Verve session · in the studio

April 22, 1946

Billie Holiday At JATP

Embassy Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA

This day's music is on 4 records: Billie Holiday At Jazz At The Philharmonic, Jazz Recital, The Unforgettable Lady Day, The Essential Jazz Vocals

In the room

Billie Holiday – vocal
Joe Guy – trumpet
Buck Clayton – trumpet
Tommy Turk – trombone
Willie Smith – alto sax
Coleman Hawkins – tenor sax
Lester Young – tenor sax
Irving Ashby – guitar
Milt Raskin – piano
Red Callender – bass
Dave Coleman – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	Body And Soul	MGC-169, MGC-718, MGV-8338
–	Strange Fruit	MGC-169, MGC-718, MGV-8338, V-8505
–	Travelin' Light	MGC-169, MGC-718, MGV-8338
–	He's Funny That Way	MGC-169, MGC-718, MGV-8338
–	The Man I Love	MGC-169, MGC-718, MGV-8338
–	Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You	MGC-169, MGC-718
–	All Of Me	MGC-169, MGC-718, MGV-8338
–	Billie's Blues	MGC-169

8 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Billie Holiday At JATP – Billie Holiday At Jazz At The Philharmonic (Clef MGC-169)

MGC-169 · 1955Billie Holiday At Jazz At The PhilharmonicBillie Holiday At JATP

The Songs Of Billie Holiday, The Free Forms Of Ralph Burns – Jazz Recital (Clef MGC-718)

MGC-718 · 1956Jazz RecitalThe Songs Of Billie Holiday, The Free Forms Of Ralph Burns

A Memorial Album Of Billie Holiday's Greatest Performances... – The Unforgettable Lady Day (Verve MGV-8338)

MGV-8338 · 1959The Unforgettable Lady DayA Memorial Album Of Billie Holiday's Greatest Performances...

Various Artists – The Essential Jazz Vocals (Verve V-8505)

V-8505 · 1963The Essential Jazz VocalsVarious Artists

Together elsewhere

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

3 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6129	Billie Holiday Sings	Billie Holiday	1950	Billie Holiday, Buck Clayton, Lester Young
MGC-721	Lady Sings The Blues	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1956	Billie Holiday, Willie Smith, Red Callender
CL 1098	The Sound Of Jazz	Various Artists	1958	Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young
CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Billie Holiday, Buck Clayton, Lester Young
V-8410	Carnegie Hall Concert Recorded Live	The Essential Billie Holiday	1961	Billie Holiday, Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins

2 of them 23 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	Willie Smith, Lester Young
MG-26026	Holiday In Sax	Various Artists	1944	Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins
V-8787	Jazz At The Philharmonic · not on the site yet	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1949	Tommy Turk, Lester Young
MG-26000	Relaxing After Hours	Willie Smith And His Friends	1954	Willie Smith, Red Callender
MG-26013	Bean	Coleman Hawkins	1954	Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins
MG-26023	Jazz Royality	Earl Hines, Count Basie	1954	Buck Clayton, Lester Young
CL 614	Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman	Buck Clayton's All-Stars	1955	Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins
CL 701	Jumpin' At The Woodside	Buck Clayton	1955	Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins
MGN-1035	Alto Sax	Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith	1955	Willie Smith, Red Callender
MG-36038	Boning Up The 'Bones	Various Artists	1955	Willie Smith, Irving Ashby
CL 814	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Vol. 1	Benny Goodman	1956	Buck Clayton, Lester Young
CL 882	All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1956	Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins
CL 901	Blues By Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Buck Clayton, Lester Young
MG-36048	Volume I-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats	Various Artists	1956	Buck Clayton, Lester Young
MG-36050	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I	Various Artists	1956	Willie Smith, Red Callender
MG-36051	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part II	Various Artists	1956	Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Tommy Turk, Lester Young
CL 1152	Little Jimmy Rushing And The Big Brass	Jimmy Rushing And His Orchestra	1958	Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins
MGV-8264	Ella Fitzgerald At The Opera House	Ella Fitzgerald At JATP	1958	Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young
MGV-8267	The JATP All-Stars At The Opera House	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1958	Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young
CL 1605	Bessie - Clara - Mamie & Trixie (The Songs They Made Famous)	Jimmy Rushing And The Smith Girls	1961	Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins
V-8398	The Essential Lester Young	The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	1961	Tommy Turk, Lester Young
V-8748	Ella Live	Ella Fitzgerald	1968	Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young