Billie Holiday - Love Songs [Columbia Portrait Cover]

Billie Holiday sang plenty of love songs throughout her career, yet it still seems a little odd to have a Holiday collection entitled Love Songs, mainly because her love songs were never quite so simple. And that's part of the problem here -- Holiday's art may be too rich for audiences who just want a collection of love songs like this. It's better to hear her in the context of her original sessions, but this remains a pretty good sampler of love songs from her Columbia recordings. If you want just a taste of her work, or are looking for a sultry, romantic album from Holiday, this isn't a bad bet -- just be forewarned that this is designed with casual fans in mind. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Casey Guitar Allan Reuss Guitar Babe Russin Sax (Tenor) Ben Webster Sax (Tenor) Benny Morton Trombone Billie Holiday Leader, Vocals Bob Moore Trumpet Buck Clayton Trumpet Buster Bailey Clarinet Charlie Shavers Trumpet Chu Berry Sax (Tenor) Chuck Berry Sax (Tenor) Claude Thornhill Piano Count Basie Leader, Piano Cozy Cole Drums Dan Minor Trombone Dave Barbour Guitar Delfeayo Marsalis Liner Notes Earle Warren Sax (Alto) Ed Lewis Trumpet Eddie Barefield Sax (Alto) Eddie Dougherty Drums Eddie Heywood Piano Edgar Sampson Sax (Alto), Clarinet Edmond Hall Clarinet Edward Lewis Trumpet Emmett Berry Trumpet Freddie Green Guitar Gene Krupa Drums George Hunt Trombone Harry "Sweets" Edison Trumpet Herschel Evans Sax (Tenor) Hymie Schertzer Sax (Alto) Irving "Mouse" Randolph Trumpet J.C. Heard Drums Jack Washington Sax (Baritone), Sax (Alto) Jimmy Hamilton Clarinet Jimmy McLin Guitar Jimmy Sherman Piano Jo Jones Drums Joe Sullivan Piano John Collins Guitar John Kirby Bass John Williams Bass Jonah Jones Trumpet Josephine DiDonato Design, Art Direction Ken Kersey Piano Kenneth Hollon Sax (Tenor) Kenny Clarke Drums Leslie Johnakins Sax (Alto) Lester Young Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) Margaret Johnson Piano Mark Wilder Reissue Producer, Remastering, Producer Milt Hinton Bass Prince Robinson Clarinet Roy Eldridge Trumpet Shad Collins Trumpet Stanley Payne Sax (Tenor) Steven Berkowitz Reissue Producer, Producer Tab Smith Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano) Ted Sturgis Bass Teddy Wilson Piano Vido Musso Sax (Tenor), Clarinet Walter Page Bass