Billie Holiday is one of, if not the greatest jazz vocalist of all time. With her distinct style of singing and her predilection for knocking down barriers, Holiday became one of the first female African American vocalists to really break into the mainstream, and her influence can still be felt to this day. GOD BLESS THE CHILD, from the Legacy Recordings "Signature Series," offers a glimpse to this soulful singer's stunning artistry. The album features many of her biggest hits from '30s and into the early '40s, like the title track, "Gloomy Sunday" and her vivacious take on the Tin Pan Alley classic "What A Little Moonlight Can Do." The sound quality of the recording is superb, especially when consider how dated the material is; Holiday's singing is amazingly clear and the brassy arrangements are impeccably clean.
1. God Bless The Child Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra) 2:57
2. I Wished On The Moon (Billie Holiday,
Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) 3:02
3. What A Little Moonlight Can Do Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) 2:57
4. Miss Brown To You (Billie Holiday
Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) 2:59
5. I Cried For You (Billie Holiday,
Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) 3:12
6. Billie's Blues (Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra) 2:40
7. Easy Living (Billie Holiday,
Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) 3:03
8. Billie's Blues (Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra) 3:02
9. Some Other Spring (Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra) 3:03
10. Them There Eyes (Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra) 2:50
11. Body And Soul (Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra) 2:58
12. Solitude (Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra) 3:15
13. I Cover The Waterfront (Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra) 2:57
14. Gloomy Sunday (Billie Holiday;Accompanied By Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) 3:12
Billie Holiday is one of, if not the greatest jazz vocalist of all time. With her distinct style of singing and her predilection for knocking down barriers, Holiday became one of the first female African American vocalists to really break into the mainstream, and her influence can still be felt to this day. GOD BLESS THE CHILD, from the Legacy Recordings "Signature Series," offers a glimpse to this soulful singer's stunning artistry. The album features many of her biggest hits from '30s and into the early '40s, like the title track, "Gloomy Sunday" and her vivacious take on the Tin Pan Alley classic "What A Little Moonlight Can Do." The sound quality of the recording is superb, especially when consider how dated the material is; Holiday's singing is amazingly clear and the brassy arrangements are impeccably clean.
