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1	New Moon Daughter (1995) more music like this by Cassandra Wilson Singer Cassandra Wilson, who has had a rather diverse career that has ranged from the free funk of M-Base to standards à la Betty Carter, has in recent times adopted a folk-oriented style a little reminiscent of Nina Simone. On New Moon Daughter her repertoire ranges from U2 to Son House, from Hoagy Carmichael to Hank Williams ("I'm So Lonesome I ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $11.13!
2	Lady Sings the Blues [Original Soundtrack] (1972) more music like this by Diana Ross/Original Soundtrack Her biggest album as a solo act, Diana Ross forever ended any association with the Supremes after this film. She not only got an Oscar nomination and more roles, she really did capture the spirit and flavor, if not the sound and timbre, of Billie Holiday's music; her performance was the film's only saving grace. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide see all copies from $4.98! new only from $8.66!
3	Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America's Music (2000) more music like this by Various Artists In conjunction with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns' ten-part 2000 PBS special, Columbia/Legacy and Verve teamed up to issue a special series of reissues covering much of the history of 20th century jazz. The central release of this program is the five-CD box set Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America's Music, its 94 selections covering the history ... see all copies from $17.33! new only from $50.06!
4	Anthology (2003) more music like this by Nina Simone In appearance, this two-disc anthology would seem to be an exercise in hearse chasing, issued just months after the great singer's death. In reality, no matter what the intention of the record label, this anthology accomplishes what virtually every other attempt failed miserably to do: definitively represent all the stages of Simone's career. ... see all copies from $22.14! new only from $22.14!
5	Billie Holiday [MGM] (1959) more music like this by Billie Holiday This two-LP set features the best of Billie Holiday's Decca recordings. The 24 selections include such classics as "Them There Eyes," "Lover Man," "Don't Explain," "Crazy He Calls Me," "Now or Never" and "Good Morning Heartache," not to mention a 1950 version of "God Bless the Child." All of this material has since been reissued on CD. Scott ... see all copies from $5.87! new only from $5.87!
6	20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billie Holiday (2002) more music like this by Billie Holiday While it can't hope to compete with the impressive box sets of her work or even more specialized single-disc collections, 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billie Holiday still manages to present a fair amount of her most definitive work from the '40s, even though it's only 12 tracks long. "Strange Fruit," "Lover Man," ... see all copies from $8.66! new only from $8.66!
7	Live at Sin-é [Bonus DVD] (2003) more music like this by Jeff Buckley In its original form, Buckley's Live at Sin-é release was a mere 26-minute EP. This two-CD deluxe edition radically expands it into a proper album in its own right, with no less than two hours and 37 minutes of running time, throwing in a bonus DVD of 11 minutes of unreleased footage to boot. This is a major archival release in that it adds a ... see all copies from $22.14! new only from $22.14!
8	Feeling Good: The Very Best of Nina Simone (1994) more music like this by Nina Simone A fiery interpreter of the usually staid American songbook, Nina Simone took a song and made it her own -- whether it was Gershwin's "I Loves You, Porgy" or Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit." This 1994 collection on Universal features selections from her Philips years of the mid-'60s, generally acknowledged as the pinnacle of her recording career, ... see all copies from $13.14! new only from $13.14!
9	Signing Off (1980) more music like this by UB40 So ubiquitous is UB40's grip on the pop-reggae market today, that it will be difficult for younger fans to comprehend just how their arrival shook up the British musical scene. They appeared just as Two Tone had peaked and was beginning its slide towards oblivion. Not that it mattered, few but the foolish would try to shoehorn the band into that ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $11.13!
10	Lady in Autumn: The Best of the Verve Years (1946) more music like this by Billie Holiday There are many jazz lovers, even dedicated ones, who cannot afford to part with the 150 dollars or so that the ten-disc Complete Billie Holiday on Verve commands, so this two-disc distillation will do very nicely as a detailed summary of her troubled, soulful Verve period. Set out in chronological order with a mighty overreaching sweep, this mini ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $13.20!
11 view cover	Ken Burns Jazz (2000) more music like this by Billie Holiday In conjunction with the release of Ken Burns' ten-part, 19-hour epic PBS documentary Jazz, Columbia issued 22 single-disc compilations devoted to jazz's most significant artists, as well as a five-disc historical summary. Since the individual compilations attempt to present balanced overviews of each artist's career, tracks from multiple labels ... see all copies from $2.48! new only from $6.44!
12 view cover	Legendary Sidney Bechet (1991) more music like this by Sidney Bechet This collection of Bechet tracks cut between 1932 and 1941 would be worth owning if for nothing else than the inclusion of his one-man-band recording of "Sheik of Araby," the first known instance of overdubbing with Sidney playing clarinet, tenor sax, piano, bass and drums. But everything on here is fine, spirited New Orleans music, played with ... see all copies from $3.85! new only from $5.33!
