Billie Holiday

180 GRAM VINYL LIMITED EDITION

The Complete Album + 5 Bonus Tracks

4 STARS DOWNBEAT

The first popular jazz singer to move audiences with the intense, personal feeling of classic blues, Billie Holiday (1915-1959) changed the art of American pop vocals forever. Songs for Distingué Lovers is one of the best albums from her late period and finds her surrounded by important instrumentalists, such as Ben Webster and Harry “Sweets” Edison.

The album received a four-star rating in Down Beat upon its release, with John A. Tynan stating that “Miss Holiday remains the unique stylist, still incomparable.”

PERSONNEL:

• BILLIE HOLIDAY - (vocals)
• BEN WEBSTER - (tenor sax)
• HARRY “SWEETS” EDISON - (trumpet)
• JIMMY ROWLES - (piano)
• BARNEY KESSEL - (guitar)
• RED MITCHELL - (bass)
• ALVIN STOLLER - (drums)
• All tracks recorded in Hollywood, California.
• A1: January 7, 1957; A2 & B4: January 3, 1957; A3-A4 & B5:
• January 8, 1957; A5 & B3: August 18, 1956; B1 & B2: January 4, 1957.

• (*) BONUS TRACKS:
• A5 & B3-B5: from the same sessions, but not included on the original LP.
• B6: Charlie Shavers (tp), Flip Phillips (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b), Alvin Stoller (d). Los Angeles, May, 1952.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 DAY IN, DAY OUT
• A2 A FOGGY DAY
• A3 STARS FELL ON ALABAMA
• A4 ONE FOR MY BABY (AND ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD)
• A5 WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN (*)

• SIDE B
• B1 JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
• B2 I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS
• B3 APRIL IN PARIS (*)
• B4 I WISHED ON THE MOON (*)
• B5 SAY IT ISN’T SO (*)
• B6 BLUE MOON (*)