Album artwork for Lady Sings The Blues by Billie Holiday

Taken from a pair of sessions taped during 1955-1956, Lady Sings the Blues finds Billie Holiday in top form and backed by the sympathetic likes of tenor saxophonist Paul Quinichette, trumpeters Charlie Shavers andHarry Edison, pianist Wynton Kelly, and guitarists Kenny Burrell andBarney Kessel. And while these autumnal sides bear some of the frayed vocal moments often heard on Holiday's '50s Verve sides, the majority here still ranks with her best material. This is especially true of the cuts from the June 1956 date, which produced unparalleled versions of 'No Good Man,' 'Some Other Spring,' and 'Lady Sings the Blues.' See why many fans prefer the 'worn out' Holiday heard here to the more chipper singer featured on those classic Columbia records from the '30s

Billie Holiday

Lady Sings The Blues

Jazz Wax Records
Album artwork for Lady Sings The Blues by Billie Holiday
LP

$18.99

Released 06/28/2019Catalog Number

JWR4529LP

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Billie Holiday

Lady Sings The Blues

Jazz Wax Records
Album artwork for Lady Sings The Blues by Billie Holiday
LP

$18.99

Released 06/28/2019Catalog Number

JWR4529LP

Learn more

Taken from a pair of sessions taped during 1955-1956, Lady Sings the Blues finds Billie Holiday in top form and backed by the sympathetic likes of tenor saxophonist Paul Quinichette, trumpeters Charlie Shavers andHarry Edison, pianist Wynton Kelly, and guitarists Kenny Burrell andBarney Kessel. And while these autumnal sides bear some of the frayed vocal moments often heard on Holiday's '50s Verve sides, the majority here still ranks with her best material. This is especially true of the cuts from the June 1956 date, which produced unparalleled versions of 'No Good Man,' 'Some Other Spring,' and 'Lady Sings the Blues.' See why many fans prefer the 'worn out' Holiday heard here to the more chipper singer featured on those classic Columbia records from the '30s