8436563186882

The Commodore Masters (Red Vinyl)

Billie Holiday

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Format: LP

Cat No: 350299

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Format Details: Red Vinyl

Release Date:  17 April 2026

Label:  20th Century Masterworks

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8436563186882

Genres:  Jazz  Vocal Jazz  

  • Description

    16 tracks - limited edition pressing on 180g red coloured vinyl - contains new specially prepared liner notes by Penguin Guide to Jazz's writer Brian Morton and by Paris' prestigious Jazz Magazine.

    Billie Holiday was probably the most lyrical and expressive female vocalist in jazz history, this set compiles the complete master takes she recorded for the legendary Commodore label.

    Made between Billie Holiday's contracts for Columbia/ Okeh and Decca, these recordings present her in top form, backed by excellent small groups featuring such names as Frankie Newton, Freddie Webster, Tab Smith, Vic Dickenson, Eddie Heywood, and Sidney Catlett.

    Among the highlights of the set are Billie's first version of the shocking "Strange Fruit", which she used to conclude her stage performances, as well as readings of famous standards she would never record again, such as "As Time Goes By" and "I'll Be Seeing You".

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. STRANGE FRUIT
      • 2. YESTERDAYS
      • 3. FINE AND MELLOW
      • 4. I GOTTA RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES
      • 5. HOW AM I TO KNOW?
      • 6. MY OLD FLAME
      • 7. I'LL GET BY
      • 8. I COVER THE WATERFRONT

      Side 2

      • 1. I'LL BE SEEING YOU
      • 2. I'M YOURS
      • 3. EMBRACEABLE YOU
      • 4. AS TIME GOES BY
      • 5. HE'S FUNNY THAT WAY
      • 6. LOVER COME BACK TO ME
      • 7. I LOVE MY MAN (aka BILLIE'S BLUES)
      • 8. ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET