2-LPs ON 1 CD
This realese contains Billie Holiday’s complete LP "Songs for Distingué Lovers" (Verve V6-8257), a masterpiece consisting of six extended tunes with many fine solos by Ben Webster, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Jimmy Rowles and Barney Kessel. The LP "Body and Soul" (Verve V6-8197), which derives from the same sessions, as well as an additional song from the dates, have been added here as a bonus.
PERSONNEL:
BILLIE HOLIDAY, vocals
BEN WEBSTER, tenor sax
HARRY “SWEETS” EDISON, trumpet
JIMMY ROWLES, piano
BARNEY KESSEL, guitar
RED MITCHELL, bass
ALVIN STOLLER or LARRY BUNKER, drums
All tracks recorded in Hollywood, California, in January 1957.
(1-6):
SONGS FOR DISTINGUÉ LOVERS(7-14):
BODY AND SOUL (15) BONUS TRACK: From the same sessions.
INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLETTRACKS:
01. DAY IN, DAY OUT
02. A FOGGY DAY
03. STARS FELL ON ALABAMA
04. ONE FOR MY BABY (AND ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD)
05. JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
06. I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS
07. BODY AND SOUL
08. THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME
09. DARN THAT DREAM
10. LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF
11. COMES LOVE
12. GEE, BABY, AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU
13. EMBRACEABLE YOU
14. MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT
15. I WISHED ON THE MOON
TOTAL TIME: 77:44 Min.