This is Billie truly as “one of the cats,” thoroughly immersed in the music, demonstrating perhaps her purest jazz performance on tape. Billie Holiday sings masterfully about sadness and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Billie Holiday’s music has stood the test of time, transcending generations and remaining an essential ...

“The instrumental music is inspired by it because that’s my formative experience ... but that trend is thankfully changing. On the other hand, jazz has had no shortage of captivating, legendary female ...

“The instrumental music is inspired by ... On the other hand, jazz has had no shortage of captivating, legendary female vocalists like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan.