Billie Holiday records for Clef Records, ‘Billie Holiday at Jazz at the Philharmonic’ (1945)

‘Billie Holiday at Jazz at the Philharmonic’ is a live album recorded (partly) on February 12, 1945 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and released in 1954 by Clef Records.

Track Listing : 1.Body And Soul (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 03:24 . 2.Strange Fruit (Abel Meeropol) – 03:01 . 3.Trav’Lin’ Light (Trummy Young, Jimmy Mundy, Johnny Mercer) – 03:28 . 4.He’S Funny That Way (Richard Whiting, Neil Moret) – 02:56 . 5.The Man I Love (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 03:04 . 6.Gee, Baby, Ain’T I Good To You (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 02:19 . 7.All Of Me (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 01:55 . 8.Billie’S Blues (Billie Holiday) – 03:39

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Musicians : Billie Holiday – Vocals . Ken Kersey – Piano . Illinois Jacquet – Tenor Sax . Lester Young – Tenor Sax On (1 – 2 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8) . George Auld – Alto Sax On (1 – 2 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8) . Buck Clayton – Trumpet On (1 – 2 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8) . Tiny Grimes – Guitar On (1 – 2 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8) . Jc Heard – Drums On (1 – 2 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8) . Al Mckibbon – Bass On (1 – 2 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8) . Trummy Young – Trombone On (3 – 4) . Howard Mcghee – Trumpet On (3 – 4) . Barney Kessel – Guitar . Jack Mills – Drums On (3 – 4) . Charlie Drayton – Bass On (3 – 4)

Production : Produced By Norman Granz . Suha Gur – Engineer

Package : Wendi Traub-Cohen – Art Direction . Ali Hoffman – Design . David Stone Martin – Illustrations . Graham Lock – Liner Notes

Recorded On February 12, 1945 & June 3, October 7, 1946 At Shrine Auditorium In Los Angelesand Carnegie Hall.

Released In 1954 By Clef Records.

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