Billie Holiday – The Hits (Deluxe Gatefold Edition) (180 gram vinyl)

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Billie Holiday – The Hits (Deluxe Gatefold Edition)

180 gram vinyl

"It is Billie Holiday, whom I first heard on 52nd Street clubs in the thirties, who was and still remains the greatest single musical influence on me."Frank Sinatra No one has ever sung or will ever sing like Billie Holiday (1915-1959). Although her vocal range was much more limited than those of other famous jazz singers like Sarah Vaughan or Ella Fitzgerald (both of whom had an astonishing versatility from the low to the high registers), Billie made her interpretations so expressive that even the most trite lyrics sounded almost profound. This set consist of her 14 greatest hits, among them her two studio versions of the poignant protest song "Strange Fruit," her unforgettable reading of "All of Me" with Lester Young on tenor sax, and her best recordings of her own compositions "Fine and Mellow," "God Bless the Child," "Lady Sings the Blues" (with music by the great Herbie Nichols), and "Don't Explain."

Product Details

Format: VINYL ALBUM

SKU: 101020LP

UPC: 8436569194492

Street Date: 10/11/19

PreBook Date: 09/06/19

Label: New Continent

Run Time: 40 mins

Number of Discs: 1

Audio: STEREO

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Swing

Tracklist:

A1 Strange Fruit 3:12

A2 God Bless The Child 4:00

A3 Lover Man 3:19

A4 All Of Me 3:06

A5 Good Morning, Heartache 3:32

A6 Body And Soul 6:24

A7 Gloomy Sunday 3:15

B1 I'm A Fool To Want You 3:25

B2 I'll Be Seeing You 3:35

B3 Trav'lin' Light 3:10

B4 Don't Explain 3:25

B5 Lady Sings The Blues 3:46

B6 Fine And Mellow 6:21

B7 Strange Fruit [Verve Version] 3:04