Customer Reviews
Strange Fruit...the greatest song ever - By: Stefan, 02 Jun 2006 
I love Billie Holiday & have for a long time.
Her voice haunts my soul every time I hear it, it reminds me of the first time I heard itin a cafein Soho London, time seem to stand still as she sang "Strange Fruit".
This box set is a perfect start to her music & you can see the all other music from jazz to hip hop flowing through it, if you have never heard her sing then I plead with you to buy this boxset & start a journey that will take you to new highs.
A good start to female jazz vocals & from the queen herself.
This is what music supposed to be - By: 10ur, 23 Jun 2004 It's so sad that there's nothing like this is being produced anymore. The music is what MUSIC supposed to be: powerful, soulful, joyful, relaxing, entertaining, pleasuring... what else can I say! I'm like flying on the clouds. Now I'm angry at myself why I've been this late to listen to these songs.
The Lady Sings The Blues - By: , 24 Mar 2003 Billie Holiday is simply one of the best jazz singers of the day, & remains a legend todayin spite of having recieved no technical training. Her inimitable voice produces an acute & dramaticly intense sound. It is hard to imagine that this is the same women who had to be dragged physically to her first recording session, due to an attack of nerves. 'Strange Fruit' is perhaps the most famous songin this collection, written about the racist lynchingsin the American South that were still very much a reality when she sang it. Her voice cuts angrily through the song with an anguish which feels very potently real. There are also tenderer moments, Holiday's love songs are some of the most moving you'll ever hear 'The man I love' & and 'I can't give you anything but love' are keynotes, but all the tracks on this box set have much to recommend them. This is music with real feeling, beautifully expressed & sung wonderfully well by a womanin her artistic prime.
