Billie Holiday – Lady Sings The Blues

Label: Giants Of Jazz – LPJT 50, Giants Of Jazz – LP JT 50

Format: Vinyle, LP, Compilation

Pays: Italy

Sortie: 1986

Genre: Jazz, Blues

Style: Vocal

A1 How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)

Band – Billie Holiday And Her Band

Bass [b] – Ray Brown

Drums [d] – Ed Shaughnessy

Guitar [g] – Herb Ellis

Piano [p] – Oscar Peterson

Trumpet [tp] – Charlie Shavers

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written-By – Berlin*

2:55

A2 What A Little Moonlight Can Do

Band – Billie Holiday And Her Band

Bass [b] – Ray Brown

Drums [d] – Ed Shaughnessy

Guitar [g] – Herb Ellis

Piano [p] – Oscar Peterson

Trumpet [tp] – Charlie Shavers

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written-By – Woods*

3:09

A3 Stormy Blues

Alto Saxophone [as] – Willie Smith (2)

Bass [b] – Red Callender

Drums [d] – Chico Hamilton

Guitar [g] – Barney Kessel

Orchestra – Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra

Piano [p] – Bobby Tucker

Trumpet [tp] – Harry "Sweets" Edison*

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written-By – Holiday*

3:21

A4 Always

Bass [b] – Leonard Gaskin

Clarinet [cl] – Tony Scott (2)

Drums [d] – Cozy Cole

Guitar [g] – Billy Bauer

Orchestra – Tony Scott And His Orchestra

Piano [p] – Carl Drinkard

Tenor Saxophone [ts] – Budd Johnson

Trumpet [tp] – Charlie Shavers

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written-By – Berlin*

3:54

A5 Deep Song

Alto Saxophone [as] – Al Klink, Toots Mondello

Bass [b] – Bob Haggart

Clarinet [cl], Alto Saxophone [as] – Bill Stegmeyer

Drums [d] – Bunny Shawker

Guitar [g] – Danny Perry*

Orchestra – Bob Haggart And His Orchestra

Piano [p] – Bobby Tucker

Tenor Saxophone [ts] – Art Drellinger*, Hank Ross

Trumpet [tp] – Billy Butterfield

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written By – G. Cory - D. Cross

Written-By – D. Cross*, G. Cory*

3:07

A6 Now Or Never

Alto Saxophone [as] – Johnny Mince, Sid Cooper

Arranged By [arr], Conductor [cond] – Sy Oliver

Bass [b] – Joe Benjamin

Drums [d] – Jimmy Crawford

Guitar [g] – Everett Barksdale

Orchestra – Sy Oliver And His Orchestra

Piano [p] – Billy Kyle

Tenor Saxophone [ts] – Art Drellinger*, Pat Nizza

Trumpet [tp] – Bernie Privin

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written By – Curtis R. Lewis - Holiday

Written-By – Holiday*, Curtis R. Lewis*

3:14

A7 Big Stuff

Alto Saxophone [as] – Bill Stegmeyer

Baritone Saxophone [bars] – Stanley Webb

Bass [b] – Bob Haggart

Drums [d] – Specs Powell

Guitar [g] – Tiny Grimes

Orchestra – Bob Haggart And His Orchestra

Piano [p] – Sammy Benskin

Tenor Saxophone [ts] – Armand Camgros, Hank Ross

Trumpet [tp] – Joe Guy

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written-By – L. Bernstein*

2:26

A8 Porgy

Accompanied By – Bobby Tucker And His Trio

Bass [b] – John Levy

Drums [d] – Denzil Best

Piano [p] – Bobby Tucker

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written By – G. & I. Gershwin - D. Heyward

Written-By – D. Heyward*, G. & I. Gershwin*

2:52

B1 Moonglow

Bass [b] – Ray Brown

Drums [d] – J.C. Heard

Guitar [d (typo)] – Barney Kessel

Orchestra – Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra

Piano [p] – Oscar Peterson

Trumpet [tp] – Charlie Shavers

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written By – Hudson - Delange - Mills

Written-By – Delange*, Mills*, Hudson*

2:57

B2 Easy To Love

Bass [b] – Ray Brown

Drums [d] – Alvin Stoller

Guitar [g] – Barney Kessel

Orchestra – Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra

Piano [p] – Oscar Peterson

Trumpet [tp] – Charlie Shavers

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written-By – Porter*

2:57

B3 Willow Weep For Me

Alto Saxophone [as] – Willie Smith (2)

Bass [b] – Red Callender

Drums [d] – Chico Hamilton

Guitar [g] – Barney Kessel

Orchestra – Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra

Piano [p] – Bobby Tucker

Trumpet [tp] – Harry "Sweets" Edison*

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written-By – A. Ronell*

3:05

B4 Too Marvellous For Words

Alto Saxophone [as] – Willie Smith (2)

Bass [b] – Red Callender

Drums [d] – Chico Hamilton

Guitar [g] – Barney Kessel

Orchestra – Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra

Piano [p] – Bobby Tucker

Trumpet [tp] – Harry "Sweets" Edison*

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written-By – Mercer*, Whiting*

2:10

B5 Nice Work If You Can Get It

Alto Saxophone [as] – Benny Carter

Bass [b] – John Simmons

Drums [d] – Larry Bunker

Guitar [g] – Barney Kessel

Orchestra – Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra

Piano [p] – Jimmy Rowles

Trumpet [tp] – Harry "Sweets" Edison*

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written-By – G. & I. Gershwin*

3:47

B6 What's New

Alto Saxophone [as] – Benny Carter

Bass [b] – John Simmons

Celesta [celeste] – Jimmy Rowles

Drums [d] – Larry Bunker

Guitar [g] – Barney Kessel

Orchestra – Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written-By – Haggart*, Burke*

4:12

B7 Baby, I Don't Cry Over You

Accompanied By – Billy Kyle And His Trio

Bass [b] – Thomas Barney

Drums [d] – Kenny Clarke

Guitar [g] – Jimmy Shirley

Piano [p] – Billy Kyle

Trumpet [tp] – Joe Guy

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written-By – Morton Krouse

3:06

B8 Lady Sings The Blues

Bass [b] – Joe Benjamin

Drums [d] – Jo Jones

Piano [p] – Mal Waldron

Vocals [vcl] – Billie Holiday

Written-By – Holiday*, Nichols*

2:41