Jose James - Yesterday I Had the Blues: Music of Billie Holiday

Jazz and a new generation of vocalists that connects to the Jazz club sound of the past, have come together for the best ever singer to pay tribute to the 100th anniversary of Jazz in 2015. This tribute album was recorded to pay homage to Billie Holiday. Packed with Jazz standard songs that Billie Holiday is known for, her love song." I fell in love with Billie's style of music." - Jose, that began to aspire him to pursue the career of a jazz singer, " I know how important a string repertoire is." Jose's album was produced for the first time by Don Was a top producer, who is also the president of Blue Note Records. Members that supported this albums music are, a pianist representing the current Blue Note team, along with Robert Glasper, Jason Moran, Wayne Shorter Quartet members of the John Patitucci (b), and Eric Harland, a super popular drummer of modern jazz. These musicians in this collaboration, fondly called the "New York Gorgeous Trio", have a backed up the top class of singers of the jazz scene. In a song representing Billie is the depicting of Jim Crow era plight, "Strange Fruit ", with only vocals Over dub, to express the deep world soulful aguish and hopelessness of the time. This album comes complete with liner notes. Recorded at Sear Sound Studio, New York, August 23 and 24, 2014. Japan pre-release.