This anthology brings some of the definitive songs of one of the leading vocalists of the 20th century

Following our Ella Fitzgerald Collection last month, we have pulled together a similar anthology for one of the other definitive jazz vocalists of the 20th century, Billie Holiday. Along with Ella and other contemporaries like Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday was one of the great singers to emerge from the golden age of jazz singing as a premier exponent of an art form which often crossed over into the popular music world, although this crossover very rarely compromised the artistic integrity we associate them. This collection traces an important seven years of her early recording career which built the platform for the huge commercial success she enjoyed during the mid to late 40s, before she began to succumb to the lifestyle which eventually destroyed her. It contains recordings with Teddy Wilson, Count Basie and Artie Shaw's bands, as well as her own orchestra, and featuring musicians like her close associate Lester Young, and demonstrates her unique and unmistakable way of interpreting the songs. It is a fascinating and beguiling musical journey

Track Listing

• What A Little Moonlight Can Do
• Miss Brown To You
• I
• Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
• These 'n' That 'n' Those
• You Let Me Down
• These Foolish Things
• I Cried For You
• Did I Remember'
• No Regrets
• Summertime
• Billie's Blues
• A Fine Romance
• I Can't Pretend
• One, Two, Button Your Shoe
• Easy To Love
• With Thee I Swing
• The Way You Look Tonight
• Who Loves You
• Pennies From Heaven
• That's Life I Guess
• I Can't Give You Anything But Love
• I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
• If My Heart Could Only Talk
• This Year's Kisses

• Why Was I Born'
• I Must Have That Man
• Sentimental And Melancholy
• (This Is) My Last Affair
• Carelessly
• How Could You'
• Moanin' Low
• Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
• They Can't Take That Away From Me
• I Don't Know If I'm Comin' Or Goin'
• Yours And Mine
• I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)
• Mean To Me
• Foolin' Myself
• I'll Never Be The Same
• Me, Myself And I
• A Sailboat In The Moonlight
• Without Your Love
• Getting Some Fun Out Of Life
• Who Wants Love'
• Travelin' All Alone
• He's Funny That Way
• Nice Work If You Can Get It
• My Man
• Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

• When You're Smiling
• I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
• If Dreams Come True
• On The Sentimental Side
• Back In Your Own Back Yard
• When A Woman Loves A Man
• You Go To My Head
• If I Were You
• Having Myself A Time
• I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away The Key)
• Any Old Time
• The Very Thought Of You
• I Can't Get Started
• I've Got A Date With A Dream
• What Shall I Say'
• It's Easy To Blame The Weather
• More Than You Know
• Sugar
• Long Gone Blues
• Strange Fruit
• Yesterdays
• Fine And Mellow
• I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
• Night And Day
• The Man I Love

• You're A Lucky Guy
• Ghost Of Yesterday
• Body And Soul
• Falling In Love Again
• Laughing At Life
• Time On My Hands
• I'm All For You
• I Hear Music
• The Same Old Story
• Practice Makes Perfect
• St. Louis Blues
• Loveless Love
• Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
• Georgia On My Mind
• I'm In A Low Down Groove
• God Bless The Child
• Am I Blue'
• Solitude
• I Cover The Water Front
• Love Me Or Leave Me
• Gloomy Sunday
• Wherever You Are
• Mandy Is Two
• It's a Sin To Tell A Lie
• Travelin' Light

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Blues

Run Time: 280:00 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 11/06/12

UPC: 824046704926