Billie Holiday s reputation would seem secure. It hardly mattered whether she sang good songs or trivial ones, although good was better and both are here. What matters is that she didn’t court the popular vote by fashioning her songs to the modes ot the moment. Instead, she interpreted them, amended them, and tied them in bows full of unexpected hues according to her own muse. Today they are startlingly undated and persistently relevant, both as documents of the past and influences on the future. This second collection contains many previously unissued outtakes and serves to remind us of the genius that was Billie Holiday. CONTAINS MANY PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED TAKES*
EDDIE HEYWOOD AND HIS ORCHESTRA Shad Collins (tp). Lester Johnakins, Eddie Barefield (as), Lester Young (ts), Eddie Heywood (p), John Collins (g), Ted Sturgis (Sb). Kenny Clarke (d) EDDIE HEYWOOD AND HIS ORCHESTRA Roy Eldridge (tp), tester Boone, Jimmy Powell (as), Ernie Powell (ts), Eddie Heywood(p), Paul Chapman (g), Grachan Moncur (sb), Herbert Cowans (d). TEDDY WILSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA Emrrstt Berry (tp), Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts), Hymie Schertzer (as), Babe Russin (ts). Teddy Wilson (p), Albert Casey (g), John Williams (sb), J.C. Heard (d). TEDDY WILSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA Emmett Berry (tp), Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts), Hymie Schertzer (as), Babe Russin (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Gene Fields (g), John Williams (sb), J.C. Heard (d)
All of Me
All of Me
I’m in a Low-Down Groove
God Bless the Child [Master Take]
God Bless the Child [Alternate Take]
God Bless the Child (Breakdown)
Am I Blue?
Am I Blue?
Solitude
Jim
Jim
I Cover the Waterfront
Love Me or Leave Me [Cut][#]
Love Me or Leave Me (Breakdown) [#]
Love Me or Leave Me
Gloomy Sunday (Breakdown) [#]
Gloomy Sunday
Wherever You Are
Mandy Is Two [Cut][#]
Mandy Is Two [#]
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie [Cut][#]
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie [#]
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie [#]
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie [#]
Until the Real Thing Comes Along
Until the Real Thing Comes Along