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Billie Holiday
Ultimate Billie Holiday

Compil. US 1997 on Verve Records label
Jazz (Bop, Cool Jazz, Swing)

     
Musicians
PortraitBillie Holiday voc, 1915-1959 US
vocals, album by, written by
PortraitBenny Carter as, 1907-2003 US
alto saxophone
PortraitWillie Smith as, sax, 1910-1967 US
alto saxophone
PortraitAndrew Nicholas , US
assemblage, digital assembly
PortraitAaron Bell b, 1921-2003 US
bass
PortraitCarson Smith b, 1931-1997 US
bass
PortraitCharles Mingus b, 1922-1979 US
bass
PortraitJohn Simmons b, 1918-1979 US
bass
PortraitRay Brown b, 1926-2002 US
bass
PortraitRed Mitchell b, 1927-1992 US
bass
PortraitTony Scott cl, 1921-2007 US
clarinet, directed by, musical director, piano
PortraitShirley Horn voc, p, 1934-2005 US
compiled by, selected by, liner notes
PortraitAlvin Stoller dr, 1925-1992 US
drums
PortraitChico Hamilton dr, 1921-2013 US
drums
Davie Coleman
drums
PortraitElaine Leighton dr, *1926 US
drums
PortraitGus Johnson dr, 1913-2000 US
drums
PortraitLarry Bunker dr, vib, 1928-2005 US
drums
PortraitLenny McBrowne dr, *1933 US
drums
PortraitPeter Pullman ,
edited by, notes
PortraitBarney Kessel g, 1923-2004 US
guitar
PortraitDave Barbour g, 1912-1965 US
guitar
PortraitFreddie Green g, 1911-1987 US
guitar
PortraitKenny Burrell g, *1931 US
guitar
PortraitWill Friedwald , *1961 US
liner notes, sequenced by
PortraitLarry Busacca ,
photography by, shirley horn
PortraitCarl Drinkard p,
piano
PortraitJimmy Rowles p, 1918-1996 US
piano
PortraitMilt Raskin p, 1916-1977 US
piano
PortraitOscar Peterson p, 1925-2007 CA
piano
PortraitWynton Kelly p, 1931-1971 US
piano
PortraitAl Cohn ts, 1925-1988 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitCharlie Ventura ts, sax, 1916-1992 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitColeman Hawkins ts, 1904-1969 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitIllinois Jacquet ts, 1922-2004 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitPaul Quinichette ts, 1916-1983 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitWardell Gray ts, 1921-1955 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitBuck Clayton tr, 1911-1991 US
trumpet
PortraitCharlie Shavers tr, 1920-1971 US
trumpet
PortraitHarry Edison tr, US
trumpet
PortraitHoward McGhee tr, 1918-1987 US
trumpet
PortraitJoe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US
trumpet
PortraitRoy Eldridge tr, 1911-1989 US
trumpet
Producers
Cicero deGuzman Jr. art direction, design
Robert Silverberg coordinator, production assistance
Samantha Black coordinator, production assistance
Aric Lach Morrison coordinator, production coordination
Nichell Delvaille design, coordinated by
Herman Leonard photography by, cover
Norman Granz producer, original recordings
Fernando Dos Santos research
Richard Seidel supervised by
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Lover, Come Back To MeBillie HolidayOscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg3:35
2Good Morning, HeartacheBillie HolidayDan Fisher, Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham3:29
3Body And SoulBillie HolidayEdward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Robert Sour3:18
4I Can't Face The MusicBillie HolidayRube Bloom, Ted Koehler3:15
5SolitudeBillie HolidayDuke Ellington, Eddie Delange3:29
6I Cried For YouBillie HolidayAbe Lyman, Arthur Freed, Gus Arnheim3:23
7My ManBillie HolidayChanning Pollock, Maurice Yvain2:55
8I Must Have That Man!Billie HolidayJimmy McHugh, Johnny Mercer3:04
9He's Funny That WayBillie HolidayNeil Moret, Richard Whiting3:11
10Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm GoneBillie HolidaySam H. Stept, Sidney Clare4:19
11Don't ExplainBillie HolidayArthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday2:26
12Strange FruitBillie HolidayDanny Mendelsohn, Lewis Allan3:05
13God Bless The ChildBillie HolidayArthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday3:58
14Some Other SpringBillie HolidayArthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings3:36
15Fine And MellowBillie HolidayBillie Holiday3:28
16Lady Sings The BluesBillie HolidayBillie Holiday, Herbie Nichols3:44
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