It is undeniable that Billie Holiday’s singing changed in her later years. Her voice darkened and shifted to a lower range. Her economy of expression distilled her sound to its essence a kind of heightened speech. The classic LP Songs For Distingu Lovers her best work of the 1950s – has also deepened and become burnished with time. Verves Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.