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Billie Holiday, whose centenary is this year, has always inspired Cassandra. This is a project of passion: 11 songs Lady Day sang plus Last Song (for Lester), an original inspired by the story of Billie’s heartbreak after being denied her wish to sing at Lester Young’s funeral. The name of this album is a translation of the title of the Egyptian "Book of the Dead," believed to give guidance in the afterlife. These are not only songs, but musical spells—prescriptions for navigating the myths surrounding Billie’s life. T Bone Burnett, Van Dyke Parks and members of Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds join Cassandra on Billie’s Blues; All of Me; You Go to My Head; Strange Fruit; Don’ Explain; These Foolish Things; I’ll Be Seeing You, and more on CD or double-vinyl! Sony Legacy.