For Lady (subtitled songs Billie Holiday made famous... an instrumental tribute to her great talents) is an album by the American jazz cornetist Webster Young. It contains tracks recorded in 1957 for the Prestige label.

Reception

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." 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."

For Lady

Track listing

"The Lady" (Webster Young)7:00

"God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.)7:05

"Moanin' Low" (Howard Dietz, Ralph Rainger)7:42

"Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham)8:54

"Don't Explain" (Holiday, Herzog)7:10

"Strange Fruit" (Abel Meeropol)4:18

Personnel

Webster Youngcornet

Paul Quinichettetenor saxophone

Mal Waldronpiano

Joe Pumaguitar

Earl Maydouble bass

Ed Thigpendrums

References

1957 albums

Albums produced by Bob Weinstock

Prestige Records albums

Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio

Billie Holiday tribute albums

Albums recorded in a home studio

For Lady