This week sees the Billie Holiday centenary, plus there are memories of Clark Terry from several listeners (there’ll also be a surprise item in the show at about 5.53.)
JRR 040415
DISC 1
Artist Duke Ellington
Title Juniflip
Composer Ellington
Album The Complete Newport 1958 Performances
Label American Jazz Classics
Number 99117 CD 1 Track 7
Duration 3.54
Performers: Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Clark Terry, Franc Williams, Ray Nance, t; Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, tb; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, reeds; Duke Ellington, p; Jimmy Woode, b; Sam Woodyard, d. 3 Jul 1958.
DISC 2
Artist A Sunbonnet Blue
Title Billie Holiday
Composer Kahal, Fain
Album The Lady Sings
Label Proper
Number Properbox 26 CD 1 Track 4
Duration 2.50
Performers: Billie Holiday, v; Roy Eldridge, t; Ben Webster, ts; Benny Goodman, cl; Teddy Wilson, p; John Trueheart, g; John Kirby, b; Cozy Cole, d. 2 Feb 1935
DISC 3
Artist Billie Holiday
Title The Way You Look Tonight
Composer Fields, Kern
Album The Lady Sings
Label Proper
Number Properbox 26 CD 1 Track 11
Duration 3.00
Performers: Billie Holiday, v; Irving Randolph, t; Ben Webster, ts; Vido Musso, cl; Teddy Wilson, p; Allen Reuss, g; Milt Hinton, b; Gene Krupa, d. 21 Oct 1936
DISC 4
Artist Billie Holiday
Title Easy Living
Composer Rainger, Robin
Album The Lady Sings
Label Proper
Number Properbox 26 CD 1 Track 23
Duration 3.04
Performers: Billie Holiday, v; Buck Clayton, t; Lester Young, ts; Buster Bailey, cl; Teddy Wilson, p; Freddie Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d. 1 June 1937
DISC 5
Artist Billie Holiday
Title Me Myself and I
Composer Gordon, Roberts, Kaufman
Album The Lady Sings
Label Proper
Number Properbox 26 CD 1 Track 25
Duration 2.30
Performers: Billie Holiday, v; Buck Clayton, t; Lester Young, ts; Edmond Hall, cl; James Sherman, p; Freddie Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d. 15 June 1937
DISC 6
Artist Billie Holiday
Title Mandy Is Two
Composer McGrath, Mercer
Album The Lady Sings
Label Proper
Number Properbox 26 CD 3 Track 17
Duration 2.58
Performers: Billie Holiday, v; Emmett Berry, t; Babe Russin, ts; Hymie Schertzer, as; Jimmy Hamilton, cl; Teddy Wilson, p; Gene Fields, g; John Williams, b; J. C. Heard, d. 10 Feb 1942
DISC 7
Artist Count Basie Septet with Billie Holiday
Title God Bless The Child
Composer Holiday / Herzog
Album Hot Jazz on Film Vol 2
Label Extreme Rarities
Number LP 1004 S1 T 6
Duration 2.41
Performers: Billie Holiday, v; Clark Terry, t; Marshall Royal, cl; Wardell Gray,ts; Count Basie, p; Freddie Green, g; Jimmy Lewis, b; Gus Johnson, d. 1950.
DISC 8
Artist Billie Holiday and Louis Amstrong with Sy Oliver’s Orchestra
Title My Sweet Hunk of Trash
Composer Miller / Johnson
Album The Very Best Of…
Label MCA
Number Track 6
Duration 3.21
Performers: Billie Holiday, v; Louis Armstrong, t, v; Bernie Privin, t; Sid Cooper, Johnny Mince, as; Art Drellinger, Pat Nizza, ts; Billy Kyle, p; Everett Barksdale, g; Joe Benjamin, b; Jimmy Crawford, d; Sy Oliver, dir. 30 Sep 1949.
DISC 9
Artist Billie Holiday
Title Autumn in New York
Composer Vernon Duke
Album Jazz Masters 12
Label Verve
Number 5198252 Track 12
Duration 3.52
Performers: Billie Holiday, v; Oscar Peterson, p; Barney Kessel, g; Ray Brown, b; Alvin Stoller, d. 26 March 1952
DISC 10
Artist Billie Holiday
Title Yesterdays
Composer Kern, Harbach
Album Jazz Masters 12
Label Verve
Number 5198252 Track 6
Duration 2.52
Performers: Billie Holiday, v; Paul Quinichette, ts; Oscar Peterson, org; Freddie Green, g; Ray Brown, b; Gus Johnson, d. 27 July 1952.
DISC 11
Artist Billie Holiday
Title Body and Soul
Composer Green / Heyman / Eyton
Album The Ben Webster / Harry Edison Sessions
Label Lonehill Jazz
Number 10355 CD 2 Track 2
Duration 6.24
Performers Billie Holiday, v; Harry Sweets Edison, t; Ben Webster, ts; Jimmy Rowles, p; Barney Kessel, g; Red Mitchell, b; Alvin Stoller, d.
DISC 12
Artist Billie Holiday
Title When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
Composer Muse, Réné, René
Album Last recordings
Label MGM
Number Track 4
Duration 4.09
Performers: Harry Edison, t; Jimmy Cleveland, tb; Gene Quill, as; Hank Jones, p; Barry Galbraith, g; Milt Hinton, b; Osie Johnson, d; Janet Outnam, harp; strings, dir Ray Ellis. 4 March 1959.
DISC 13
Artist Duke Ellington
Title Up and Down, Up And Down (I Will Lead The Up and Down)
Composer Ellington / Strayhorn
Album Such Sweet Thunder
Label Columbia
Number Side B Track 1
Duration 3.09
Performers: Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, t; Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, tb; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, reeds; Duke Ellington, p; Jimmy Woode, b; Sam Woodyard, d. 1957
DISC 14
Artist Hank Jones and Oliver Nelson
Title Winchester Cathedral
Composer Geoff Stephens
Album Happenings
Label Impulse
Number Track 2
Duration 2.22
Performers Oliver Nelson (arr, cond), Hank Jones (harpsichord), Clark Terry (vo,tp) Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, Joe Newman (tp), Britt Woodman , J.J. Johnson , Jimmy Cleveland , Tom Mitchell (tb), Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods , Bob Ashton (woodwind),George Duvivier (b), Grady Tate (ds) 20 October 1966.
DISC 15
Artist Oscar Peterson and Clark Terry
Title Mumbles
Composer Terry
Album Oscar Peterson Trio Plus One
Label Verve
Number Track 5
Duration 2.01
Performers: Clark Terry, v; Oscar Peterson, p; Ray Brown, b; Ed Thigpen, d. 1964.