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Jamie Cullum commemorates what would have been Billie Holiday's hundredth birthday with special feature Billie and Me.

Jamie Cullum plays an hour of jazz music ranging from its heritage to its future.

This week he celebrates the birthday of Billie Holiday, who would have been 100 years old today, with a feature running throughout the month, Billie & Me.

In it we hear from both JosΓ© James and Alice Russell about how Billie influenced their lives and music and they pick their favourite Billie tracks.

57 minutes

Last on

Tue 7 Apr 2015 19:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Frank Sinatra

    Nice Work If You Can Get It

    • Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Music First.
    • Reprise.
    • 7.

  • The Daktaris

    Quiet Man is Dead Man

  • Mose Allison

    Meet Me At No Special Place

  • Coleman Hawkins

    Body and Soul

    • Body and Soul.
    • RCA.

  • Billie Holiday

    Willow Weep For Me

  • Bugge Wesseltoft

    Play It

  • Dr. John

    Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (feat. Terence Blanchard & The Blind Boys of Alabama)

  • Wayne Shorter

    Etcetera

  • Billie Holiday

    God bless the child

    • Ken Burns Jazz - Billie Holiday.
    • Verve.

  • Chilly Gonzales

    Prelude To A Feud

  • Jamie Lidell

    Believe in Me

Broadcast

  • Tue 7 Apr 2015 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2