Billie Holiday ‎– Them There Eyes / Body and Soul

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Billie Holiday ‎– Them There Eyes / Body and Soul

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Billie Holiday ‎– Them There Eyes / Body and Soul

Label: Columbia ‎– 37836 “Hot Jazz Classic”

Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue

Released: 1947

Genre: Jazz

Style: Vocal, Swing

A: Them There Eyes

Written-By – Tauber, Pinkard, Tracey

"Them There Eyes" recorded July 5, 1939. Original issue: Vocalion 5021
B: Body and Soul

Composed By – J. Green

Lyrics by – Heyman, Eyton, Sour

"Body And Soul" recorded February 29, 1940. Original issue: Vocalion 5481

"Them There Eyes" recorded July 5, 1939. Original issue: Vocalion 5021

"Body and Soul" recorded February 29, 1940. Original issue: Vocalion 5481

Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), professionally known as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz musician and singer-songwriter with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills, which made up for her limited range and lack of formal music education. There were other jazz singers with equal talent, but Holiday had a voice that captured the attention of her audience