First performed by jazz legend Billie Holiday in 1939, "God Bless the Child" remains one of her enduring masterpieces. In this picture book interpretation, Pinkney depicts a family moving from the South during the Great Migration. Includes a CD of Holiday's recording. Full color.
Billie Holiday's autobiography LADY SINGS THE BLUES may be largely the stuff of invention, but the major points she covers here ring true, from the racism she encountered on her grueling road trips with Count Basie's band to the venal attitudes of club promoters and agents. Brought up for part of her adolescence in a Catholic reform school, ...
This groundbreaking publication features authentic transcriptions in the original keys of 19 classics from the key signature recordings of the great Lady Day. Includes a biography and discography, and these standards in voice with piano accompaniment format: All of Me * Billie's Blues (I Love My Man) * Body and Soul * Crazy He Calls Me * Easy ...
Now you can sing in the style of Billie Holiday! Published in the popular "You're The Voice" series this book features arrangements of classic Billie Holiday songs for piano, voice and guitar and a short artist biography. The accompanying CD contains full backing tracks for each song, professionally arranged and recorded to recreate the sounds of ...
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