Whenever newspapers write of the Great Voices of the TwentiethCentury, Billie Holiday will be among them. She is among thefinest ever interpreters of the popular song as well as being agreat jazz vocalist. The rock musician, J.J. Cale described herappeal by saying, “Billie Holiday is probably the biggest exponentof laidback there is. She always sang behind the beat and I lovedthat.” Just listen to the miraculous way Billie sings the standardThe Very Thought Of You or songs from George Gershwin’s PorgyAnd Bess.

• 1. Lady Sings the Blues
• 2. The Very Thought of You
• 3. Strange Fruit
• 4. Easy Living
• 5. Blue Moon
• 6. God Bless the Child
• 7. Gloomy Sunday
• 8. Summertime
• 9. I Loves You Porgy
• 10. The Way You Look Tonight
• 11. Body & Soul
• 12. My Man
• 13. When You're Smiling
• 14. Don't Explain
• 15. All or Nothing At All