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| Billie Holliday - Ken Burns Jazz (rel.2000) |
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| AMG Review by Steve Huey (4): In conjunction with the release of Ken Burns' ten-part, 19-hour epic PBS documentary Jazz, Columbia issued 22 single-disc compilations devoted to jazz's most significant artists, as well as a five-disc historical summary. Since the individual compilations attempt to present balanced overviews of each artist's career, tracks from multiple labels have thankfully been licensed where appropriate. That's especially nice in the case of Billie Holiday, who recorded excellent and essential work for Columbia, Commodore, Decca, and Verve. Since her signature numbers were also spread out over those labels, and since Ken Burns Jazz includes pretty much all of her best-known songs, this makes an excellent introduction and an even better single-disc retrospective. No other Holiday compilation gathers her original recordings of "Strange Fruit," "God Bless the Child," "Gloomy Sunday," "Lover Man," and "Lady Sings the Blues." While the collection isn't quite perfect — some might miss "Tain't Nobody's Business if I Do" or her cover of Bessie Smith's "Them There Eyes" — it is the only one to draw from Holiday's entire output, and as such, it's truly a best-of. Credits Bernard Addison Guitar Lauren Atlas Packaging Manager Harry Azen Strings Philip Bailey Liner Notes Danny Bank Woodwind Danny Barker Guitar Sammy Benskin Piano Steve Berdowitz A&R Emmett Berry Trumpet Larry Binyon Sax (Tenor) Adam Block Project Manager Johnny Blowers Drums Sol Blumenthal Strings Phil Bodner Woodwind Lester Boone Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) Sarah Botstein Project Director, A&R Dave Bowman Piano Elise Bretton Soprano (Vocal) Michael Brooks A&R, Project Manager Ray Brown Bass Ken Burns Executive Producer, A&R Kenny Burrell Guitar Tutti Camarata Arranger, Conductor Armand Camgros Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) Harry Carney Sax (Baritone) Russ Case Trumpet Al Casey Guitar Big Sid Catlett Drums Paul Chapman Guitar Mike Charlasch Project Director Doc Cheatham Trumpet John Christiana Packaging Manager Buck Clayton Trumpet Cozy Cole Drums Herbert Cowans Drums Jack Cressey Sax (Alto) John Crosby Spoken Word Michael Cuscuna A&R Dan d'Andrea Saxophone Didier C. Deutsch A&R, Discographical Information Vic Dickenson Trombone Eddie Dougherty Drums Frank Driggs Photography Ken Druker Project Manager Roy Eldridge Trumpet Ray Ellis Arranger, Conductor Howard Fritzson Art Direction Barry Galbraith Guitar Victoria Gohl Photo Research Ron Goldstein Executive Producer Benny Goodman Clarinet Freddie Green Guitar Urbie Green Trombone Chris Griffin Trumpet Tiny Grimes Guitar King Guion Saxophone Joe Guy Trumpet Bob Haggart Bass, Conductor Edmond Hall Clarinet Chico Hamilton Drums Jimmy Hamilton Clarinet Coleman Hawkins Sax (Tenor) J.C. Heard Drums Nate Herr Project Manager Eddie Heywood Piano Milt Hinton Bass Johnny Hodges Sax (Alto) Paul J. Hoeffler Photography Billie Holiday Vocals, Spoken Word Kenneth Hollon Sax (Tenor) Charles Jaffe Violin J.J. Johnson Trombone Osie Johnson Drums Jeff Jones Executive Producer Jo Jones Drums Jonah Jones Trumpet Carlos Kase Discographical Information Bernard Kaufman Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) Peter Keepnews Liner Notes Monty Kelly Trumpet Barney Kessel Guitar Hollis King Art Direction John Kirby Bass Bryan Koniarz Project Manager Kristin Kozusko A&R Phil Kraus Percussion Carl Kress Guitar Leo Kruczek Violin Skip Layton Trombone Morris Lefkowitz Violin Lois Soprano (Vocal) Lawrence Lucie Guitar Tommy Mace Saxophone Patti Matheny A&R Murray McEachern Trombone Jimmy McLin Guitar Peter Miller A&R Grachan Moncur II Bass Gerry Mulligan Sax (Baritone) Jimmy Mundy Arranger Larry Neill Trumpet David L. Newman Strings Frankie Newton Trumpet Lynn Novick A&R George Ockner Violin, Concert Master Nedra Olds-Neal A&R Walter Page Bass Stanley Payne Sax (Tenor) Jeffrey Peisch Project Director, Photo Research Romeo Penque Woodwind Oscar Peterson Piano Flip Phillips Sax (Tenor) Mike Pingatore Guitar Ernie Powell Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) Jimmy Powell Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) Specs Powell Drums Janet Putnam Harp Kevin Reeves Mastering Hank Ross Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) Seth Rothstein Project Director, A&R Babe Russin Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) Nathan Savage Design Dave Sawyer Cello Hymie Schertzer Sax (Alto) Tony Scott Piano Richard Seidel Compilation, A&R George Serloff Violin Artie Sharpiro Bass Charlie Shavers Trumpet Jimmy Sherman Piano John Simmons Bass Carson Smith Bass Tab Smith Sax (Alto) Joe Springer Piano Bill Stegmeyer Clarinet, Conductor, Sax (Alto) Haig Stephens Bass Alvin Stoller Drums Pat Sweeting Business Consultant Lee Tanner Photography John Trueheart Guitar Don Waddilove Trumpet Mal Waldron Piano Clare Walker Packaging Manager Stan Webb Sax (Baritone) Ben Webster Sax (Tenor) Buddy Weed Piano Alvy West Saxophone Sonny White Piano Johnny Williams Bass Teddy Wilson Piano Miriam Workman Soprano (Vocal) Ben Young A&R, Discographical Information Lester Young Sax (Tenor) |
