For Lady

For Lady
Studio album by Webster Young
Released	1957
Recorded	June 14, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:09
Label	Prestige PR 7106
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Webster Young chronology
Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors (1957) For Lady (1957) Webster Young Plays the Miles Davis Songbook (1961)

For Lady (subtitled songs Billie Holiday made famous... an instrumental tribute to her great talents) is an album by American jazz cornetist Webster Young featuring tracks recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic 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".^[2]

Track listing

1. "The Lady" (Webster Young) - 7:00
2. "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 7:05
3. "Moanin' Low" (Howard Dietz, Ralph Rainger) - 7:42
4. "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) - 8:54
5. "Don't Explain" (Holiday, Herzog) - 7:10
6. "Strange Fruit" (Abel Meeropol) - 4:18

Personnel

• Webster Young - cornet
• Paul Quinichette - tenor saxophone
• Mal Waldron - piano
• Joe Puma - guitar
• Earl May - bass
• Ed Thigpen - drums

References