| | |  | Vinyl | Home » » Remixed & Reimagined [Vinyl] | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | The most heartfelt vintage master-tape performances of Billie Holiday - quite simply the 20th century's preeminent jazz vocalist - given the once-over by the most groove-worthy remixers of the 21st century, including Tony Humphries, DJ Logic, Charles Feelgood, Swingsett, Nickodemus, Jazzy Nice, Organica and more. | | | Product Details: | | | Vinyl Release Date:
| March 27, 2007 | | Studio:
| Sony Legacy | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 21 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | I Hear Music (Swingsett & Takuya's Mighty Fine Remix) | | 2. | More Than You Know (Jazzeem's Throwback Remix) | | 3. | Spreadin' Rhythm Around (Lady Bug vs. Lady Day RR Remix) | | 4. | Long Gone Blues (GXR Remix) | | 5. | Trav'lin' All Alone (Nickodemus & Zeb Remix) | | 6. | He Ain't Got Rhythm (Poppyseed Remix) | | 7. | Summertime (Organica Remix) | | 8. | I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away The Key) (Madison Park Remix) | | 9. | Glad To Be Unhappy (DJ Logic Remix) | | 10. | Billie's Blues (Daniel Y Remix) | | 11. | You're So Desirable (Sunday People Remix) | | 12. | Pennies From Heaven (Count De Money Remix) | | 13. | But Beautiful (Tony Humphries THP Remix) | | 14. | All Of Me (Charles Feelgood Remix) | |
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14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Reimagined imaginativelySep 03, 2007
By heyamishgirl
If you're a Billie Holiday purist, as some of these other reviewers seem to be, this is not the CD for you. But if your taste in music ranges from classic jazz to downtempo, this is a terrific compilation.
True, Billie Holiday's voice is borrowed in bits and piece and the songs are not played all the way, per se, but I think the mixes highlight the genius of her phrasing and range of voice. She sounds completely contemporary, as if she had sung the songs for the tracks. I also liked the range of styles included. With some CDs of this sort, you get things that sound like they blend together (and not in a good way), but on this CD, each song has a unique presence.
In "Spreadin' the Rhythm Around" the RR Remix, you can almost picture her with Lady Bug on a stage in one of those live let's-bring-together-all-kinds-of-artists performances, that often disappoints, but sometimes produces concert magic. The energy is contagious.
Another one of my favorites is Poppyseed's remix of "He Ain't Got Rhythm" which juxtoposes an excellent rhythm section against the words of the song. The message, unsung, is that she has enough rhythm for both of them.
Love it!
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Not as good as Nina Simone Remix . . .Sep 10, 2007
By A. D. S. Garcia
"A & T"
We got this because we were so happy with the Nina Simone remix. We felt it was a great light manipulation of Nina's music, but Nina Simone's music remained the focus of the disk, whereas the Billy Holiday remix seems to be more about the DJ or the remix, or the something, but a lot of the soul of the BIlly Holiday music is lost. It is still a good CD, 6 or 7 on a scale of 1 to 10, but it isn't as nice as the Nina Simone of the same name.
11 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Billie Holiday does not sing here anymoreAug 08, 2007
By KURLYLOX
I purchased this Remixed CD because I want to enjoy another experience with Billie Holiday. The music is not Billie but dance club music. She is there in spirit and in the background but not singing soulfully. This interpretation is interesting; however it is fulled with instrumental and not Billie singing. #13 But Beautiful is sounding like "another one bites the dust". I think that some DJ somewhere is enjoying this recording; however if you are looking for Billie she is not here.
15 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 2 1/2 stars - Remixed, Ruined & DisrespectedSep 03, 2007
By W. E. Phillips
I will start off by saying this: I did not enjoy the Nina Simone remixed album. Still, I bought this because I wanted to give the idea another chance, and maybe this one was better. Although I enjoyed this collection a bit more, I am still very disappointed.
This disc has all the same problems as the Nina Simone album of the same title; the vocals of legendary Billie Holiday are treated as just another pro-tool by most of the producers. They are chopped up, blurred, distorted and some are neglected and left out of the mixes altogether. Her voice is burried in the mix of extremely repetitive, long and anti-climactic backdrops of lounge music and quite frankly, the emotion and feeling is lost for me. Some of the remixes sound like they put her records on and they just kept on skipping and skipping on the same lyric, over and over again. And as sad as I am to say this, Billie is almost never the main focus.
I did actually enjoy a few. "I Hear Music" is quite energetic, I like the modern touch to "Spreadin' Rhythm Around" and "Glad To Be Unhappy" was pretty nice, too. The others were just a blur for me. A very annoying, drawn out blur. Is this a good CD to play in the background of a small get together or a store? Sure. Is this for you if you like lounge music? Probably, yes. Is it a good thing to put on when cleaning? Why not? But can I sit down, listen to it and appreciate it? No. I'll stick to the originals, thanks.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
The Title Says It All...Sep 17, 2007
By C. S. Benner
I do believe that if Lady Day had been a contemporary artist, she would have been one of the first to appreciate her music in this format. I love her music, and I also love downtempo music for meditative times. This is a fabulous album, and I'm enjoying every single track.
As has been said before; if you're a purist, you may not enjoy this album. But if you're adventuresome, and enjoy hearing a new take on a classic, check it out.
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