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Volume 6 of the Masterpieces series brings together Billie Holiday’s recordings from between 1935 and 1940, most of them with her trusty pianist Teddy Wilson. At the time, Lady Day who was beginning to gain popularity, was not yet the superstar she would later become but her genius was already starting to show in these moving archives. In standards such as These Foolish Things, Night & Day and Summertime, her unique timbre already carries her inner ills and great maturity. And the way she improvises to convey her emotions is totally revolutionary. A highlight of this album is Strange Fruits, which would later become one of the flagship songs of her repertoire, “strange fruits” symbolizing the bodies of black people hanging from trees in an America plagued by racism and segregation. Utterly moving. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
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Billie Holiday, Performer - Arthur Johnston, Composer - Johnny Burke, Writer
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Billie Holiday, Performer - Irving Berlin, Composer, Writer
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Billie Holiday, Performer - Jimmy Mc Hugh, Composer - Dorothy Fields, Writer
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Billie Holiday, Performer - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Writer
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Billie Holiday, Performer - Roy Turk, Composer - Ahlert Fred E, Writer
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Billie Holiday, Performer - Ahlert Fred E, Composer - Roy Turk, Writer
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Billie Holiday, Performer - George Whiting, Composer - Neil Moret, Writer
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Billie Holiday, Performer - Maurice Yvain, Composer - Channing Pollock, Writer
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Billie Holiday, Performer - Lewis Allan, Composer - Josh White, Writer
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Billie Holiday, Performer - Billie Holiday, Composer, Writer
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Billie Holiday, Performer - Trixie Smith, Composer - Billie Holiday, Writer
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Billie Holiday, Performer - Maceo Pinkard, Composer - William Tracey, Writer
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Billie Holiday, Performer - Cole Porter, Composer, Writer
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Billie Holiday, Performer - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Writer
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Album review
Volume 6 of the Masterpieces series brings together Billie Holiday’s recordings from between 1935 and 1940, most of them with her trusty pianist Teddy Wilson. At the time, Lady Day who was beginning to gain popularity, was not yet the superstar she would later become but her genius was already starting to show in these moving archives. In standards such as These Foolish Things, Night & Day and Summertime, her unique timbre already carries her inner ills and great maturity. And the way she improvises to convey her emotions is totally revolutionary. A highlight of this album is Strange Fruits, which would later become one of the flagship songs of her repertoire, “strange fruits” symbolizing the bodies of black people hanging from trees in an America plagued by racism and segregation. Utterly moving. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:21
- Main artists: Billie Holiday
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EPM
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
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