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Title: The Quintessential Billie
Review: It seems that I am always following Mr. Chell in my reviews, and he usually leaves me without any more to say! This case is no different - even down to the remark about the Complete Billie on Columbia. These are the gems, though. There are some great renditions of lesser tunes on both Basie compilations, and Lester compilations (I was just listening to "This year's Kisses" from "The Lester Young Story Vol. 1" - a really sappy tune rendered immediately listenable by Billie), and many people, myself included, find value in SOME of her later Verve recordings (they differ from track to track). However, if you get this, you get the best of the best.
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