An Evening With Billie Holiday

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Highlighting her transition onto Norman Granz's Clef label, 'An Evening With Billie Holiday' features the iconic singer performing alongside a relaxed, incredibly sympathetic small group. While her voice shows undeniable signs of damage, her interpretive genius and masterful rhythmic phrasing have arguably never been deeper. The sessions strip away heavy orchestration, exposing the raw, communicative genius that defined her later career.