Billie Holiday sings “Fine and Mellow” on The Sound of Jazz, originally telecast on CBS in 1957. The soloists (in order) are Ben Webster on tenor saxophone, Lester Young on tenor saxophone, Vic Dickenson on trombone, Gerry Mulligan on baritone saxophone, Coleman Hawkins on tenor saxophone, and Roy Eldridge on trumpet:
(This is the latest in a weekly series of arts-related videos that appear in this space each Wednesday.)
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
