[78-L] Billie Holiday

[David Lennick]

Mystery time. American Recording Society G-431 is Billie Holiday: Lady Sings 
the Blues. Not listed in Lord, and in fact the last 4 tracks aren't listed 
anywhere although the first 8 are as follows, all from Clef MGC 721.

Billie Holiday With Tony Scott And His Orchestra : Billie Holiday (vcl) acc by 
Charlie Shavers (tp) Tony Scott (cl,arr) Paul Quinichette (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) 
Kenny Burrell (g) Aaron Bell (b) Lennie McBrowne (d)
      Fine Sound Studios, New York, June 6 & 7, 1956
YBC2850-5    Trav'lin' light     Clef MGC-721, Verve MGV-8099, Verve (Jap)23MJ3190
         Verve VE-2-2529, Verve (E)2304115, 823246-2 [CD]
YBC2851-3    I must have that man     Clef MGC-721, Verve MGV-8099, Verve 
(Jap)23MJ3190
         Verve VE-2-2529, Verve (Jap)MV-2118
         Verve (E)2304115
YBC2853-1    Some other spring     Clef MGC-721, Verve MGV-8099, Verve 
(Jap)23MJ3190
         Verve VE-2-2529, (E)2304115, Verve
         314 513 943-2 [CD], (Jap)POCJ-1548 [CD]
YBC2854-4    Lady sings the blues     Clef MGC-721, Verve MGV-8099, Verve 
(Jap)23MJ3190
         Verve VE-2-2529, Verve (E)2304115, 823246-2 [CD]
YBC2855-12    Strange fruit (cl,ts out)     Clef MGC-721, Verve MGV-8099, Verve 
(Jap)23MJ3190
         Verve VE-2-2529, Verve (E)2304115, 823246-2 [CD]
YBC2856-1    God bless the child     Clef MGC-721, Verve MGV-8099, Verve 
(Jap)23MJ3190
         Verve VE-2-2529, Verve (E)2304115, 849434-2 [CD]
         Verve 823246-2 [CD], (Jap)POCJ-1548 [CD]
YBC2857-8    Good morning heartache     Clef MGC-721, Verve MGV-8099, Verve 
(Jap)23MJ3190
         Verve VE-2-2529, Verve (E)2304116, Verve
         823246-2 [CD], (Jap)POCJ-1548 [CD]
YBC2858-1    No good man     Clef MGC-721, Verve MGV-8099, Verve (Jap)23MJ3190
         Verve VE-2-2529, Verve (E)2304116
Note:     Verve MGV8099 titled "Lady sings the blues".
All above titles also on Verve (Jap)OOMJ-3480/89, Verve 314-513859-2 [CD], 
Giants of Jazz (Eu)CD53074 [CD], Verve 833770-2 [CD], Verve B0009401-02 [CD], 
Poll Winners (Eu)PWR27203 [CD].

Clef was presumably a ten-incher, and ARS combined it with these 4 tracks in 
1957 before Verve reissued it on twelve-inch.

LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS
WILLOW WEEP FOR ME
     Harry Edison, tpt; Willie Smith, alto; Bobby Tucker, pno;
     Red Callender, bass, Chico Hamilton, dms
I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU
     Bobby Tucker, piano

Personnel from notes in the album, but no dates. Anyone know when these date from?

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