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Billie Holiday
The Billie Holiday Songbook

Compil. DE 1985 on Verve Records label
Jazz and Rock (Swing, Vocal)

Digitally remastered reissue. ℗ © 1985 Polygram Records, Inc. A1, A5, B1, B3, B5 recorded June 7, 1956 in New York A2 recorded July 27, 1952 in New York A3, A4, B2 recorded November 10, 1956 in New York A6 recorded live September 26, 1958 in Connecticut B4 recorded September 3, 1954 in Los Angeles

     
Musicians
PortraitBillie Holiday voc, 1915-1959 US
vocals, written by, album by
PortraitWillie "The Lion" Smith p, 1893-1973 US
alto saxophone
PortraitAaron Bell b, 1921-2003 US
bass
PortraitCarson Smith b, 1931-1997 US
bass
PortraitMilt Hinton b, 1910-2000 US
bass
PortraitRay Brown b, 1926-2002 US
bass
PortraitRed Callender b, tu, 1916-1992 US
bass
PortraitTony Scott cl, 1921-2007 US
clarinet
PortraitChico Hamilton dr, 1921-2013 US
drums
PortraitDon Lamond dr, 1920-2003 US
drums
PortraitGus Johnson dr, 1913-2000 US
drums
PortraitLenny McBrowne dr, *1933 US
drums
PortraitBarney Kessel g, 1923-2004 US
guitar
PortraitFreddie Green g, 1911-1987 US
guitar
PortraitKenny Burrell g, *1931 US
guitar
PortraitBobby Tucker p, 1923-2007 US
piano
PortraitCarl Drinkard p,
piano
PortraitMal Waldron p, 1925-2002 US
piano
PortraitOscar Peterson p, 1925-2007 CA
piano
PortraitWynton Kelly p, 1931-1971 US
piano
PortraitLeonard Feather p, 1914-1994 GB
producer, original sessions
PortraitNorman Granz , 1918-2001 US
producer, original sessions
PortraitAl Cohn ts, 1925-1988 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitColeman Hawkins ts, 1904-1969 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitPaul Quinichette ts, 1916-1983 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitBuck Clayton tr, 1911-1991 US
trumpet
PortraitCharlie Shavers tr, 1920-1971 US
trumpet
PortraitHarry Edison tr, US
trumpet
PortraitJoe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US
trumpet
PortraitRoy Eldridge tr, 1911-1989 US
trumpet
Producers
Hughesgroup design
Jeff Faville design
Tom Hughes design
Gary Giddins liner notes
Richard Seidel reissue producer
Dennis Drake remastered by, digitally
Composers
Billie Holiday
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
Herbie Nichols
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Good Morning HeartacheBillie Holiday3:28
2My ManBillie Holiday2:25
3Billie's BluesBillie Holiday3:12
4Don't ExplainBillie Holiday2:26
5Lady Sings The BluesBillie Holiday3:44
6Lover ManBillie Holiday2:42
7God Bless The ChildBillie Holiday3:57
8Fine And MellowBillie Holiday3:12
9Strange FruitBillie Holiday3:00
10Stormy BluesBillie Holiday3:24
11Trav'lin' LightBillie Holiday3:44
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