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Product Identifiers

ProducerClaude Colombini; Patrick Frémeaux

Record LabelFrémeaux & Associés

UPC3448960220927

eBay Product ID (ePID)14050170224

Product Key Features

EditionLive

Release Year2002

FormatCD

GenrePop

Run Time109 Mins 6 Seconds

ArtistBillie Holiday

Release TitleThe Quintessence New York-Los Angeles: 1935-1944

Additional Product Features

DistributionCity Hall

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Number of Discs1

Additional informationPersonnel: Billie Holiday (vocals); William Coles (vocals, drums); Mike Pingatore, Dick McDonough, Freddie Green, Teddy Walters, Lawrence Lucie, Paul Chapman, John Trueheart, Allan Reuss, Jimmy McLin, Carl Kress (guitar); Irving Fazola, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Buster Bailey (clarinet); Paul Ricci, Larry Binyon, Edgar Sampson, Cecil Scott, Hymie Schertzer (reeds); Lester Boone, Earle Warren, Lem Davis, Carl Frye, Johnny Hodges, Tab Smith (alto saxophone); Stanley Payne, Kenneth Hollon, Ernie Powell, Kermit Scott, Lester Young , Vido Musso, Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Cootie Williams, Doc Cheatham, Don Waddilove, Frankie Newton, Harry "Sweets" Edison , Henry "Red" Allen, Larry Neill, Jonah Jones, Monty Kelly , Roy Eldridge, Russ Case, Buck Clayton, Bunny Berigan, Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Skip Layton, Murray McEachern, Vic Dickenson (trombone); Claude Thornhill, Clyde Hart, Buddy Weed, Joe Bushkin, Joe Sullivan , Sonny White (piano); Eddie Dougherty, George Wettling, Harold "Doc" West, Jo Jones , Big Sid Catlett, Willie Rodriguez, Johnny Blowers (drums). Liner Note Authors: Don Waterhouse; Alain Gerber. Recording information: Los Angeles, CA (06/02/1935-11/08/1944); New York, NY (06/02/1935-11/08/1944). Arrangers: Jimmy Mundy; Toots Camarata. The Quintessence New York - Los Angeles: 1935-1944 captures a number of classics recorded by Billie Holiday between 1935 and 1944. These 36 tracks include such standards as "Strange Fruit," "Them There Eyes," "God Bless the Child," and "Lover Man." While the Frémeaux & Associés releases are recommended to casual fans, it would be easier to locate The Ultimate Collection on Hip-O. ~ Al Campbell

Number of Audio ChannelsStereo