13 view cover	Verve Unmixed (2002) more music like this by Various Artists In 2002, the legendary Verve label took 12 tracks from its huge and varied jazz catalog and turned a bunch of DJs and producers loose on them, creating a mostly successful old-meets-new program of jazzy electronica entitled Verve Remixed. Simultaneously, the label released this collection, which contains all the same numbers in their original form ... see all copies from $10.29! new only from $10.29!
14 view cover	The Fire This Time (1992) more music like this by Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy During this live recording of the Brass Fantasy at The Moonwalker Club in Aarburg, Switzerland, Bowie and his nonet go through many phases of jazz, funk, and progressive music. Old favorites of the Brass Fantasy are complemented by some new material added to the repertoire. Arrangements are assigned to notables such as brother Byron Bowie, Steve ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $13.33!
15 view cover	Over the Rainbow (2001) more music like this by Little Jimmy Scott There have been few 75-year-old vocalists working in any popular music style that sounded as good as Scott did on this session from late 2000, aided by contributions from top players like Joe Beck (guitar) and Grady Tate (drums). Scott loves those sentimental songs, and this set is full of standards in that vein, from the title track and "Pennies ... see all copies from $4.62! new only from $9.49!
16 view cover	Miki Sings Billie (1993) more music like this by Miki Howard Miki Howard tries her hand at jazz repertory with this Billie Holiday tribute album. Howard was smart enough to sing the songs in her own style rather than try to emulate Holiday. Howard mostly scores on this disc, turning in fine, sometimes triumphant performances on "Solitude," "My Man" and "Don't Explain." Only on "Strange Fruit" does she miss ... see all copies from $1.99!
17 view cover	The Complete Commodore Recordings (1939) more music like this by Billie Holiday Billie Holiday recorded on four occasions for the Commodore label: once in 1939 (a date that resulted in "Fine and Mellow" and "Strange Fruit") and three sessions in 1944 (dates highlighted by "I Cover the Waterfront," "I'm Yours," "He's Funny That Way," "Billie's Blues," and "On the Sunny Side of the Street"). While the former session has Lady ... see all copies from $17.77! new only from $17.77!
18	Stan Campbell (1987) more music like this by Stan Campbell see all copies from $10.00! new only from $10.00!
19 view cover	Compact Jazz: Nina Simone (1991) more music like this by Nina Simone When Nina Simone was in her prime as the premier African-American singer/pianist in music, there's was no popular artist who was going to touch her in terms of sheer talent. This Compact Jazz collection of 16 of her songs falls short of a greatest-hits package, as it is missing some evergreens like "I Loves You, Porgy" and "I Want a Little Sugar ... see all copies from $6.62! new only from $6.62!
20 view cover	The Lady Sings [Proper] (2001) more music like this by Billie Holiday The digital marketplace contains a large number of Billie Holiday compilations with the phrase "Lady Sings" in the title. The one you are looking for is surprisingly inexpensive and intelligently presented. The Proper label specializes in affordably priced box sets that contain enough music -- usually around 100 tracks -- to impart a strong ... see all copies from $23.63! new only from $23.63!
21 view cover	The Billie Holiday Songbook (1952) more music like this by Billie Holiday Excellent play on the songbook trend, with Holiday doing her own material. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.58!
22 view cover	The Billie Holiday Story [Chrome Dreams] (2001) more music like this by Billie Holiday see all copies from $11.60! new only from $30.22!
23 view cover	Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (1989) more music like this by Nina Simone Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood is a compilation assembling songs from a fruitful period in Simone's career (the mid-'60s, when she recorded for Mercury and Phillips). The exceptional track selection helps Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood stand out from the many repackages of material from this era and amply demonstrates the range of Simone's artistry. ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $16.57!
24 view cover	The Church with One Bell (1998) more music like this by John Martyn The Church with One Bell is an interesting covers album, finding John Martyn tackling songs that are both ideal and absolutely ill-fitting. Since Martyn is such an idiosyncratic talent, maybe it shouldn't be surprising that he succeeds on "Strange Fruit" and not with Randy Newman's signature craftmanship on "God's Song," but there's still a bit of ... see all copies from $5.00!
25 view cover	The Commodore Master Takes (1939) more music like this by Billie Holiday If you're a completist who insists on having everything that Billie Holiday recorded, The Complete Commodore Recordings is required listening. But for the more casual listener, it's best to pass on that two-CD set and stick with The Commodore Master Takes. While The Complete Commodore Recordings contains all of the alternate takes that Holiday ... see all copies from $6.49! new only from $10.29!

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