Complete 20th Anniversary Blues Alley Collection featuring 12 Previously Unreleased Recordings & 8 Never-Before-Heard Songs! Eva Cassidy is remembered in Nightbird which affords everyone the opportunity to experience Eva Cassidy's complete tour de force performance at the Blues Alley jazz club in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 1996 for the first time.

• Limited Edtion
• 20th Anniversary Edition
• 4LP on 180 Gram Vinyl
• Pressed at Optimal Media in Germany
• Gatefold Cover

Eva Cassidy, the late singer whose signature version of "Over the Rainbow" underscored the In Memoriam portion of the 2015 Emmy broadcast, is remembered in Nightbird which affords everyone the opportunity to experience Eva Cassidy's complete tour de force performance at the Blues Alley jazz club in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 1996 for the first time. The Blues Alley performances were recorded for what was to become the only solo Cassidy album released during her lifetime. The original Live at Blues Alley album (first released locally in D.C. during the spring of 1996) only included 12 of the 31 songs recorded that night.

20 years later, the remastered Nightbird includes all 31 songs she performed that night, among them 12 previously unreleased recordings and 8 never-before-heard songs performed by the late singer. Eva's wide musical range is showcased in songs such as "Nightbird," "Blue Skies," "Son Of A Preacher Man," "Route 66," "Late In The Evening," "Baby I Love You" and "Caravan." Now Blix Street's UK label is releasing Nightbird as a limited edition 4LP set.

Compiling the 31 Blues Alley performances into one Nightbird album was a daunting task for Bill Straw, president of Eva's posthumous label, independent Blix Street Records: "I have had the privilege of compiling eight Eva Cassidy albums, beginning with Songbird. In each instance, the luxury of Eva's considerable catalogue, from various sources, served the basic premise that less is more. The challenge of an album containing 31 tracks is the polar opposite...would more be less? Fortunately, more turned out to be much more. The first listening to all 31 tracks in one sitting was an inspiring experience. Beginning at Capitol Records in the late 60's, I had heard out-takes from the best of the best...but had never before heard anything that approached the sheer consistent vocal excellence of these 31 one-take, all on one night, performances."

Track Listing:

LP1
01. Blue Skies
02. Ain't Doin' Too Bad
03. Ain't No Sunshine
04. Fields of Gold
05. Baby I Love You
06. Honeysuckle Rose
07. Route 66
08. Bridge Over Troubled Water

LP2
01. Eva introduces the band
02. Chain Of Fools
03. Fever
04. Autumn Leaves
05. Fine And Mellow
06. Cheek To Cheek
07. Don't Mean A Thing
08. Late In The Evening
09. Next Time You See Me
10. Waly Waly

LP3
01. Take Me To The River
02. Nightbird
03. People Get Ready
04. The Letter
05. Son Of A Preacher Man
06. Stormy Monday
07. Tall Trees In Georgia
08. Something's Got A Hold Of Me

LP4
01. Time After Time
02. Over The Rainbow
03. You're Welcome To The Club
04. Caravan
05. You've Changed
06. What a Wonderful World
07. Oh Had I A Golden Thread

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