Diana Ross Live: Stolen Moments - The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues [Live]

Diana Ross | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 20, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Motown
• ASIN: B000001AKO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,202 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fine and Mellow

2. Them There Eyes

3. Don't Explain

4. What a Little Moonlight Can Do

5. Mean to Me

6. Lover Man

7. Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer)

8. Little Girl Blue

9. There's a Small Hotel

10. I Cried for You

11. The Man I Love

12. God Bless the Child

13. Love Is Here to Stay

14. You've Changed

15. Strange Fruit

16. Good Morning Heartache

17. Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do

18. My Man

19. Fine and Mellow (Reprise)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Miss Ross in the Jazz Age, January 2, 2009

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One incredible evening of music from one amazing performer.

This concert was truly a spectacular pay-per-view when it aired on December 4, 1992, from the Ritz Theatre (NYC), as Diana Ross performed jazz standards while backed by an all-star lineup.

With a number of the songs associated with Billie Holiday, Ross is essentially recreating live her incredible 1972 movie soundtrack, Lady Sings the Blues. The musicians - including bassist Ron Carter, trumpeter Jon Faddis and trumpeter Roy Hargrove - propel the songs to incredible heights.

Ross was named "Female Entertainer of the Century" in 1976 by Billboard magazine and this special concert demonstrates her wonderful talent of reaching out to each person in the audience to make it a memorable one.

3.0 out of 5 stars A record of a record, September 23, 2007

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Samuel Chell (Kenosha,, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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As tempting as it is to save a few bucks and order a dirt-cheap used copy of this CD, best bury the thought. If you're a Diana Ross fan or simply an admirer of female jazz vocals, there are two infinitely superior alternatives: 1. pick up the recently issued "Blue," the "out-takes" from "Lady Sings the Blues," on which Diana, more so than was the case in the movie, shows her careful homework in capturing the phrasing of Lady Day; 2. get the DVD of this concert. This CD, on the other hand, seems echo-ey and distant, more the record of an event than the event itself. Whatever medium or edition you select, the use of Lady Day's "Fine and Mellow" as the "big" production number to open and close the show is just downright insensitive if not ignorant. (I guess it could be worse--"Strange Fruit" with a kick-line.) Given the emphasis on the darkness of the venue, "Oh What a Little Moonlight Can Do" would have been perfect, equating Diana (mythologically the Roman goddess of the moon) as the source of lunar luminescence. Or use "God Bless the Child" at a Blood, Sweat and Tears tempo. Only please, don't assume Billie's "Fine and Mellow ever sounded remotely like this. Pick up the mid-fifties telecast, "The Sound of Jazz," which has Billie doing the song in musical conversation with Lester Young.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What a wonderful mistake, January 5, 2007

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donald heldenbrand (denver, co United States) - See all my reviews
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I thought I was ordering the "Lady sings the blues" soundtrack and wound up getting this. I listened to it and really loved it. It is a very intimate performance Diana did at some point. Let me tell you if you are any kind of fan of Ms Ross' you will love this CD. Don't pass it up. There will probably never be another one like it.