Verve session · recorded live
November 10, 1956
Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra
In the room
- Billie Holiday – vocal
Roy Eldridge – trumpet
Buck Clayton – trumpet
Coleman Hawkins – tenor sax
Al Cohn – tenor sax
Tony Scott – clarinet
Kenny Burrell – guitar- Gilbert Millstein – narrator
- Carl Drinkard – piano
Carson Smith – bass
Chico Hamilton – drums
The takes
9 of these 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Lady Sings The Blues | V-8410 |
| – | It Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do | V-8410 |
| – | God Bless The Child | Not issued at the time |
| – | Trav'lin' Light | V-8410 |
| – | Miss Brown To You | Not issued at the time |
| – | I Love My Man | V-8410 |
| – | Too Marvelous For Words | Not issued at the time |
| – | Body And Soul | V-8410 |
| – | Don't Explain | V-8410 |
| – | Them There Eyes | Not issued at the time |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Yesterdays | V-8410 |
| – | Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone | V-8410 |
| – | I'll Be Seeing You | V-8410 |
| – | My Man | V-8410 |
| – | I Cried For You | V-8410 |
| – | Fine And Mellow | V-8410 |
| – | I Cover The Waterfront | V-8410 |
| – | What A Little Moonlight Can Do | V-8410 |
| – | Lover Man | Not issued at the time |
| – | I Only Have Eyes For You | Not issued at the time |
| – | Strange Fruit | Not issued at the time |
| – | Easy Living | Not issued at the time |
| – | Porgy | Not issued at the time |
23 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
5 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGV-8338 | The Unforgettable Lady Day | A Memorial Album Of Billie Holiday's Greatest Performances... | 1959 | Billie Holiday, Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins, Tony Scott, Kenny Burrell |
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGC-721 | Lady Sings The Blues | Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra | 1956 | Billie Holiday, Tony Scott, Kenny Burrell, Chico Hamilton |
3 of them 7 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG-26013 | Bean | Coleman Hawkins | 1954 | Roy Eldridge, Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins |
 | MGC-169 | Billie Holiday At Jazz At The Philharmonic | Billie Holiday At JATP | 1955 | Billie Holiday, Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins |
 | CL 701 | Jumpin' At The Woodside | Buck Clayton | 1955 | Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins, Al Cohn |
 | MGC-718 | Jazz Recital | The Songs Of Billie Holiday, The Free Forms Of Ralph Burns | 1956 | Billie Holiday, Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins |
| V-8808 | Billie Holiday With Tony Scott's Orchestra · not on the site yet | Billie Holiday With Tony Scott's Orchestra | 1956 | Billie Holiday, Tony Scott, Kenny Burrell | |
 | CL 637 | Lady Day | Billie Holiday | 1961 | Billie Holiday, Roy Eldridge, Buck Clayton |
 | V-8505 | The Essential Jazz Vocals | Various Artists | 1963 | Billie Holiday, Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins |
