holiday - Body and Soul - Verve |
| II B. S. Charles Mingus - Mingus, Mingus, Mingus... - Impulse |
| Theme for Lester Young Charles Mingus - Mingus, Mingus, Mingus... - Impulse |
| Mood Indigo Charles Mingus - Mingus, Mingus, Mingus... - Impulse |
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