Release date: 01-11-2010

2010 EU limited edition vinyl album, pressing on 180gram vinyl -Includes  featuring artists who were contemporaries of and influenced by, the legendary Billie Holiday.
One of the world's greatest jazz singers, Billie Holiday is celebrated for the highly personal, intimate and emotional style that she brought to every note she recorded. Lovingly compiled and remastered, this special edition spanning her career includes a groundbreaking tribute to the original divas that helped establish the role of the jazz singer.- a free download card allowing the download of the entire album as well as a bonus album 'Original Divas', stickered and sealed.

Tracks:
01. I Love My Man (Billie's Blues)
02. God Bless The Child
03. Summertime
04. They Can't Take That Away From Me
05. Strange Fruit
06. Lady Sings The Blues
07. T'ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
08. Easy Living
09. Lover Man
10. Long Gone Blues
11. Mean To Me

The quintessential jazz singer, Billie Holiday seemed to stamp her heart onto everything she sang. With a thin, reedy voice and almost laconic style, she could give even a throwaway pop song a gut-wrenching twist. Her most memorable music is loaded with an intensity of emotion--both playfulness and despair--that few can match. From the mid-1930s to the mid-1940s, Lady Day was at her peak, recording numerous sessions with other jazz heavyweights such as Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Lester Young, and many more. In the late '40s, however, Holiday's romantic and substance-related problems led to trouble with the law and declining health, both of which would continue until her death in 1959. Her personal misfortunes ensured she would make headlines in her day; her one-of-a-kind talent made her a legend for the ages.