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Additional informationPersonnel: Billie Holiday (vocals); Lester Young (clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Freddie Green, John Collins, Allan Reuss, Albert Casey (guitar); Edmond Hall, Benny Goodman, Buster Bailey (clarinet); Earle Warren, Eddie Barefield, Edgar Sampson, Joe Eldridge, Bill Bowen, Jack Washington, Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter , Leslie Johnakins (alto saxophone); Herschel Evans, Kermit Scott (tenor saxophone); Harry "Sweets" Edison , Harry James, Shad Collins, Buck Clayton (trumpet); Dicky Wells, Benny Morton (trombone); Claude Thornhill, Eddie Heywood, Jimmy Sherman, Joe Sullivan , Margaret Johnson , Teddy Wilson (piano); Walter Page (double bass); Cozy Cole, Johnathan Jones, J.C. Heard , Kenny Clarke (drums). Liner Note Author: Alain Gerber. Recording information: New York, NY (01/25/1937-03/21/1941). Photographer: Lionel Risler. Translator: Don Waterhouse. Arranger: Benny Carter . Lady Day & Pres 1937-1941 is a double-disc, 36-track overview of the musical romance between the troubled vocalist and the soft-toned tenor saxophonist. Among the many highlights are "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)," "I Can't Get Started," "The Very Thought of You," and two different takes of "All of Me." This is an expanded edition of Fremeaux & Associes 18-track Billie Holiday/Lester Young set released in 1992 under the same title. ~ Al Campbell