An Evening with Billie Holiday | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 1953 | |||
Recorded | April 1952, July 27, 1952 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 23:45 | |||
Label | Clef (Verve) | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
Billie Holiday chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
DownBeat | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
A Recital by Billie Holiday | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | April 1952, July 27, 1952, April 14, 1954 | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 36:52 | |||
Label | Clef (Verve Records) | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
Billie Holiday chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
An Evening with Billie Holiday (MG C-144) is the second 10-inch LP studio album by jazz singer Billie Holiday, released by Clef Records in 1953. [6]
In 1956, when the 10-inch format was phased out, the album was reissued by Clef with the same artwork, and seven of the eight tracks, as a 12-inch LP called A Recital by Billie Holiday (MG C-686). [7] The track "Tenderly", was moved to another 12-inch compilation called Solitude . Five additional tracks were added that had been previously released on her third 10-inch LP, simply titled Billie Holiday .
The personnel of the original 10-inch "LP are from two different recording dates, with different musicians. The 12-inch LP adds one track from each of the two sessions, as well as three tracks from a 1954 session.
April 1952 Personnel (exact date unknown)
(Evening tracks B3-4; Recital tracks A1-A3):
July 27, 1952 Personnel
(Evening tracks A1-B2; Recital tracks A4-6, B1-3):
April 14, 1954 Recordings
(Recital tracks B4-6)
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