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Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
- Country / region
- United States
- Recording years
- 1938–1996
- Recordings
- 6
- Albums and releases
- 6
ARTIST STORY
Meet Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra is a band / group associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1938–1996. The artist is connected with Jazz and Swing, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.
Listen for how Jazz and Swing shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key) (take 1)”, “I've Got a Date With a Dream”, “Big Stuff (breakdown and chatter)”, “Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me”. Then move to “The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume 6: 1938” and “Jazz Greats, Volume 1: Billie Holiday: All of Me” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.
BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS
Basic information
- Type
- Band / group
- Country / region
- United States
- Formation date
- 1933
- End date
- 1940
- Formed in
- New York
START HERE
Start with these recordings
01I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key) (take 1)1938 · Swing · jazzOpen in new tab 02I've Got a Date With a Dream1990 · jazz · vocal jazzOpen in new tab 03Big Stuff (breakdown and chatter)1991 · jazz · vocal jazzOpen in new tab 04Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me1991 · jazz · vocal jazzOpen in new tab 05Without Your Love1992 · jazz · jazz vocalsOpen in new tab
DISCOGRAPHY
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