The live recordings included here are among the very best from Billie Holiday's final years. Part of the motivation behind the 1956 Carnegie Hall concert was to promote Billie's autobiography, 'Lady Sings the Blues'. The music was attuned entirely to Billie's character part, reinforced by readings from her book by Gilbert Millstein. Although recorded in 1956, the LP was only issued in 1961, almost two years after Billie's passing on July 17, 1959, at the age of 44.
Track Listing:
1. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues - Billie Holiday
2. Lady Sings the Blues - Billie Holiday
3. It Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do - Billie Holiday
4. Travelin' Light With Reading - Billie Holiday
5. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues - Billie Holiday
6. Billie's Blues - Billie Holiday
7. Body and Soul - Billie Holiday
8. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues - Billie Holiday
9. Don't Explain - Billie Holiday
10. Yesterdays - Billie Holiday
11. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - Billie Holiday
12. I'll Be Seeing You - Billie Holiday
13. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues - Billie Holiday
14. My Man - Billie Holiday
15. I Cried for You - Billie Holiday
16. Fine and Mellow - Billie Holiday
17. I Cover the Waterfront - Billie Holiday
18. Oh, What a Little Moonlight Can Do - Billie Holiday
Year of Production: 1956
