Music

Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

"Billie Holiday, jazz, singer"

Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday integrates film and video performances, recordings, words from her controversial autobiography (read by actress Ruby Dee) and interviews with artists who played with her (pianist Mal Waldron, trumpeter Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison), Milt Gabler (owner of Commodore and a producer at Decca), author Albert Murray and vocalists Carmen McRae and Annie Ross.

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Release Date

March 1, 1990

Status

Released

Original Title

Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

Runtime

59min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

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