{"title":"Billie Poole","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"confessin-the-blues-2","title":"Confessin' The Blues!","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wonderful singer whose recording career, sadly, lasted for just six years, Billie Poole\n(1929-2005) was an exceptional performer who excelled in both jazz and blues.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented here is Billie Pool's second and, sadly, last album, Confessin' the Blues, on\nwhich she sings with the support of an all-star small group consisting of the Junior\nMance Trio plus guitarist Kenny Burrell.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis LP brings back the second of two Riverside albums cut by singer Billie Poole in\n1962. Other than a single from a few years earlier, the two sets were Poole's entire\nrecording legacy.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoole was an expressive singer who favoured blues-oriented jazz material and for this\ndate here chosen rhythm section was the unbeatable Junior Mance Trio plus\nguitaristKenny Burrell.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing mostly vintage material with a few more contemporary songs of the day\nadded for variety, Poole's interpretations of such classic as 'Confessin' the\nBlues' (Walter Brown\/ JayMcShann), 'Stormy Weather' (Harold Arlen\/ Ted Koehler),\n'Alone Together'(Arthur Schwartz), and 'God Bless the Child' by Billie Holiday\/Arthur\nHerzog Jr.)are exceptional and as good as any other recorded versions.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Supper Club","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50993180082507,"sku":"2236892","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_3efad233_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1734630596"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/billie-poole.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}