Billie Holiday
LADY SINGS THE BLUES
(LP)
WAXTIME CLEAR VINYL / 26027
LP

High Quality, Coloured Vinyl, Limited Edition
The complete album + bonus track - limited edition pressing on 180g crystal clear vinyl.
The recordings included on the classic Billie Holiday album Lady Sings the Blues come from two different studio dates, a complete session recorded in 1956, and four tunes from an earlier 1954 date. An additional track from the latter session has been added here as a bonus. The emphasis on both sessions was placed purely on Billie Holiday's singing, leaving little room for instrumental improvisation. However, the assembled cast of topflight musicians provided a superb backdrop accompaniment to Holiday's impassioned vocals.
Includes the bonus track "P.S. I Love You", from the same 1954 session but not included on the original LP.[info sheet from distr.]