Lady Day & Pres: 1937-1941

by Billie Holiday

Lady Day & Pres: 1937-1941 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1998-01-01
  • Label: Unknown
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 52:23
  • Community rating: 4.29/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This collection pairs Billie Holiday with tenor saxophonist Lester Young, drawn from their 1937 to 1941 sessions together. Its title uses the nicknames they gave each other, Lady Day and Pres, and the recordings document one of jazz singing's defining partnerships.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, virtuosic, improvisation, saxophone, piano

Tracklist

  1. All Of Me (3:58)
  2. The Man I Love (3:04)
  3. I Can't Get Started (2:46)
  4. The Very Thought Of You (2:44)
  5. Back In You Own Backyard (2:36)
  6. When You're Smiling (2:46)
  7. Trav'lin' All Alone (2:10)
  8. Getting Some Fun Out Of Life (3:01)
  9. Without Your Love (2:48)
  10. A Sailboat In The Moonlight (2:46)
  11. Me, Myself And I (2:30)
  12. I'll Never Be The Same (3:00)
  13. Foolin' Myself (2:58)
  14. Mean To Me (3:04)
  15. Yours And Mine (3:12)
  16. Sun Showers (3:02)
  17. I Must Have That Man (2:52)
  18. This Year's Kisses (3:06)

Credits

  • Billie Holiday - primary artist, vocals
  • Lester Young - primary artist, saxophone [tenor], clarinet
  • Johnny Hodges - saxophone [alto]
  • Eddie Barefield - saxophone [alto]
  • Leslie Johnakins - saxophone [alto]
  • Jack Washington - saxophone [alto, baritone]
  • Earle Warren - saxophone [alto]

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