The Complete Commodore Masters

Description

Billie Holiday is probably the most lyrical and expressive female vocalist in jazz history. This set compiles her complete sessions for the legendary Commodore label. Made between Billie’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.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday (3.12)
2. Yesterdays – Billie Holiday (3.26)
3. Fine and Mellow – Billie Holiday (3.17)
4. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues – Billie Holiday (2.54)
5. How Am I to Know? – Billie Holiday (2.47)
6. My Old Flame – Billie Holiday (3.04)
7. I’ll Get By – Billie Holiday (3.01)
8. I Cover the Waterfront – Billie Holiday (3.33)
9. I’ll Be Seeing You – Billie Holiday (3.35)
10. I’m Yours – Billie Holiday (3.19)
11. Embraceable You (Feat. Sheryl Crow) – Billie Holiday (3.19)
12. As Time Goes By – Billie Holiday (3.13)
13. He’s Funny That Way – Billie Holiday (3.19)
14. Lover Come Back to Me – Billie Holiday (3.22)
15. I Love My Man (Billie’s Blues) – Billie Holiday (3.10)
16. On the Sunny Side of the Street – Billie Holiday (3.05)