{"product_id":"ken-burns-jazz-definitive-billie-holiday","title":"Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive Billie Holiday","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Verve\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eBillie Holiday- Ken Burns Jazz\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e best_of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePartNumber:\u003c\/b\u003e MFR731454908122#VG\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 07-11-2000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon.ca\n\nThis greatest hits collection accompanies Ken Burns's documentary Jazz and shows that though she never practised the vocal gymnastics of an Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday was unquestionably among the greatest jazz singers, with a subtle inventiveness in phrasing and note choice and a tremendous capacity to swing. This collection covers virtually the entire career of a fascinating and troubled artist, beginning with her sparkling mid-1930s recordings with pianist Teddy Wilson and the cream of swing-era horn players. While those fresh-voiced early records already indicate Holiday's capacity for conveying the nuances of a lyric, her work soon took on greater drama. \"Strange Fruit\", a 1939 account of a lynching, marked a breakthrough in the popular song, as well as in Holiday's career, and her controlled intensity only becomes more marked on signature songs like the wistful \"God Bless The Child\" and the moving \"Don't Explain\". Holiday's voice deteriorated in the later 1950s, but performances like \"Fine And Mellow\" show that her emotional power and musicality remained intact. --Stuart Broomer\n\nProduct Description\n\nNineteen songs including \"I Cried for You,\" \"Lady Sings the Blues,\" \"Strange Fruit,\" \"God Bless the Child\" and \"Gloomy Sunday.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC:\u003c\/b\u003e 731454908122\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0731454908122\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel:\u003c\/b\u003e MFR731454908122#VG\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e audioCD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e UsedVeryGood\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IDshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49454090060035,"sku":"6T-4KPX-2TWZ","price":5.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0030\/9765\/7390\/files\/71NtsG3d5rL.jpg?v=1786873174","url":"https:\/\/idshop.ca\/products\/ken-burns-jazz-definitive-billie-holiday","provider":"ID Shop.ca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}