Anyone else never get tired of Billie Holiday? (1 Viewer)

She's my all time favorite vocalist.

Anyone have recommendations for specific recordings?

I prefer her older work and was considering picking up this recording.

TIA

https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Day-Complete-Columbia-1933-1944/dp/B00005Q47M/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=

dont think it matters. albums weren't of a concept in the 40s and there was a lot of fluff. there's good & bad in her career as a band singer and the same in her solo work. i remember listening to a record w her and Ur bandleader Fletcher Henderson that i liked a bunch backinaday, but i looked it up for you and can't find it, so the collections are the way to go, i guess. she had a love/hate w Prez Young so this would be sumna have (and this vid of their last performance together was esp poignant - they didnt know that each other would be there & wouldnta showed if they had, but had a haunting moment) but the search is half the fun anyway.

if you like Billie, you may dig Madeleine Peyroux. Years ago i was listening to a Pandora mix of Bonnie Raiit+ and a song came on with some lady chanelling Lady Day on modern songs and i was just swept away, even moreso when i found out she was a French Canadian white lady. wikkid say check it.

ETA: I've seen Peyroux live and she aint apeing nobody. that's just her tip -

wikkidpissah said:

dont think it matters. albums weren't of a concept in the 40s and there was a lot of fluff. there's good & bad in her career as a band singer and the same in her solo work. i remember listening to a record w her and Ur bandleader Fletcher Henderson that i liked a bunch backinaday, but i looked it up for you and can't find it, so the collections are the way to go, i guess. she had a love/hate w Prez Young so this would be sumna have (and this vid of their last performance together was esp poignant - they didnt know that each other would be there & wouldnta showed if they had, but had a haunting moment) but the search is half the fun anyway.

if you like Billie, you may dig Madeleine Peyroux. Years ago i was listening to a Pandora mix of Bonnie Raiit+ and a song came on with some lady chanelling Lady Day on modern songs and i was just swept away, even moreso when i found out she was a French Canadian white lady. wikkid say check it.

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Great info wikked!  Thanks for posting@@!

love her voice but her story is pretty tired, imo.