Holiday Music

Billie Holiday: The Complete Decca Recordings

Holiday recorded for Decca between 1944 and 1950, a period in which she was at the heights of both her popularity and her vocal powers. The music is less jazz-oriented in its backing than were the earlier Columbia and Commodore or later Verve recordings, but these are superb vocal performances, including matchless renderings of Lover Man, Don t Explain, and Solitude. Holiday achieved the highest level that torch singing has ever known, creating consummately expressive, almost etched renditions that are rich...

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