Billie Holiday's later recordings
Geoffrey Smith surveys the great vocalist Billie Holiday's later recordings, which featured more ballads and darker moods than her earlier swing records
Billie Holiday
A SAILBOAT IN THE MOONLIGHT
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday and her Orchestra
Composers:听听听听听听听 Carmen Lombarso/John Jacob Loeb/Guy Lombardo
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Lady Day 鈥� the Best of Billie Holiday
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Columbia/Legacy听听 COL-504722(1)
Performers:听听听听听听 Lester Young (tenor); Buck Clayton (trumpet); Freddie Green (guitar);听 Walter Page (Bass); Jo Jones (drums);听 James Sherman 听(piano)
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STRANGE FRUIT
Artists: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday and her Orchestra
Composers:听听听听听听听 Lewis Allan
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday 鈥� The Voice of Jazz 鈥� The Complete Recordings 1933-1940
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Affinity听听 CDAFS-1019
Performers: 听听听听听 Frankie Newton's Cafe Society Band; Frankie Newton (trumpet);听 Sonny White (piano)
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YESTERDAYS
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday
Composers:听听听听听听听 Jerome Kern/Otto Harbach
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Fritz The Cat & Heavy Traffic
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Fantasy 鈥庘�� FCD 24745-2
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GOD BLESS THE CHILD
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday
Composers:听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday/Arthur Herzog, Jr.
Album Title:听听听听听听听 God Bless The Child
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Proper P-1203
Performers:听听听听听听 Roy Eldridge (trumpet); 听Jimmy Powell and Lester Boone (alto saxophone); Ernie Powell (trumpet); Eddie Heywood (piano);听 Johan Robins (guitar);听 Paul Chapman (guitar); 听Grachan Moncur II (bass); 听Herbert Cowans (drums)
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TRAV鈥橪IN LIGHT
Artists:听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday
Composers:听听听听听听听 Trummy Young/Jimmy Mundy/Johnny Mercer
Album Title:听听听听听听听 God Bless The Child
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Proper听 P-1203
Performers:听听听听听听 Paul Whiteman Orchestra; Skip Layton (trombone).
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THAT OLD DEVIL CALLED LOVE
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday
Composers:听听听听听听听 Allan Roberts/Doris Fisher
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday鈥檚 Greatest Hits
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 GRP-16532
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FINE AND MELLOW
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday
Composers:听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Sound of Jazz
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Columbia听 CK-66082
Performers:听听听听听听 Ben Webster ( tenor sax);听 Lester Young听 (tenor sax); Vic Dickenson (trombone); Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax);听 Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax);听 Roy Eldridge ( trumpet);听 Doc Cheatham 听(trumpet); 听Danny Barker听 (guitar);听 Milt Hinton (double bass);听 Mal Waldron (piano);听 Osie Johnson (drums)听听听听听听听听
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ALL OF ME
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday
Composers:听听听听听听听 Gerald Marks/Seymour Simons
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Love songs
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Columbia/Legacy听 483878-2
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I LOVES YOU PORGY
Artist:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday
Composers:听听听听听听听 George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday: The Complete Commodore & Decca Masters
Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Universal听 8001314602
Performers:听听听听听听 Bobby Tucker (piano)
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T鈥橝INT NOBODY鈥橲 BUSINESS
Artist:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday
Composers:听听听听听听听 Porter Grainer/Everett Robbins
Album title:听听听听听听听 Holiday for Lovers
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Manhatten Records听 MAN-5014b
Performers:听听听听听听
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THEM THERE EYES
Artist:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday听听听听听听
Composers: 听听听听听听 Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Legend of Billie Holiday
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 MCA听 DBH TV-1
Performers:听听听听听听 Budd Johnson (tenor);听 Henderson Chambers (trombone);听 Bernie Privin (trumpet)
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SOLITUDE
Artist:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday
Composers:听听听听听听听 Eddie DeLange/Duke Ellington
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Incomparable Vol.5
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 AMB听 ABMMCD-1170
Performers:听听听听听听 Charlie Shavers (trumpet);听 Barney Kessel (guitar); Oscar Peterson (piano);听 Ray Brown (bass);听 Alvin Stoller (drums)
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IF THE MOON TURNS GREEN
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday
Composers:听听听听听听听 Bernard D. Hanighen/Paul Coates
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Unforgettable Lady Day
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Verve听听 MGV 8338 2
Performers:听听听听听听 Charlie Shavers (trumpet);听 Barney Kessel (guitar); Oscar Peterson (piano);听 Ray Brown (bass);听 Alvin Stoller (drums)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
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PLEASE DON鈥橳 TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I鈥橫 GONE
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday
Composers:听听听听听听听 Sidney Clare/Sam H. Stept
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Velvet Mood
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Verve听 V8096
Performers:听听听听听听 Benny Carter (alto sax);听 Sweets Edison (trumpet); Jimmy Rowles (piano);听 Barney Kessel (guitar); John Simmons (bass); Larry Bunker (drums)
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LADY SINGS THE BLUES
Artist:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday
Composers:听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday/Herbie Nichols
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Essential Billie Holiday
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Verve听 V6-8410
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YOU鈥橵E CHANGED
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Billie Holiday
Composers:听听听听听听听 William Carey/Carl Fischer
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Definitive Billie Holiday
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Verve听 549 081-2听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
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