Billie Holiday - Music For Torching

Genre:	Jazz
Singer:	Billie Holiday
Title:	Music For Torching
Short-info:	Label: Verve Records ‎– 559 649-2 Series: Jazz: The Verve Collection – Type: CD, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered Country: Germany Date of released: 1995 Category: Jazz Style: Soul-Jazz, Cool Jazz
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Tracklist Hide Credits

1	I Don't Want To Cry Anymore Written-By – Victor Schertzinger	3:54
2	Prelude To A Kiss Written-By – Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington*, Irving Gordon	5:32
3	(I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance With You Written-By – Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby, Irving Gordon, Victor P. Young	4:26
4	When Your Lover Has Gone Written-By – Einar A. Swan*	4:55
5	Gone With The Wind Written-By – Allie Wrubel, Herbert Magidson	3:23
6	Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone Written-By – Bee Palmer, Sam H. Stept, Sidney Clare	4:19
7	It Had To Be You Written-By – Gus Kahn, Isham Jones	4:00
8	Nice Work If You Can Get It Written-By – George And Ira Gershwin*	3:47
9	Come Rain Or Come Shine Written-By – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer	4:22
10	I've Got A Right To Sing The Blues Written-By – Harold Arlen, Theodore Koehler*	5:51
11	What's New Written-By – Robert Haggart*, Johnny Burke	4:16
12	A Fine Romance (Alternate Take) Written-By – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern	2:44
13	A Fine Romance (Master Take) Written-By – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern	3:32
14	I Hadn't Anyone Till You Written-By – Raymond Stanley "Ray" Noble*	4:02
15	I Get A Kick Out Of You Written-By – Cole Albert Porter*	5:40
16	Everything I Have Is Yours Written-By – Burton Lane, Harold Adamson	4:30
17	Isn't This A Lovely Day? Written-By – Irving Berlin	4:11
18	Prelude To A Kiss (Rehearsal Excerpt) Written-By – Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington*, Irving Gordon	2:46

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Phonographic Copyright (p) – PolyGram Records, Inc.

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Benny Carter (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 9, 11 to 13, 16, 17)
Bass – Artie Shapiro, John Simmons (tracks: 1 to 17)
Celesta – Jimmy Rowles (tracks: 14)
Compilation Producer – Michael Lang
Drums – Larry Bunker (tracks: 1 to 17)
Guitar – Barney Kessel (tracks: 1 to 17)
Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
Piano – Jimmy Rowles
Producer – Norman Granz
Remastered By – Suha Gur
Trumpet – Harry "Sweets" Edison* (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 10, 12, 13, 16, 17)
Vocals – Billie Holiday (tracks: 1 to 17)

Notes

This compilation includes tracks from "MUSIC FOR TORCHING" (Clef LP: MGC 669) [Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15 and 17] and "VELVET MOODS" (Clef LP: MGC 713)[Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14 and 16], as well as two additional tracks: Tracks 12 and 18 from THE COMPLETE BILLIE HOLIDAY ON VERVE 1945-1959 (CD-issue Verve 513859-2).

Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California on August 23 [Tracks 1 to 8] & August 25 [Tracks 9 to 17], 1955 and at Shapiro's home in Los Angeles, California on August 22, 1955 [Track 18].

Digitally remastered at Polygram Studios.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
527 455-2	Billie Holiday	Music For Torching ‎(CD, Comp)	Verve Records	527 455-2	1995
527 455-2	Billie Holiday	Music For Torching ‎(CD, Comp)	Verve Records, PolyGram	527 455-2	US	1995