Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

"Billie Holiday, jazz, singer"

10.0/100h 59m1990
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

Overview

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.

Genres

Music

Production Companies

Additional Information

Original Title:Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Original Language:English
Status:Released

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