The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959
02/12/2045 | Polygram Records
Lyrics from The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959
All Music Guide Review
This is a rather incredible collection: ten CDs enclosed in a tight black box that includes every one of the recordings Verve owns of Billie Holiday, not only the many studio recordings of 1952-57 (which feature Lady Day joined by such jazz all-stars as trumpeters Charlie Shavers and Harry "Sweets" Edison, altoist Benny Carter, and the tenors of Flip Phillips, Paul Quinichette and Ben Webster). Also included are prime performances at Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts in 1945-1947, an enjoyable European gig from 1954, her "comeback" Carnegie Hall concert of 1956, Holiday's rather sad final studio album from 1959, and even lengthy tapes from two informal rehearsals. It's a perfect purchase for the true Billie Holiday fanatic. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959 Track Listing
Credits of The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959
- Lenny McBrowne
- Drums
- Joseph M. Palmaccio
- Digital Engineer
- Bob Porter
- Liner Notes
- Paul Quinichette
- Sax (Tenor)
- Milt Raskin
- Piano
- Curly Russell
- Bass
- Phil Schaap
- Producer, Editing, Remastering, Liner Notes
- Richard Seidel
- Executive Producer
- Joel E. Siegel
- Liner Notes
- Alvin Stoller
- Drums
- Bobby Tucker
- Piano
- Dave Coleman
- Drums
- Jackie Mills
- Drums
- Carl Drinkard
- Piano
- Michael Lang
- Executive Producer, Design
- Andrew Nicholas
- Digital Engineer
- Tom "Curly" Ruff
- Digital Engineer
- Seth Rothstein
- Assistant Producer
- Suha Gur
- Digital Engineer
- David Lau
- Art Direction, Design
- Patrick Ryan
- Digital Engineer
- Dina Stipkovich
- Coordination
- Bob Parent
- Photography
- Ben Mundy
- Assistant Producer
- Charles Drayton
- Bass
- Robin Carson
- Photography
- Don Lamond
- Drums
- Howard McGhee
- Trombone, Trumpet
- Coleman Hawkins
- Sax (Tenor)
- Ken Kersey
- Piano
- Trummy Young
- Trombone
- Al McKibbon
- Bass
- Georgie Auld
- Sax (Alto)
- Joe Benjamin
- Bass
- Benny Carter
- Sax (Alto)
- Billie Holiday
- Vocals, Main Performer
- Norman Granz
- Producer
- Ray Brown
- Bass
- Larry Bunker
- Drums
- Red Callender
- Bass
- Tony Collins
- Guitar (Electric)
- Ray Ellis
- Producer
- Barry Galbraith
- Guitar (Electric)
- Joe Guy
- Trumpet
- J.C. Heard
- Drums
- Gus Johnson
- Drums
- Osie Johnson
- Drums
- Elaine Leighton
- Drums
- Leroy Lovett
- Producer
- Tony Scott
- Clarinet, Producer
- Beryl Booker
- Piano
- Sonny Clark
- Piano
- Buck Clayton
- Trumpet, Liner Notes
- Buddy DeFranco
- Clarinet
- Harry "Sweets" Edison
- Trumpet
- Leonard Feather
- Producer
- Wardell Gray
- Sax (Tenor)
- Freddie Green
- Guitar
- Tiny Grimes
- Guitar (Electric)
- Chico Hamilton
- Drums
- Illinois Jacquet
- Sax (Tenor)
- Budd Johnson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jo Jones
- Drums
- Wynton Kelly
- Piano
- Barney Kessel
- Guitar (Electric)
- Charles Mingus
- Bass
- Red Mitchell
- Bass
- Joe Newman
- Trumpet
- Red Norvo
- Vibraphone
- Oscar Peterson
- Organ, Piano
- Flip Phillips
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jimmy Raney
- Guitar (Electric)
- Jimmy Rowles
- Piano
- Willie Smith
- Sax (Alto)
- Charlie Ventura
- Sax (Tenor)
- Mal Waldron
- Piano
- Charlie Shavers
- Trumpet
- Lester Young
- Sax (Tenor)
- Dave Barbour
- Guitar (Electric)
- Aaron Bell
- Bass
- Cozy Cole
- Drums
- Leonard Gaskin
- Bass













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