[78-L] Billie Holiday

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Mon Feb 21 12:55:27 PST 2011


Okay, ignore that..they're right here:

Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra : Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Willie Smith (as) 
Bobby Tucker (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Chico Hamilton (d) Billie 
Holiday (vcl)
  	Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California, September 3, 1954
YBC1930-2	Love me or leave me 	Clef 89150, Clef MGC-721, Verve MGV-8099,
		Verve (Jap)23MJ3190, Verve VE-2-2515,
		Verve (E)2304113, Verve B0009401-02 [CD]
YBC1932-6	Too marvellous for words 	Clef MGC-721, Verve MGV-8099, Verve 
(Jap)23MJ3190,
		Verve VE-2-2515, Verve (E)2304113, 849434-2 [CD],
		Verve B0009401-02 [CD]
YBC1937-4	Willow, weep for me 	Clef 89141, Clef MGC-721, Verve MGV-8099,
		Verve (Jap)23MJ3190, Verve VE-2-2515,
		Verve (E)2304113, (Jap)POCJ-1548 [CD],
Note: 	Verve B0009401-02 [CD] titled "Lady Sings The Blues"; see flwg session 
and June 6 & 7, 1956 for rest of CD.
All issued titles also on Verve (Jap)OOMJ-3480/89, Verve 314-513859-2 [CD].
All issued titles also on Verve 833770-2 = Verve (Jap)J25J25145 [CD] = Verve 
(Jap)POCJ1903 [CD]), titled "Billie Holiday - Lady Sings The Blues" ; see 
session of June 6/7, 1956 for rest of CD.
All issued titles also on Poll Winners (Eu)PWR27203 [CD] titled "Lady Sings The 
Blues".
[H7143]Your CollectionAdd   Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday And Bobby Tucker : Billie Holiday (vcl) acc by Bobby Tucker (p)
  	Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California, September 3, 1954
YBC1935-3	I thought about you 	Clef 89150, MGC-721, Verve MGV-8099,
		(Jap)23MJ3190, OOMJ-3480/89, Verve VE-2-2515,
		314 513 862-2 [CD], 833770-2 [CD], B0009401-02
		[CD], Poll Winners (Eu)PWR27203 [CD]

On 2/21/2011 3:36 PM, David Lennick wrote:
> 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?
>
> dl
>


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