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The Ultimate Collection
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Artist(s)Billie Holiday
StudioHip-O Records
Release DateApril 5, 2005
UPC Code075021034006
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About Billie Holiday - The Ultimate Collection

Billie Holiday (1917-59) wore gardenias, was a teenaged prostitute, did drugs, and died with a cop posted outside her hospital bed. But with her gravel-like vocals, and behind-the-beat phrasing, she was one of the greatest singers of the twentieth century. This multimedia collection commemorates her ninetieth birthday. Two CDs contain forty two of her greatest hits, from her 1935 stint with Benny Goodman, to her chilling 1958 strings album, Lady in Satin. It features her signature songs like "Good Morning Heartache," "God Bless the Child," and her unforgettable anti-lynching number "Strange Fruit." The DVD includes film cameos with Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, photographs, posters, rehearsals and interviews with friends and musicians, including a rediscovered 1956 radio broadcast with a young Mike Wallace. Her achy artistry is timeless, and as Ashley Kahn wrote in his superb liner notes, "Billie will be there tonight, tomorrow night and a long time to come." --Eugene Holley, Jr. Amazon.com

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. Miss Brown to You - Billie Holiday, , Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
  2. What a Little Moonlight Can Do
  3. I Cried for You
  4. Mean to Me
  5. Strange Fruit
  6. Fine and Mellow
  7. God Bless the Child
  8. Trav'lin' Light - Billie Holiday, , Paul Whiteman Orchestra
  9. My Old Flame
  10. I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)
  11. Billie's Blues
  12. He's Funny That Way
  13. Lover Man
  14. Don't Explain
  15. Good Morning Heartache
  16. No Good Man
  17. Blues Are Brewin'
  18. Solitude
  19. Easy Living
  20. I Loves You Porgy
  21. My Man (Mon Homme)
  22. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness if I Do
Disc 2
  1. Them There Eyes
  2. You Can't Lose a Broken Heart - Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday
  3. You're My Thrill
  4. Crazy He Calls Me
  5. Detour Ahead
  6. These Foolish Things
  7. You Go to My Head
  8. Love Me or Leave Me
  9. Willow Weep for Me
  10. I Thought About You
  11. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
  12. Come Rain or Come Shine
  13. It Had to Be You
  14. What's New?
  15. Lady Sings the Blues
  16. I Cover the Waterfront [Live]
  17. Body and Soul
  18. But Not for Me
  19. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
  20. I'm a Fool to Want You
Disc 3
  1. Saddest Tale [DVD]
  2. Blues Are Brewin' [DVD] - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Billie Holiday
  3. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans [DVD] - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Billie Holiday
  4. My Man (Mon Homme) [DVD]
  5. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone [DVD]
  6. Billie's Blues [DVD]
  7. Fine and Mellow [DVD]
  8. What a Little Moonlight Can Do [DVD]
  9. St. Louis Blues [DVD] - Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith
  10. I Cover the Waterfront [DVD]
  11. Swing! Brother, Swing! [DVD Audio]
  12. They Can't Take That Away from Me [DVD Audio]
  13. Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me [DVD Audio] - All Star Jam Band, Billie Holiday
  14. I'll Get By [DVD Audio] - All Star Jam Band, Billie Holiday
  15. I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone [DVD Audio] - Billie Holiday, Red Norvo & His Orchestra
  16. Jeepers Creepers [DVD Audio] - Billie Holiday, Jimmy Rowles
  17. Bonus Materials [DVD][*]

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User Reviews

Average user review: 4.5 (16 reviews)

rating: 5 Quoteexcellent collection - video clips are a nice touchQuote
This is a lovely collection of Ms. Holiday's finest. My dad wanted a copy of the 20th Century Masters Collection I have of hers and since Christmas was coming up, I decided to buy him his own copy of the disc rather than just burning him a copy. I came to [...] and looked for that disc, but saw a ad for this one - this not only had all of the songs on the other album, but a whole other CD worth, too! Plus, it has a great DVD full of concert clips and interviews. My dad was stoked when he got his present and has been listening to it nonstop for a few days now :) December 28, 2007

rating: 1 QuoteRip-OffQuote
The Ultimate Collection This one is a rip-off. There are not enough songs on the CD and they try to compensate by sending a DVD which freezes all over the place. Buy Lady Day instead which has tons of her songs and is a superb value. November 1, 2007

rating: 4 QuoteA few good songsQuote
There are some good songs on this collection. Overall a good Billie Holiday presentation. Also descent quality. March 26, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteA Collector's Must HaveQuote
If you are addicted to the music and sound of Lady Day, then you must include this collection in your music porfolio. One can never get too much of Holiday. February 19, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteYou want Billie and you get BillieQuote
Loved the compilation. Nice mix of tunes and certainly hits som eof her more contreversial works. Nice packaging too, lots of music in a small and neat package. March 2, 2006

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