The quintessential jazz singer, whose reedy voice and laconic style accentuated the intensity of emotion in her performances.
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Album Discography

Year Album Label AllMusic Rating User Ratings
New Orleans 1947 New Orleans Jazz Crusade
 
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Billie Holiday Sings 1952 Billie Holiday Sings Mercury
 
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An Evening with Billie Holiday 1953 An Evening with Billie Holiday Decca / Verve
 
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Billie Holiday, Vol. 3 1954 Billie Holiday, Vol. 3 Jolly Roger Records
 
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Music for Torching 1955 Music for Torching Decca / Verve
 
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Jazz Recital 1956 Jazz Recital Clef Records
 
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Velvet Mood 1956 Velvet Mood Decca / Verve
 
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A Recital 1956 A Recital Decca / Verve
 
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Solitude [1956] 1956 Solitude [1956] Verve
 
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Lady Sings the Blues 1956 Lady Sings the Blues Verve
 
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Songs for Distingué Lovers 1957 Songs for Distingué Lovers Verve / PolyGram
 
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Body & Soul [Verve] 1957 Body & Soul [Verve] Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
 
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All or Nothing at All 1958 All or Nothing at All Decca / Verve / Verve Reissues
 
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At Newport 1958 At Newport PolyGram
 
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The Blues Are Brewin' 1958 The Blues Are Brewin' Decca / Verve / Verve Reissues
 
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Lady in Satin 1958 Lady in Satin Sony Legacy
 
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Stay with Me 1958 Stay with Me Decca / Verve
 
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Last Recording 1959 Last Recording Verve
 
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Billie [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] 2020 Billie [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Universal / Verve
 
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