Billie Holiday

This edition presents the  complete classic album Lady Sings the Blues (tracks 1-12), plus 3 tracks that complete the 1954 session from which the second part of the LP was taken. A 1955 date has also been added, which presents a similar front line to the first session from Lady Sings the Blues, with Charlie Shavers and Tony Scott.

Includes 12-page booklet

PERSONNEL:

BILLIE HOLIDAY, vocals on all tracks, plus:

(1-8) Charlie Shavers (tp), Tony Scott (cl, arr), Paul Quinichette (ts),
Wynton Kelly (p), Kenny Burrell (g), Aaron Bell (b), Lennie McBrowne (d).
New York, June 6-7, 1956.

(9-11) & (13-15) Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp), Willie Smith (as), Bobby Tucker (p),
Barney Kessel (g), Red Callender (b), Chico Hamilton (d).
Los Angeles, September 3, 1954.

(12) Same place & date as above. This is a Billie Holiday-Bobby Tucker duet.

(16-21) Charlie Shavers (tp), Tony Scott (cl), Budd Johnson (ts), Billy Taylor (p),
Billy Bauer (g), Leonard Gaskin (b), Cozy Cole (d), Leroy Lovett (arr).
New York, February 14, 1955.

Tracks:

01 TRAV’LIN’ LIGHT 3:10
02 I MUST HAVE THAT MAN! 3:06
03 SOME OTHER SPRING 3:39
04 LADY SINGS THE BLUES 3:46
05 STRANGE FRUIT 3:04
06 GOD BLESS THE CHILD 4:00
07 GOOD MORNING, HEARTACHE 3:32
08 NO GOOD MAN 3:18
09 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME 2:34
10 TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS 2:12
11 WILLOW WEEP FOR ME 3:06
12 I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU 2:46
13 P.S. I LOVE YOU 3:35*
14 SOFTLY 2:55*
15 STORMY BLUES 3:26*
16 SAY IT ISN’T SO 3:04**
17 I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM 3:56**
18 I WISHED ON THE MOON 6:48**
19 ALWAYS 3:59**
20 EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME 6:22**
21 DO NOTHING TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME 5:00**

Total Time: 77:21
*From the same sessions. Not on the original LP. / **Bonus tracks.
 

DOWN BEAT original review: LADY SINGS THE BLUES
“Lady Sings the Blues comes through as a characteristic, satisfyingly troubling, indelible Billie monologue. No other singer now in jazz gets so fully into the bloodstream as Billie still does.” (Nat Hentoff)