The Essential Billie Holiday Carnegie Hall Concert Recorded Live
The live recordings included here are among the very best from Billie Holiday's final years.
Artist: Billie Holiday
Genre: Jazz
Label: Waxtime
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Part of the motivation behind the 1956 Carnegie Hall concert was to promote Billie's autobiography, 'Lady Sings the Blues'. The music was attuned entirely to Billie's character part, reinforced by readings from her book by Gilbert Millstein. Although recorded in 1956, the LP was only issued in 1961, almost two years after Billie's passing on July 17, 1959, at the age of 44.
About the artist
Billie Holiday was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
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