In 1939 when Billie Holiday's label refused to record the highly controversial "Strange Fruit", she did not give up, but searched desperately for a label that was not afraid to take a risk. Thankfully Milt Gabler at Commodore Records, a fledgling independent jazz label, understood the importance of this song being recorded and released to the public and soon arranged for Holiday to record a session with him. The trange Fruit session' for Commodore, was one of those historic moments and part of Billie Holiday's legend hinges on the tremendous courage it took for her go ahead and record this song, knowing that it might well mean the end of her career. Three other songs, found here, were also recorded at that session: "Yesterdays", "Fine And Mellow" and "I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues", while due to contractual issues, the remaining Commodore sides were not recorded until five years later in 1944.
TRACKLISTING: 01. STRANGE FRUIT 02. YESTERDAYS 03. FINE AND MELLOW 04. I GOTTA RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES 05. HOW AM I TO KNOW 06. MY OLD FLAME 07. I'LL GET BY 08. I COVER THE WATERFRONT 09. I'LL BE SEEING YOU 10. I'M YOURS 11. EMBRACEABLE YOU 12. AS TIME GOES BY 13. HE'S FUNNY THAT WAY 14. LOVER, COME BACK TO ME 15. BILLIE'S BLUES 16. ON THE SUNNY OF THE STREET
TRACKLISTING: 01. STRANGE FRUIT 02. YESTERDAYS 03. FINE AND MELLOW 04. I GOTTA RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES 05. HOW AM I TO KNOW 06. MY OLD FLAME 07. I'LL GET BY 08. I COVER THE WATERFRONT 09. I'LL BE SEEING YOU 10. I'M YOURS 11. EMBRACEABLE YOU 12. AS TIME GOES BY 13. HE'S FUNNY THAT WAY 14. LOVER, COME BACK TO ME 15. BILLIE'S BLUES 16. ON THE SUNNY OF THE STREET
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