Billie Holiday
Volume 14 1944-1945 Complete Edition
Media 7 (Masters Of Jazz) MJCD-141
BILLE HOLIDAY acc. by THE EDDYE HEYWOOD TRIO
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Eddie Heywood (p, dir), John Simmons (b), Sidney Catlett (dm).
Commodore, New York City, 8 April 1944
01. A 4755-2 Lover, Come Back To Me (master take)
02. A 4755-3 Lover, Come Back To Me
03. A 4756-1 I Love My Man (Billie's Blues) (master take)
04. A 4756-2 I Love My Man (Billie's Blues)
05. A 4756-3 I Love My Man (Billie's Blues)
06. A 4757-1 On The Sunny Side Of The Street
BILLE HOLIDAY WITH NOBLE SISSLE AND BAND
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Noble Sissle (dir) and Unknown personnel (large band).
WMCA broadcast, Apollo Theatre, New York City, 24 May 1944
07. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
BILLE HOLIDAY
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Roy Eldrige, Charlie Shavers (tp); Vic Dickenson, Benny Morton (tb); Edmond Hall (cl);
Ben Webster (ts); Art Tatum (p); Slam Stewart (b); Arthur Trappier (d).
WMCA "New World A' Coming - The Story Of Negro Music" broadcast, New York City, 25 June 1944
08. Fine And Mellow
09. All Of Me
BILLE HOLIDAY acc. by TOOTS CAMARATA AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Russ Case (tp); Hymie Schertzer, Jack Cressey, Larry Binyon, Paul Ricci (reeds);
six strings; Dave Bowman (p); Carl Kress (g); Haig Stephens (b); Johnny Blowers (d); Toots Camarata (dir, arr).
Decca New York City, 4 Oct. 1944
10. 72404-A Lover Man
11. 72405-A No More (master take)
12. 72405-B No More
BILLE HOLIDAY acc. by TOOTS CAMARATA AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Russ Case (tp); Hymie Schertzer, Jack Cressey, Larry Binyon, Dave Harris (reeds);
six strings; Dave Bowman (p); Carl Kress (g); Haig Stephens (b); George Wettling (d); Toots Camarata (dir, arr).
Decca New York City, 8 Nov. 1944
13. 72497-A That Ole Devil Called Love
14. 72498-A Don't Explain
15. 72499-A Big Stuff
BILLIE HOLIDAY with HOT LIPS PAGE AND HIS BAND
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Oran "Hot Lips" Page (dir) and Unknown personnel (large band).
WMCA broadcast, Apollo Theatre, New York City, 6 Dec. 1944
16. I'll Be Seeing You
BILLE HOLIDAY with DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Shelton Hemphill, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance (tp);
Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (tb); Johnny Hodges, Orto Hardwick (as); Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts);
Al Sears (ts); Harry Carney (bar); Billy Strayhorn (p, arr); Fred Guy (g); Junior Raglin (b); Hillard Brown (d);
Duke Ellington (mc, dir).
Esquire Second Annual Jazz Concert, Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, Cal., 17 Jan. 1945
17. Lover Man
Same personnel.
Radio broadcast
18. I Cover The Waterfront
JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC CONCERT
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Howard McGhee, unknown (tp); unknown (tb); Willie Smith (as); Illinois Jacquet, Wardel Gray and/or Charlie Ventura (ts);
prob. Milt Raskin (p); prob. Dave Barbour (g); Charlie Mingus (b); Dave Coleman (d).
Concert, Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, Cal., 12 Feb. 1945
19. Body And Soul
Prob. Milt Raskin (p); B. H. (voc); others out.
20. Strange Fruit
BILLIE HOLIDAY acc. by BOB HAGGART AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Joe Guy (tp); Bill Stegmeyer, Hank Ross, Armand Campgros, Stanley Webb (reeds); six strings; Sammy Benskin (p);
Tiny Grimes (g); Bob Haggart (b, dir, arr).
