Lady Day: the Many Faces of Billie Holiday (DVD)

Duration: 60 minutes

A sparkling documentary that lets us see and hear the miracle that was Billie Holiday. Features rare TV and movie clips, along with commentary by a stellar group of jazz instrumentalists and singers who knew her well. Award winning actress Ruby Dee reads excerpts from Billie Holiday's autobiography Lady Sings The Blues. Includes performance clips of Billie Holiday's greatest hit songs.

Tracklist

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Early Days
• 3 Billie's Early Recordings
• 4 Swing It Brother Swing It
• 5 Strange Fruit
• 6 1940
• 7 Lover Man
• 8 9 Months In Jail
• 9 Ben Webster, Lester Young, Roy Eldridge
• 10 What A Little Moonlight Can Do
• 11 End Credits