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.