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There is no end in sight to the debate over Billie Holiday's career as a vocalist: Is the essence of her art to be found in her early recordings for Columbia or in the recordings she made for Verve at the end of her short and, by all accounts, miserable life? The early work finds her in clearer voice and singing with energy and conviction, while in the later recordings her voice is ravaged, yet more soulful and perhaps more nuanced. In 1992 Verve made its case for the latter position by releasing a monumental ten-disc box set containing everything Holiday recorded for the company between 1945-1959, and simultaneously released this 16-track sampler as a palliative to those who didn't have 150 dollars lying around. Nothing here will settle the argument for good, but this album does offer a good cross section of the latter part of her career, from the small-ensemble work with pianists Oscar Peterson and Jimmy Rowles to a nice performance of "All the Way" with an orchestra conducted by Ray Ellis. This probably should not be anyone's only Billie Holiday album, but it's a valuable, and at times moving, document of the end of a sad but illustrious career.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Ed Shaughnessy, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, MainArtist - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Ellis, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harry M. Woods, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Peterson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Shavers, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Webster, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, MainArtist - Red Mitchell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - JIMMY ROWLES, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Alvin Stoller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Barney Kessel, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, MainArtist - Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Carter, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Bunker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIMMY ROWLES, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - John Simmons, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Thorne, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Webster, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, MainArtist - CHARLES TOBIAS, ComposerLyricist - Lew Brown, ComposerLyricist - SAM H. STEPT, ComposerLyricist - Red Mitchell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - JIMMY ROWLES, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Alvin Stoller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billie Holiday, MainArtist - George Whiting, Author - Neil Moret, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mitchell Parish, ComposerLyricist - Barney Kessel, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Webster, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, MainArtist - Red Mitchell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - JIMMY ROWLES, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Alvin Stoller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Frank S. Perkins, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barney Kessel, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, MainArtist - Herbert Magidson, Author - Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Allie Wrubel, Composer - Benny Carter, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Bunker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIMMY ROWLES, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - John Simmons, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Thorne, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Barney Kessel, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Webster, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, MainArtist - Red Mitchell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Bunker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIMMY ROWLES, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barney Kessel, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, MainArtist - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - BROOKS BOWMAN, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Peterson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Alvin Stoller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Shavers, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Flip Phillips, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barney Kessel, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Carter, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Adamson, ComposerLyricist - Larry Bunker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Burton Lane, ComposerLyricist - JIMMY ROWLES, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - John Simmons, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Thorne, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Red Callender, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Barney Kessel, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Tucker, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Smith, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kurt Weill, ComposerLyricist - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Webster, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, MainArtist - Joe Mondragon, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ogden Nash, ComposerLyricist - JIMMY ROWLES, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Alvin Stoller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barney Kessel, Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Webster, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Red Mitchell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - E.Y. HARBURG, Composer - Vernon Duke, Author - JIMMY ROWLES, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Alvin Stoller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billy Bauer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, MainArtist - Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Budd Johnson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Scott, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - BILLY TAYLOR, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Gaskin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Leroy Lovett, Producer, Unknown, Other - Charlie Shavers, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Cozy Cole, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Irene Kitchings, Composer - Billie Holiday, MainArtist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Quinichette, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Burrell, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Herzog Jr., Author - Tony Scott, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Shavers, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Aaron Bell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lennie McBrowne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Romeo Penque, Clarinet, Double Bass, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Benjamin, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Ellis, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cleveland, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Osie Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, MainArtist - Sammy Cahn, Author - Hank Jones, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Kenny Burrell, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Ellis and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Janet Putnam, Harp, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
There is no end in sight to the debate over Billie Holiday's career as a vocalist: Is the essence of her art to be found in her early recordings for Columbia or in the recordings she made for Verve at the end of her short and, by all accounts, miserable life? The early work finds her in clearer voice and singing with energy and conviction, while in the later recordings her voice is ravaged, yet more soulful and perhaps more nuanced. In 1992 Verve made its case for the latter position by releasing a monumental ten-disc box set containing everything Holiday recorded for the company between 1945-1959, and simultaneously released this 16-track sampler as a palliative to those who didn't have 150 dollars lying around. Nothing here will settle the argument for good, but this album does offer a good cross section of the latter part of her career, from the small-ensemble work with pianists Oscar Peterson and Jimmy Rowles to a nice performance of "All the Way" with an orchestra conducted by Ray Ellis. This probably should not be anyone's only Billie Holiday album, but it's a valuable, and at times moving, document of the end of a sad but illustrious career.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:11
- Main artists: Billie Holiday
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
© 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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