Album
Billie Holiday Sings
1952 · Jazz
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Billie Holiday Sings is a Jazz album by Billie Holiday, originally released in 1952. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked.
About
Billie Holiday Sings (MGC-118) is a 10-inch LP album made by jazz singer Billie Holiday, released in the United States by Clef Records in 1952. It was her first album for the label, and her first album of original material, following several compilations of previously released 78rpm sides for Columbia, Commodore, and Decca. In 1956, when the 10-inch format was phased out, the album was reissued by Clef Records as Solitude (MG C-690), with four extra tracks recorded at a second session sometime in April 1952 (exact date unknown), with the same musicians.The final track, "Tenderly", had been previously released on her second 10-inch LP, An Evening with Billie Holiday (MG C-144). The other three new songs had been previously released on her third 10-inch LP, simply titled Billie Holiday (MG C-161).
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1I Only Have Eyes For You
- A2You Turned The Tables On Me
- A3Blue Moon
- A4Solitude
Side B
- B1These Foolish Things
- B2Easy To Love
- B3You Go To My Head
- B4East Of The Sun
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Vocal Jazz
- velvety
- tender
- smoky
In 1956 these eight songs and four others were released on LP format as Solitude
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alvin StollerDRUMS
- Barney KesselGUITAR
- Billie HolidayVOCALS
- Charlie ShaversTRUMPET
- Flip PhillipsTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Oscar PetersonPIANO
- Ray BrownBASS
- Bobby TuckerPIANO
- Haywood HenryTENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE, BARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Tiny GrimesGUITAR
- Unknown ArtistBASS, DRUMS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 10 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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