AN EVENING WITH BILLIE HOLIDAY

Down Beat magazine rated this album 5 stars in February, 1954:

“All have been issued before on 78. Like Mr. Granz says: …the time spent here with Billie is what you make it, because there is every possible mood in this album… (the band) complement her with an affinity and admiration which is saved only for the great. And for this Holiday-struck listener, there is no one greater.”

   
Tk Song				MT#
a1 Stormy Weather		236
a2 Lover Come Back To Me	235
a3 My Man			234
a4 He's Funny That Way		238
b1 Yesterdays			237
b2 Tenderly			230
b3 I Can't  Face The Music	239
b4 Remember			232

BILLIE HOLIDAY SINGS

In the spring of 1952, Billie began recording for Norman Granz, first on Mercury Records (that was found in 1945 in Chicago, being specialized in jazz and blues) and, in the following year, on his own Clef label. This album was first released by Mercury and short after reissued by Clef. Its eight tracks were recorded in a single session in Los Angeles on April, 1952. This historic session, with Oscar Peterson on piano, was her first LA session (not considering the single track with Paul Whiteman years before).

Tk Song				MT#
a1 I Only Have Eyes For You	225
a2 You turned The Tables On Me	222
a3 Blue Moon			220
a4 Solitude			226
b1 These Foolish Things		224
b2 Easy To Love			223
b3 You Go To my Head		221
b4 East Of The Sun		219

BILLIE HOLIDAY FAVORITES 10″ LP Columbia

Favorites gets the honor to be her first Long Play, still in the 10″ size recently released. Its eight tracks represent a short sample of the so called “Columbia Years”, being the sole album published by Columbia in that period. A curiosity here is the track Mandy Is Two, a track recorded in 1942 and never released in 78rpm. Down Beat magazine reviews it on April 1951:

” (…) You’ve already read thousands of tributes to Billie, this won’t be another. Suffice it to say that this item is a must.”

Tk Song MT# Rec.Date Matrix
a1 Time In My Hands 136
a2 Laughing At Life 135
a3 It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie 158
a4 Swing, Brother, Swing 124
b1 Loveless Love 142
b2 Without Your Love 066
b3 Tell Me More, And More 134
b4 Mandy Is Two 157 10.02.1942 32406-1