Billie Holiday

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PERSONNEL:

BILLIE HOLIDAY, vocals on all tracks, with:

A1-A4: Frankie Newton (tp), Tab Smith (as, ss),
Kenneth Hollon, Stanley Payne (ts), Sonny White (p),
Jimmy McLin (g), Johnny Williams (b), Eddie Dougherty (d).
Newton, Smith & Payne out on “Yesterdays”.
New York, April 20, 1939.

A5-A8: Doc Cheatham (tp), Vic Dickenson (tb), Lem Davis (as),
Eddie Heywood (p & conductor), Teddy Walters (g), John Simmons (b),
Sidney Catlett (d).
New York, March 25, 1944.

B1-B4: Doc Cheatham (tp), Vic Dickenson (tb), Lem Davis (as),
Eddie Heywood (p & conductor), John Simmons (b), Sidney Catlett (d).
New York, April 1, 1944.

B5-B8: Eddie Heywood (p), Teddy Walters (g), John Simmons (b),
Sidney Catlett (d). New York, April 8, 1944.

SIDE A:

01 STRANGE FRUIT
02 YESTERDAYS
03 FINE AND MELLOW
04 I GOTTA RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES
05 HOW AM I TO KNOW?
06 MY OLD FLAME
07 I’LL GET BY
08 I COVER THE WATERFRONT

SIDE B:

01 I’LL BE SEEING YOU
02 I’M YOURS
03 EMBRACEABLE YOU
04 AS TIME GOES BY
05 HE’S FUNNY THAT WAY
06 LOVER COME BACK TO ME
07 I LOVE MY MAN (aka BILLIE’S BLUES)
08 ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET