Description
Billie Holiday is a truly important figure in music. Her beautiful voice and songs are a reminder that the different parts of American society can not only come together but also help heal each other. Her impact goes beyond just making a comeback; it’s a powerful force for change. While her rendition of the haunting “Strange Fruit” shows her deep emotional soul, its in her songs about love and daily life that we really get a glimpse into her own tragic story.
PERSONNEL:
BILLIE HOLIDAY, vocals on all tracks, plus:
SIDE A & B1-B2: Charlie Shavers (tp), Tony Scott (cl, arr), Paul Quinichette (ts),
Wynton Kelly (p), Kenny Burrell (g), Aaron Bell (b), Lennie McBrowne (d).
New York, June 6-7, 1956.
B3-B7: Harry Sweets Edison (tp), Willie Smith (as), Bobby Tucker (p),
Barney Kessel (g), Red Callender (b), Chico Hamilton (d).
I Thought About You is a Billie Holiday-Bobby Tucker duet.
Los Angeles, September 3, 1954.
SIDE A:
1 TRAVLIN LIGHT
2 I MUST HAVE THAT MAN!
3 SOME OTHER SPRING
4 LADY SINGS THE BLUES
5 STRANGE FRUIT
6 GOD BLESS THE CHILD
SIDE B:
1 GOOD MORNING, HEARTACHE
2 NO GOOD MAN
3 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
4 TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS
5 WILLOW WEEP FOR ME
6 I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU
7 P.S. I LOVE YOU (*)
(*) BONUS TRACK: From the same sessions. Not on the original LP.
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