Billy Remembers Billie
Douban
Overview
The story of these Commodore and Decca recordings - timeless tunes waxed between 1939 and 1950 - is the story of Billie Holiday and Milt Gabler. It is the story of a singer and a producer and their creative, line-crossing partnership in a day when societal and racial lines were sharply drawn. And, like all tales involving legends of increasing stature, it is a story that is proudly retold - especially among family.
"They had a bond together that I think was extraordinary," says Billy Crystal, Gabler's nephew and compiler of this collection, "because she knew that she did her best work with him. And I know he felt really proud of what he had done with her. Billie Holiday was Milt's love."
Tracks
1 On The Sunny Side Of The Street
2 My Old Flame
3 Fine And Mellow
4 Embraceable You
5 As Time Goes By
6 He's Funny That Way
7 I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)
8 I Cover The Waterfront
9 Yesterdays
10 I'll Be Seeing You
11 Lover, Come Back To Me
12 Strange Fruit
13 God Bless The Child
14 Don't Explain
15 Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)