Billie Holiday

The Complete Carnegie Hall Performances (PWR 27352)

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The Complete Carnegie Hall Performances

Billie Holiday

Poll Winners Records

8436559460644

PWR 147732

PWR 27352

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The Complete Carnegie Hall Performances

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BILLIE'S COMPLETE PRESERVED RECORDINGS AT CARNEGIE HALL
ON A SINGLE SET FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER

+ 6 PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED BONUS TRACKS

This release presents, for the first time ever on a single set, all surviving performances by the great Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall, covering the years 1946 to 1956. The first CD begins with her most celebrated Carnegie Hall set, taped on November 10, 1956 and released on the album "The Essential Billie Holiday -Carnegie Hall Concert" (Verve V-8410), followed by all of her other preserved recordings at that venue, some of them only rarely heard.

As a bonus, a never before released November 8, 1956 radio show on which Billie recites the lyrics to three of her songs a capella and is interviewed about her upcoming Carnegie Hall concert. The closing bonus, also previously unissued, features Billie a few days after the concert relaxing during a party at Leonard Feather’s home (he’s at the piano), and singing a unique vocal duet with Helen Merrill.

PERSONNEL:

BILLIE HOLIDAY, vocals on all tracks, plus:

CD1 [1-18]:

ROY ELDRIDGE, tumpet
COLEMAN HAWKINS, tenor sax
CARL DRINKARD, piano
TONNY SCOTT, clarinet, piano (on “Lady Sings the Blues” only),
CARSON SMITH, bass
CHICO HAMILTON, drums
November 10, 1956.

CD1 [19-24]: Count Basie & His Orchestra . September 25, 1954

CD1 [25]:

BUCK CLAYTON, trumpet
LESTER YOUNG, tenor sax
COUNT BASIE, organ
BOBBY TUCKER, piano
EDDIE JONES, bass
BUDDY RICH, drums
May 6, 1955.

CD2 [1-2]:

OSCAR PETERSON, piano
HERB ELLIS, guitar
RAY BROWN, bass
BUDDY RICH, drums
September 13, 1952.

CD2 [3-7]:

JIMMY HAMILTON,clarinet
RAY NANCE, violin
BUSTER HARDING, piano
JOHN FIELD, bass
MARQUIS FOSTER, drums
November 14, 1952.

CD2 [8-11]:

JOE GUY, trumpet
GEORGIE AULD, alto sax
ILLINOIS JACQUET, LESTER YOUNG, tenor sax
KENNY KERSEY, piano
TINY GRIMES, electric guitar
AL McKIBB, bass
J.C. HEARD, drums
June 3, 1946.

CD2 [12-15]: BOBBY TUCKER, piano. May 24, 1947.

CD2 [16-17]: Members of the Louis Armstrong Orchestra including:

EARL MASON, piano; ELMER WARNER, guitar; ARVEL SHAW, bass, SIDNEY CATLET, drums
[on 16] BOBBY TUCKER, piano [on 17]. February 8, 1947.

All tracks recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York.

BONUS TRACKS CD2 [18-23]:

CD2 [18]: Billie Holiday (vc) with orchestra conducted by Skitch Henderson
(including probably Carl Drinkard on piano).
Steve Allen’s “Tonight Show”, New York, November 8, 1956.

CD2 [19-22]: Billie Holiday (recitation) & interviewed by Tex McCleary. Peacock. Alley Show, New York, Nov. 8, 1956.

CD2 [23]: Billie Holiday & Helen Merrill (vc), Leonard Feather (p).
Leonard Feather’s apartment, New York, November 1956.

CD1: TOTAL TIME: 63:33

01 Reading From Lady Sings The Blues
02 Lady Sings The Blues
03 It Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do
04 Travelin’ Light With Reading
05 Reading From Lady Sings The Blues
06 Billie’s Blues
07 Body And Soul
08 Reading From Lady Sings The Blues
09 Don’t Explain
10 Yesterdays
11 Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
12 I’ll Be Seeing You
13 Reading From Lady Sings The Blues
14 My Man
15 I Cried For You
16 Fine And Mellow
17 I Cover The Waterfront
18 Oh, What A Little Moonlight Can Do
19 Announcement Into All Of Me
20 It Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do
21 Lover Come Back To Me
22 My Man
23 Them There Eyes
24 Lover Man
25 Stormy Weather

CD 2: TOTAL TIME: 70:02

01 Norman Granz Announcement
02 Lover Man
03 Announcement By Duke Ellington
04 Lover Come Back To Me
05 I Cover The Waterfront
06 My Man
07 Fine And Mellow
08 The Man I Love
09 Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You
10 All Of Me
11 Billie’s Blues
12 You Better Go Now
13 You’re Driving Me Crazy
14 There Is No Greater Love
15 I Cover The Waterfront
16 Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?
17 Don’t Explain
18 I Loves You Porgy
19 Peacock Alley Show I: Billie Holiday Interview
20 Peacock Alley Show II: Don’t Explain
21 Peacock Alley Show III: Fine And Mellow
22 Peacock Alley Show IV : Yesterdays / Interview
23 Medley: Ghost Of Yesterday Into You Go To My Head