Lady Sings the Blues Jamaican Recordings ranks as one of the

ranks as one of the top pianist-auteurs of our time

issued that same year as Nina Simone at Town Hall

Polish pianist Hania Rani recorded a performance at the invitation of the Berlinale Film Festival

1959 (reissued 2023)

the trumpeter not only laid the groundwork for the modalism that immediately followed but tailored a genuine modern-jazz masterwork laden with performances among the most explosive of his distinguished career

Lady Sings the Blues Jamaican Recordings ranks as one of the"Lady Sings the Blues" is the name of the Billie Holiday album presented here, as well as the records title track. It was even used as the title of the singers autobiography, which she presented shortly before the making of this amazing LP. The album placed Lady Day in the company of celebrated jazz stars, such as Charlie Shavers, Harry Sweets Edison, Paul Quinichette, Wynton Kelly, Barney Kessel, and Kenny Burrell, and received a five star rating in