The song highlights Holiday's signature improvisational skills and unique phrasing, which allowed her to manipulate tempo to emphasize the track's melancholic themes.
She first recorded it on May 9, 1941 , in New York City with an eight-piece studio orchestra. This version was famously released as the B-side to "God Bless the Child". Billie Holiday - Solitude (Audio)
"Solitude" is one of Billie Holiday's most poignant jazz standards, originally composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Eddie DeLange and Irving Mills. Billie Holiday - Solitude (Audio)