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Track Listing
1. All of Me
2. You Go to My Head
3. Until the Real Thing Comes Along
4. My Man
5. Very Thought of You, The
6. Easy Living
7. They Can't Take That Away From Me
8. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
9. Them There Eyes
10. Night & Day
11. Man I Love, The
12. Me, Myself and I
13. Way You Look Tonight, The
14. If You Were Mine
15. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
16. Let's Do It
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Billie Holiday (vocals); Leslie Johnakins, Eddie Barefield, Hymie Schertzer (alto saxophone); Lester Young (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Ben Webster, Chu Berry, Babe Russin, Vido Musso (tenor saxophone); Roy Eldridge, Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Jonah Jones, Charlie Shavers, Shad Collins, Emmet Berry (trumpet); George Hunt, Benny Morton (trombone); Buster Bailey, Jimmy Hamilton, Prince Robinson (clarinet); Count Basie, Teddy Wilson, Claude Thornhill, Eddie Heywood, Margaret Johnson (piano); Freddie Green, John Collins, Al Casey, Allan Reuss (guitar); Walter Page, Milt Hinton, John Kirby, Ted Sturgis, John Williams (bass); Jo Jones, Gene Krupa, Cozy Cole, Kenny Clarke, J.C. Heard (drums).
Compilation producers: Steve Berkowitz, Mark Wilder.
Recorded between 1935 and 1941. Includes liner notes by Delfeayo Marsalis.
Digitally remastered by Mark Wilder.
One of the most influential jazz singers in history is Billie Holiday. Her sound and style have impacted generations of singers the world over, including Frank Sinatra, Abbey Lincoln, and Nat "King" Cole. These recordings are from the '30s and early '40s, when she sang with big bands and large groups. Then, her voice was luminous yet rich and full, with hints of the deep, dark and dusky quality that Holiday would acquire in the '50s. On these classic songs of romance and love-gone-wrong, Holiday makes you believe she's lived them. The best musicians of that era accompany her on these recordings: tenor sax giants Lester Young and Ben Webster, pianists Count Basie and Teddy Wilson, and trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison (who was featured on many of Sinatra's '50s recordings). The music swings, and Holiday glides gracefully with it. LOVE SONGS, with its fine recording quality, is a superb collection for fans and casual listeners alike.
Industry Reviews
4 Stars - Excellent - ...The sound quality has been magically improved to probably its optimum level....Holiday swings lazily, carefully phrasing, the selection here making her sound more jaunty than her reputation suggests...
Q (07/01/1996)
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