“She sounds like a cat”: Which jazz legend did Nina Simone detest?
The singer often viewed as her forerunner.
Billie Holiday
From The Beatles to Billie Holiday: A selection of songs that made a “great impression” on Kate Bush
From The Beatles to Billie Holiday.
‘I’ll Be Seeing You’: The unique power of Billie Holiday’s vocals
Lady Day and the definitive version of ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’.
Janis Joplin to James Brown: the five best covers performed by Etta James
One of the world’s greatest vocalists.
“Nauseating chaos”: The jazz albums that shaped rock ‘n’ roll
The unavoidable links between the disparate genres.
The Redemption of Sonny Rollins: from armed robbery to the greatest sax in jazz
A road to Damascus moment follwing a stint in Rikers.
Bryan Ferry names his “favourite singer ever”
“There are certain voices that, as soon as you hear them, you’re hooked.”
