Verve session · in the studio
June 6, 1956
Billie Holiday With Tony Scott's Orchestra
- This day's music is on 2 records: Lady Sings The Blues, The Unforgettable Lady Day
In the room
Tony Scott – clarinet, arranger
Charlie Shavers – trumpet- Paul Quinichette – tenor sax
Kenny Burrell – guitar- Billie Holiday – vocal
Wynton Kelly – piano- Aaron Bell – bass
- Lenny McBrowne – drums
The takes
1 of these 5 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2850-5 | 62VK224 | Trav'lin' Light | MGC-721, MGV-8338 |
| 2851-3 | I Must Have That Man | MGC-721 |
| 2852-6 | Some Other Spring | Rejected at the session |
| 2853-1 | - | MGC-721 |
| 2854-4 | Lady Sings The Blues | MGC-721 |
5 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGC-721 · 1956Lady Sings The BluesBillie Holiday And Her Orchestra
MGV-8338 · 1959The Unforgettable Lady DayA Memorial Album Of Billie Holiday's Greatest Performances...Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-8808 | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra · not on the site yet | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra | 1952 | Tony Scott, Charlie Shavers, Paul Quinichette, Kenny Burrell, Billie Holiday, Wynton Kelly, Aaron Bell, Lenny McBrowne |
3 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGC-144 | An Evening With Billie Holiday | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra | 1953 | Charlie Shavers, Paul Quinichette, Billie Holiday |
 | MGC-686 | Recital By Billie Holiday | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra | 1955 | Charlie Shavers, Paul Quinichette, Billie Holiday |
 | MGV-8302 | Stay With Me | Billie Holiday | 1959 | Tony Scott, Charlie Shavers, Billie Holiday |
 | V-8410 | Carnegie Hall Concert Recorded Live | The Essential Billie Holiday | 1961 | Tony Scott, Kenny Burrell, Billie Holiday |
