Billie Holiday – Lady Sings The Blues (Vinyle bleu)
Billie Holiday – vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Billie Holiday]
Alto Saxophone – Willie Smith (B3-5)
Bass – Aaron Bell (A1 to B2), Red Callender (B3-6)
Clarinet – Tony Scott (A-4, A6 to B2)
Drums – Chico Hamilton (B3-6), Lenny McBrowne (A1-4, A6 to B2)
Guitar – Barney Kessel (B3-6), Kenny Burrell (A1 to B2)
Piano – Bobby Tucker (B3 to B6), Wynton Kelly (A1 to B2)
Tenor Saxophone – Paul Quinichette (A1-4, A6 to B2)
Trumpet – Charlie Shavers (A1 to B2), Harry Edison (B3-5)
Written by Billie Holiday (A1, B1), Herbie Nichols (A1), Trummy Young (A2), Jimmy Mundy (A2), Johnny Mercer (A2, B4), Dorothy Fields (A3), Jimmy McHugh (A3), Irene Higginbotham (A4, A6, B2), Arthur Herzog Jr. (A4, B1), Lewis Allan (A5), Sammy Gallop (A6), Dan Fisher (A6, B2), Ervin Drake (B2), Walter Donaldson (B3), Gus Kahn (B3), Richard Whiting (B4), Ann Ronell (B5), Jimmy Van Heusen (B6)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : blue
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : GZ Media
Label : Vinyl Me Please - Clef Series
Original Label : Clef Records
Recorded on September 3, 1954 at Capitol Studio, Los Angeles and on June 6–7, 1956 at Fine Sound Studio, New York City
Produced by Norman Granz
Artwork by Laura Tinald
Photography by Herman Leonard
Originally released in December 1956
Reissued in December 2020
Tracks :
Side A
- Lady Sings the Blues
- Trav'lin' Light
- I Must Have That Man
- Some Other Spring
- Strange Fruit
- No Good Man
Side B
- God Bless the Child
- Good Morning Heartache
- Love Me or Leave Me
- Too Marvelous for Words
- Willow Weep for Me
- I Thought About You
Reviews :
“Taken from a pair of sessions taped during 1955-1956, Lady Sings the Blues finds Holiday in top form and backed by the sympathetic likes of tenor saxophonist Paul Quinichette, trumpeters Charlie Shavers and Harry Edison, pianist Wynton Kelly, and guitarists Kenny Burrell and Barney Kessel. And while these autumnal sides bear some of the frayed vocal moments often heard on Holiday's '50s Verve sides, the majority here still ranks with her best material. This is especially true of the cuts from the June 1956 date, which produced unparalleled versions of "No Good Man," "Some Other Spring," and "Lady Sings the Blues." See why many fans prefer the "worn out" Holiday heard here to the more chipper singer featured on those classic Columbia records from the '30s.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Cook
Ratings:
AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4.51 / 5