Decca New York City, 14 Aug. 1945
21. W-73006-A Dont't Explain
22. W-73007-A Big Stuff
23. W-73008-A You better go now
24. W-73009-A What Is This Thing Called Love ?
Billie Holiday
Volume 14 1944-1945 Complete Edition
Media 7 (Masters Of Jazz) MJCD-141
BILLE HOLIDAY acc. by THE EDDYE HEYWOOD TRIO
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Eddie Heywood (p, dir), John Simmons (b), Sidney Catlett (dm).
Commodore, New York City, 8 April 1944
01. A 4755-2 Lover, Come Back To Me (master take)
02. A 4755-3 Lover, Come Back To Me
03. A 4756-1 I Love My Man (Billie's Blues) (master take)
04. A 4756-2 I Love My Man (Billie's Blues)
05. A 4756-3 I Love My Man (Billie's Blues)
06. A 4757-1 On The Sunny Side Of The Street
BILLE HOLIDAY WITH NOBLE SISSLE AND BAND
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Noble Sissle (dir) and Unknown personnel (large band).
WMCA broadcast, Apollo Theatre, New York City, 24 May 1944
07. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
BILLE HOLIDAY
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Roy Eldrige, Charlie Shavers (tp); Vic Dickenson, Benny Morton (tb); Edmond Hall (cl);
Ben Webster (ts); Art Tatum (p); Slam Stewart (b); Arthur Trappier (d).
WMCA "New World A' Coming - The Story Of Negro Music" broadcast, New York City, 25 June 1944
08. Fine And Mellow
09. All Of Me
BILLE HOLIDAY acc. by TOOTS CAMARATA AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Russ Case (tp); Hymie Schertzer, Jack Cressey, Larry Binyon, Paul Ricci (reeds);
six strings; Dave Bowman (p); Carl Kress (g); Haig Stephens (b); Johnny Blowers (d); Toots Camarata (dir, arr).
Decca New York City, 4 Oct. 1944
10. 72404-A Lover Man
11. 72405-A No More (master take)
12. 72405-B No More
BILLE HOLIDAY acc. by TOOTS CAMARATA AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Russ Case (tp); Hymie Schertzer, Jack Cressey, Larry Binyon, Dave Harris (reeds);
six strings; Dave Bowman (p); Carl Kress (g); Haig Stephens (b); George Wettling (d); Toots Camarata (dir, arr).
Decca New York City, 8 Nov. 1944
13. 72497-A That Ole Devil Called Love
14. 72498-A Don't Explain
15. 72499-A Big Stuff
BILLIE HOLIDAY with HOT LIPS PAGE AND HIS BAND
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Oran "Hot Lips" Page (dir) and Unknown personnel (large band).
WMCA broadcast, Apollo Theatre, New York City, 6 Dec. 1944
16. I'll Be Seeing You
BILLE HOLIDAY with DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Shelton Hemphill, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance (tp);
Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (tb); Johnny Hodges, Orto Hardwick (as); Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts);
Al Sears (ts); Harry Carney (bar); Billy Strayhorn (p, arr); Fred Guy (g); Junior Raglin (b); Hillard Brown (d);
Duke Ellington (mc, dir).
Esquire Second Annual Jazz Concert, Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, Cal., 17 Jan. 1945
17. Lover Man
Same personnel.
Radio broadcast
18. I Cover The Waterfront
JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC CONCERT
Billie Holiday (vo) acc. by Howard McGhee, unknown (tp); unknown (tb); Willie Smith (as); Illinois Jacquet, Wardel Gray and/or Charlie Ventura (ts);
prob. Milt Raskin (p); prob. Dave Barbour (g); Charlie Mingus (b); Dave Coleman (d).
Concert, Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, Cal., 12 Feb. 1945
19. Body And Soul
Prob. Milt Raskin (p); B. H. (voc); others out.
20. Strange Fruit
BILLIE HOLIDAY acc. by BOB HAGGART AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Joe Guy (tp); Bill Stegmeyer, Hank Ross, Armand Campgros, Stanley Webb (reeds); six strings; Sammy Benskin (p);
Tiny Grimes (g); Bob Haggart (b, dir, arr).
Decca New York City, 14 Aug. 1945
21. W-73006-A Dont't Explain
22. W-73007-A Big Stuff
23. W-73008-A You better go now
24. W-73009-A What Is This Thing Called Love ?