I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues / Yesterdays

by Billie Holiday

I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues / Yesterdays cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: July 1939
  • Label: Commodore
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 4.07/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Jimmy McLin, Frank Newton, Sonny White, Stanley Payne, Eddie Dougherty, Milt Gabler, Tab Smith, Kenneth Hollon, Johnny Williams

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Backed by a stellar, sensitive ensemble, the vocalist interprets these melancholic standards with an extraordinary sense of tragic resignation and rhythmic elasticity. The recording perfectly encapsulates her ability to reshape popular tin pan alley compositions into deeply personal, intensely emotional jazz expressions.

Genres

Descriptors: vocal, bluesy, orchestral, ballad, crooning

Tracklist

  1. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (2:52)
  2. Yesterdays (3:25)

Credits

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