The Essential Billie Holiday

by Billie Holiday

The Essential Billie Holiday cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 2 September 2002
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:02:16
  • Community rating: 4.33/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Essential Billie Holiday' is a compilation by Billie Holiday, drawing together vocal jazz material in a single archival collection. Its writing and performance foreground instrumental improvisation, keeping the focus on the sound and construction of the material itself.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, virtuosic, improvisation, saxophone, piano, vocal

Tracklist

  1. Love For Sale (2:57)
  2. Sophisticated Lady (4:48)
  3. Lover, Come Back To Me (3:35)
  4. I Don't Want To Cry Any More (3:54)
  5. Travelin' Light (3:08)
  6. Say It Isn't So (3:01)
  7. When Your Lover Has Gone (4:55)
  8. Body And Soul (6:22)
  9. Good Morning Heartache (3:29)
  10. Remember (2:35)
  11. Willow Weep For Me (3:05)
  12. I Got A Right To Sing The Blues (5:52)
  13. Love Me Or Leave Me (2:33)
  14. I Can't Face The Music (3:15)
  15. One For My Baby (And One For The Road) (5:39)
  16. Don't Worry 'Bout Me (3:08)

Credits

  • James Isaacs - compiled by, sequenced by

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