Velvet Mood

Songs By Billie Holiday

Released: 1956
Tracks: 8

8 more tracks from these dates went to Music For Torching With Billie Holiday
2 more tracks from these dates went to The Unforgettable Lady Day

Who's on it

Billie Holiday – vocal
Harry Edison – trumpet
Benny Carter – alto sax
Barney Kessel – guitar
Jimmy Rowles – piano
John Simmons – bass
Larry Bunker – drums

Credits

Producer: Norman Granz

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded, across 2 sessions.

1Prelude To A KissAugust 23, 1955 · 2439-2
2When Your Lover Has GoneAugust 23, 1955 · 2441-3
3Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm GoneAugust 23, 1955 · 2443-2 | 62VK225
4Nice Work If You Can Get ItAugust 23, 1955 · 2445-5
5I Gotta Right To Sing The BluesAugust 25, 1955 · 2447-1
6What's NewAugust 25, 1955 · 2448-3
7I Hadn't Anyone Till YouAugust 25, 1955 · 2450-1
8Everything I Have Is YoursAugust 25, 1955 · 2452-2

Listen on Spotify7 of 8 tracks found on Spotify; the rest are looked up when you make it

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

The whole band 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
V-8808	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra · not on the site yet	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1952	Billie Holiday, Harry Edison, Benny Carter, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles, John Simmons, Larry Bunker
MGC-669	Music For Torching With Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1955	Billie Holiday, Harry Edison, Benny Carter, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles, John Simmons, Larry Bunker
MGV-8338	The Unforgettable Lady Day	A Memorial Album Of Billie Holiday's Greatest Performances...	1959	Billie Holiday, Harry Edison, Benny Carter, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles, John Simmons, Larry Bunker

5 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-14	The Exciting Louis Bellson	Louis Bellson And His Big Band	1954	Harry Edison, Benny Carter, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles, John Simmons
MGN-1046	Skin Deep	Louis Bellson And His Orchestra	1955	Harry Edison, Benny Carter, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles, John Simmons
MGN-1052	The Swinging Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich All Stars	1955	Harry Edison, Benny Carter, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles, John Simmons
MGV-8197	Body And Soul	Billie Holiday	1956+	Billie Holiday, Harry Edison, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles, Larry Bunker
MGV-8257	Songs For Distingue Lovers	Billie Holiday	1958	Billie Holiday, Harry Edison, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles, Larry Bunker
MGV-8329	All Or Nothing At All	Billie Holiday	1959	Billie Holiday, Harry Edison, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles, Larry Bunker

4 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
V-8778	Buddy Rich All Stars · not on the site yet	Buddy Rich All Stars	1953	Harry Edison, Benny Carter, Jimmy Rowles, John Simmons
MGN-26	The Swinging Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich All Stars	1954	Harry Edison, Benny Carter, Jimmy Rowles, John Simmons
MGN-1038	Buddy And Sweets	Buddy Rich - Harry Edison Quintet	1955	Harry Edison, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles, John Simmons

3 of them 10 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1021	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Harry Edison, Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
MGC-717	Sweets	Harry Edison And His Orchestra	1956	Harry Edison, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MGC-721	Lady Sings The Blues	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1956	Billie Holiday, Harry Edison, Barney Kessel
MGN-1078	The Wailing Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich Ensemble	1956	Harry Edison, Jimmy Rowles, John Simmons
MGN-1085	The Buddy DeFranco Wailers	The Buddy DeFranco Wailers	1956	Harry Edison, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
C3513	To Swing Or Not To Swing	Barney Kessel Vol. 3	1956	Harry Edison, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
C3555	Jazz Giant	Benny Carter	1958	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MGV-8315	Bravura	Buddy DeFranco And His Music	1959	Harry Edison, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MGV-8363	Generalissimo	The Buddy DeFranco Men	1960	Harry Edison, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MGV-8382	Closed Session	Buddy DeFranco And His Orchestra	1960	Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles, Larry Bunker

2 of them 39 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7604	Benny Carter And His Chocolate Dandies · not on the site yet	Benny Carter And His Chocolate Dandies	1946	Benny Carter, John Simmons
MGC-141	Cosmopolite	Benny Carter	1953	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
MGC-144	An Evening With Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1953	Billie Holiday, Barney Kessel
MGN-21	The Formidable Benny Carter	Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet	1954	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
MGC-161	Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1954	Billie Holiday, Barney Kessel
MGN-1001	The Consummate Artistry Of Ben Webster	Ben Webster Quintet	1954	Harry Edison, Benny Carter
MGC-686	Recital By Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1955	Billie Holiday, Barney Kessel
MGN-1034	Tenor Saxes	Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura	1955	Harry Edison, Benny Carter
BLP 5059	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 1	Leonard Feather	1955	Harry Edison, Larry Bunker
BLP 5060	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 2	Leonard Feather	1955	Harry Edison, Larry Bunker
MGC-690	Solitude	Songs By Billie Holiday	1956	Billie Holiday, Barney Kessel
MGN-1057	An Evening With Anita O'Day	Anita O'Day	1956	Jimmy Rowles, Larry Bunker
MGN-1058	Alone Together	Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet	1956	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
MGN-1070	Cosmopolite	Benny Carter And His Orchestra	1956	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
MGN-1080	Lionel Hampton And His Giants	Lionel Hampton And His Giants	1956	Harry Edison, Barney Kessel
MGN-1086	This One's For Basie	Buddy Rich And His Orchestra	1956	Harry Edison, Jimmy Rowles
LP 1232	Martians Come Back!	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1956	Harry Edison, Barney Kessel
C3522	Man Of Many Parts	Buddy Collette (Volume 1)	1956	Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker
PJ-1223	Hoagy Sings Carmichael	Hoagy Carmichael	1957	Harry Edison, Jimmy Rowles
LP 1270	Way Up There	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1957	Harry Edison, Barney Kessel
C3521	Music To Listen To Barney Kessel By (Vol. 4)	Barney Kessel	1957	Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
CL 1469	Sweet And Lowdown	Jackie Cain & Roy Kral	1960	Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker
V-4071	Whisper Not	Ella Fitzgerald With Marty Paich And His Orchestra	1966	Harry Edison, Jimmy Rowles
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
MGV-8211	Gee, Baby Ain't I Good To You	Harry Edison	1957	Harry Edison, Barney Kessel
MGV-8215	The Genius Of Lionel Hampton	Gene Krupa - Teddy Wilson - Lionel Hampton Quartet	1957	Harry Edison, Barney Kessel
MG-36115	Out On A Limb	Pete Rugolo	1957	Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker
MGV-8280	Music, Romance And Especially Love	Louis Bellson And His Orchestra	1958	Harry Edison, Jimmy Rowles
C3565	Some Like It Hot	Barney Kessel	1959	Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MG-36162	The Music From Richard Diamond	Pete Rugolo	1959	Jimmy Rowles, Larry Bunker
MGV-8368	The Oscar Peterson Trio At JATP	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1960	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
MGV-8369	The Drum Battle	Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP	1960	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
MGV-8375	Wholly Cats	Buddy DeFranco And The All-Stars	1960	Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
V-8409	The Essential Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	1961	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
C3603	Let's Cook!	Barney Kessel	1962	Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
V-8619	When My Dreamboat Comes Home	Bill Henderson	1965	Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker
A-9116	Additions To Further Definitions	Benny Carter	1966	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
V-8712	Big Band Shout	Buddy Rich	1967	Harry Edison, Jimmy Rowles