Billie Holiday – Lady Sings The Blues (1981) Holland Press

This 1981 Holland pressing of Lady Sings The Blues represents a significant historical document in jazz vocal artistry, capturing Billie Holiday's final recordings for Clef Records before the label's absorption into Verve. Compiled from sessions recorded between 1954-1956, this album stands as a companion piece to Holiday's influential ghostwritten autobiography of the same title. The recording showcases Holiday's mature vocal style, characterized by her distinctive phrasing, emotional depth, and nuanced tonal control that revolutionized jazz vocal interpretation, all preserved in this European pressing that maintains the integrity of these pivotal late-career performances. This is a 1981 reissue.  Cover says Mono but label says Stereo, sounds like it's Mono. Style: Jazz, Blues Vinyl: VG+ / EX (some light sleeve scuffs, plays with some mild surface noise.) Cover: VG+ (small creases off spine and seams.) Label: Verve Records – 2304 124 Country: Netherlands Tracklist: A1 Lady Sings T