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Table of Contents:

• Body and soul
• Strange fruit
• Trav'lin' light
• All of me
• (There is) no greater love
• I cover the waterfront
• These foolish things (remind me of you)
• Tenderly
• Autumn in New York
• My man
• Stormy weather
• Yesterdays
• (I got a man, crazy for me) he's funny that way
• What a little moonlight can do
• I cried for you (now it's your turn to cry over me)
• Too marvelous for words
• I wished on the moon
• I don't want to cry anymore
• Prelude to a kiss

• (cont.) Nice work if you can get it
• Come rain or come shine
• What's new?
• God bless the child
• Do nothin' till you hear from me
• April in Paris
• Lady sings the blues
• Don't explain
• Fine and mellow
• I didn't know what time it was
• Stars fell on Alabama
• One for my baby (and one more for the road)
• Gee baby, ain't I good to you
• Lover man (oh, where can you be?)
• All the way
• Don't worry 'bout me.

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Author/Creator:

Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 , performer

Contributors:

Peterson, Oscar, 1925-2007 , performer

Kessel, Barney , performer

Brown, Ray, 1926-2002 , performer

Shavers, Charlie, 1917-1971 , performer

Newman, Joe , performer

Quinichette, Paul , performer

Edison, Harry, 1915-1999 , performer

Scott, Tony , performer

Carter, Benny , performer

Rowles, Jimmie , performer

Webster, Ben, 1909-1973 , performer

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Lady in autumn: the best of the Verve years [by Holiday, B.]

Related Works:

Best of the Verve years

Body and soul

Strange fruit

Trav'lin' light

All of me

(There is) no greater love

I cover the waterfront

These foolish things (remind me of you)

Tenderly

Autumn in New York

My man

Stormy weather

Yesterdays

He's funny that way

What a little moonlight can do

I cried for you (now it's your turn to cry over me)

Too marvelous for words

I wished on the moon

I don't want to cry anymore

Prelude to a kiss

Nice work if you can get it.

Come rain or come shine

What's new?

God bless the child

Do nothin' till you hear from me

April in Paris

Lady sings the blues

Don't explain

Fine and mellow

I didn't know what time it was

Stars fell on Alabama

Lover man (oh, where can you be?)

All the way

Don't worry 'bout me

Subjects:

Jazz vocals

Jazz — 1941-1950

Jazz — 1951-1960

1941-1960

Jazz

Performers:

Billie Holiday, vocals, with Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel, Ray Brown, Charlie Shavers, Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Tony Scott, Benny Carter, Jimmy Rowles, Ben Webster, and others, in various ensembles.

General Notes:

Verve: 849 434-2 (849 435-2--849 436-2).
Jazz vocals.
Program notes by Joel E. Siegel, discographical information, and partial lyrics ([30] p. : ill.) in container.
Recorded 1946-1959, principally in New York City and Los Angeles.

Physical Description:

2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; 1.4 m/s

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 62782- 62783

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 4228494342
Publisher Number, Verve: 849 434-2 (849 435-2--849 436-2)

OCLC Numbers:

25035013