When Columbia wouldn't allow Billie Holiday to record the controversial "Strange Fruit," for fear of reprisals by Southern distributors, the songstress turned to her friend Milt Gabler, owner/producer of Commodore Records. A deal was struck with Columbia for a four song one-off session for Commodore, and a decade-plus long producer/performer relationship was launched. Milt viewed Billie Holiday as not only a great jazz singer, but also as a great pop songstress; and after she returned to Commodore in 1944 ...   [ read more ]

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