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Billie Holiday
Billie's Best

Compil. US 1992 on Verve Records label
Jazz (Vocal)

Newly remastered selections from: The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959 (10 CD box set).

     
Musicians
PortraitBillie Holiday voc, 1915-1959 US
vocals, album by, written by
PortraitPhil Schaap , *1951
remastered by, technician, restoration, reissue producer, production assistant
PortraitMichael Lang ,
supervised by, compilation
PortraitRay Brown b, 1926-2002 US
bass
PortraitEd Shaughnessy dr, 1929-2013 US
drums
PortraitHerb Ellis g, 1921-2010 US
electric guitar
PortraitOscar Peterson p, 1925-2007 CA
piano
PortraitCharlie Shavers tr, 1920-1971 US
trumpet
PortraitRed Mitchell b, 1927-1992 US
bass
PortraitAlvin Stoller dr, 1925-1992 US
drums
PortraitBarney Kessel g, 1923-2004 US
electric guitar
PortraitJimmy Rowles p, 1918-1996 US
piano
PortraitBen Webster ts, 1909-1973 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitHarry Edison tr, US
trumpet
PortraitBenny Carter as, 1907-2003 US
alto saxophone
PortraitJohn Simmons b, 1918-1979 US
bass
PortraitLarry Bunker dr, vib, 1928-2005 US
drums
PortraitGus Johnson dr, 1913-2000 US
drums
PortraitFreddie Green g, 1911-1987 US
guitar
PortraitPaul Quinichette ts, 1916-1983 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitJoe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US
trumpet
PortraitFlip Phillips ts, sax, 1915-2001 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitWillie Smith as, sax, 1910-1967 US
alto saxophone
PortraitRed Callender b, tu, 1916-1992 US
bass
PortraitChico Hamilton dr, 1921-2013 US
drums
PortraitBobby Tucker p, 1923-2007 US
piano
PortraitJoe Mondragon b, 1920-1987 US
bass
PortraitLeonard Gaskin b, 1920-2009 US
bass
PortraitTony Scott cl, 1921-2007 US
clarinet
PortraitCozy Cole dr, 1909-1981 US
drums
PortraitBilly Bauer g, 1915-2005 US
electric guitar
PortraitBilly Taylor p, 1921-2010 US
piano
PortraitBudd Johnson ts, 1910-1984 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitAaron Bell b, 1921-2003 US
bass
PortraitLenny McBrowne dr, *1933 US
drums
PortraitKenny Burrell g, *1931 US
electric guitar
PortraitWynton Kelly p, 1931-1971 US
piano
PortraitRomeo Penque fl, sax, 1916-1985 US
alto saxophone, bass clarinet
PortraitRay Ellis , 1923-2008 US
arranged by, conductor
PortraitJoe Benjamin b, 1919-1974 US
bass
PortraitOsie Johnson dr, 1923-1966 US
drums
PortraitJanet Putnam hrp, *1921 US
harp
PortraitHank Jones p, 1918-2010 US
piano, celesta
Producers
James Isaacs liner notes
Cliff Preiss reissue producer, additional production assistance
Peter Pullman reissue producer, additional production assistance
Tom Ruff remastered by, remastered for compact disc
Leroy Lovett directed by, musical director
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1What A Little Moonlight Can DoBillie HolidayHarry Woods3:10
2A Foggy DayBillie HolidayGeorge & Ira Gershwin4:40
3Come Rain Or Come ShineBillie HolidayHarold Arlen & Johnny Mercer4:21
4Comes LoveBillie HolidayCharles Tobias, Sam H. Stept, Lew Brown4:00
5He's Funny That WayBillie HolidayNeil Moret, Richard Whiting3:11
6Stars Fell On AlabamaBillie HolidayMitchell Parish, Frank Perkins4:29
7Gone With The WindBillie HolidayAllie Wrubel, Herbert Magidson3:23
8They Can't Take That Away From MeBillie HolidayGeorge & Ira Gershwin4:10
9East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon)Billie HolidayBrooks Bowman2:54
10Everything I Have Is YoursBillie HolidayHarold Adamson, Burton Lane3:43
11Stormy BluesBillie HolidayBillie Holiday3:26
12Speak LowBillie HolidayKurt Weill, Ogden Nash4:25
13April In ParisBillie HolidayE.Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke3:02
14I've Got My Love To Keep Me WarmBillie HolidayIrving Berlin3:55
15Some Other SpringBillie HolidayIrene Kitchings, Arthur Herzog, Jr.3:36
16All The WayBillie HolidaySammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen3:23
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