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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
 | Billie Holiday voc, 1915-1959 US vocals, album by, written by |
 | Phil Schaap , *1951 remastered by, technician, restoration, reissue producer, production assistant |
 | Michael Lang , supervised by, compilation |
 | Ray Brown b, 1926-2002 US bass |
 | Ed Shaughnessy dr, 1929-2013 US drums |
 | Herb Ellis g, 1921-2010 US electric guitar |
 | Oscar Peterson p, 1925-2007 CA piano |
 | Charlie Shavers tr, 1920-1971 US trumpet |
 | Red Mitchell b, 1927-1992 US bass |
 | Alvin Stoller dr, 1925-1992 US drums |
 | Barney Kessel g, 1923-2004 US electric guitar |
 | Jimmy Rowles p, 1918-1996 US piano |
 | Ben Webster ts, 1909-1973 US tenor saxophone |
 | Harry Edison tr, US trumpet |
 | Benny Carter as, 1907-2003 US alto saxophone |
 | John Simmons b, 1918-1979 US bass |
 | Larry Bunker dr, vib, 1928-2005 US drums |
 | Gus Johnson dr, 1913-2000 US drums |
 | Freddie Green g, 1911-1987 US guitar |
 | Paul Quinichette ts, 1916-1983 US tenor saxophone |
 | Joe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US trumpet |
 | Flip Phillips ts, sax, 1915-2001 US tenor saxophone |
 | Willie Smith as, sax, 1910-1967 US alto saxophone |
 | Red Callender b, tu, 1916-1992 US bass |
 | Chico Hamilton dr, 1921-2013 US drums |
 | Bobby Tucker p, 1923-2007 US piano |
 | Joe Mondragon b, 1920-1987 US bass |
 | Leonard Gaskin b, 1920-2009 US bass |
 | Tony Scott cl, 1921-2007 US clarinet |
 | Cozy Cole dr, 1909-1981 US drums |
 | Billy Bauer g, 1915-2005 US electric guitar |
 | Billy Taylor p, 1921-2010 US piano |
 | Budd Johnson ts, 1910-1984 US tenor saxophone |
 | Aaron Bell b, 1921-2003 US bass |
 | Lenny McBrowne dr, *1933 US drums |
 | Kenny Burrell g, *1931 US electric guitar |
 | Wynton Kelly p, 1931-1971 US piano |
 | Romeo Penque fl, sax, 1916-1985 US alto saxophone, bass clarinet |
 | Ray Ellis , 1923-2008 US arranged by, conductor |
 | Joe Benjamin b, 1919-1974 US bass |
 | Osie Johnson dr, 1923-1966 US drums |
 | Janet Putnam hrp, *1921 US harp |
 | Hank 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 |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What A Little Moonlight Can Do | Billie Holiday | Harry Woods | 3:10 |
| 2 | A Foggy Day | Billie Holiday | George & Ira Gershwin | 4:40 |
| 3 | Come Rain Or Come Shine | Billie Holiday | Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer | 4:21 |
| 4 | Comes Love | Billie Holiday | Charles Tobias, Sam H. Stept, Lew Brown | 4:00 |
| 5 | He's Funny That Way | Billie Holiday | Neil Moret, Richard Whiting | 3:11 |
| 6 | Stars Fell On Alabama | Billie Holiday | Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins | 4:29 |
| 7 | Gone With The Wind | Billie Holiday | Allie Wrubel, Herbert Magidson | 3:23 |
| 8 | They Can't Take That Away From Me | Billie Holiday | George & Ira Gershwin | 4:10 |
| 9 | East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon) | Billie Holiday | Brooks Bowman | 2:54 |
| 10 | Everything I Have Is Yours | Billie Holiday | Harold Adamson, Burton Lane | 3:43 |
| 11 | Stormy Blues | Billie Holiday | Billie Holiday | 3:26 |
| 12 | Speak Low | Billie Holiday | Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash | 4:25 |
| 13 | April In Paris | Billie Holiday | E.Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke | 3:02 |
| 14 | I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm | Billie Holiday | Irving Berlin | 3:55 |
| 15 | Some Other Spring | Billie Holiday | Irene Kitchings, Arthur Herzog, Jr. | 3:36 |
| 16 | All The Way | Billie Holiday | Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen | 3:23 |
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