The Complete Commodore/Decca Masters is a box set of recordings by Billie Holiday, released in 2009. The set contains all the master takes released as 78rpm singles by Commodore and Decca Records between April 20, 1939 and March 8, 1950.
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The Complete Commodore/Decca Masters is a box set of recordings by Billie Holiday, released in 2009. The set contains all the master takes released a… read more
The Complete Commodore/Decca Masters is a box set of recordings by Billie Holiday, released in 2009. The set contains all the master takes released as 78rpm singles by Commodore and Decc… read more
Billie Holiday (Eleanora Fagan Gough, Philadelphia, PA, April 7, 1915 – New York City, NY, July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a highly original influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Above all, she was admired for her deeply personal and intimate approach to singing. She co-wrote only a few songs, but several of them have become jazz standards, notably "God Bl…read more
Billie Holiday (Eleanora Fagan Gough, Philadelphia, PA, April 7, 1915 – New York City, NY, July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend … read more
Billie Holiday (Eleanora Fagan Gough, Philadelphia, PA, April 7, 1915 – New York City, NY, July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was … read more