Billie Holiday "Billie Holiday" 1959 U.S. Mono Jazz LP Commodore FL 30,008
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ARTIST - BILLIE HOLIDAY
TITLE - BILLIE HOLIDAY
LABEL - COMMODORE
CAT# - FL 30,008
SLEEVE - VG to VG+
WAX - VG to VG+
1959 U.S. MONO FIRST EDITION ON COMMODORE LABEL. SLEEVE STILL RETAINS IT'S LAMINATED FEEL & LOOK, BUT DOES HAVE SEAM SPLITS AT BOTTOM & ALONG SPINE WHICH WERE TAPED. NO FADING OR RING WEAR ON FRONT, BACKSIDE LOOKS GOOD TOO. WAX IS DEEP GROOVE HEAVY WEIGHT TYPE, AND DOES HAVE SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES / SCUFFS. LABELS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE TOO. MATRIX ON DEAD WAX READS;
SIDE 1 - FL 81 machine stamped 4-11-58 hand etched
SIDE 2 - FL 82 machine stamped 4-11-58 hand etched
BRIEF NOTE ABOUT WAX: LADY JOSEPHINE (A.K.A. SHORTY)
I MET JOSEPHINE & HER NIECE BACK IN DECEMBER 2015. SHE WAS AN ELDERLY PETITE ITALIAN WOMAN (80’s) WHO LIVED IN NYC’s WEST VILLAGE. SHE SHARED MEMORIES W/ ME OF HER YOUTH & THE CLUBS SHE WENT TO AS A YOUNG WOMAN DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE BE-BOP/HARD–BOP ERA OF JAZZ (SMALLS on W10 St., VILLAGE VANGUARD 7Th Ave South, CAFÉ WAH MacDougal St., VILLAGE GATE Bleecker St. etc). PRIOR TO PARTING WAYS, I INQUIRED IF SHE HAD ANY WAX THAT SHE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SELLING. SHE ASKED FOR MY PHONE NUMBER & TOLD HER NIECE, “UPON HER PASSING, TO GIVE ME A CALL.” I RECENTLY RECEIVED THAT PHONECALL & WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE APROX. 400 LP’s. THE MAJORITY OF WHICH WERE ORIGINAL MONO PRESSINGS ON THAT HEAVY WEIGHT 200grm WAX FROM THE 50’s & 60’s. A HANDFUL WERE IN EX to NM- CONDITION, MOST OTHERS VG- / VG / VG+. THIS PARTICULAR LP IS FROM HER COLLECTION. *R.I.P. SHORTY*
Tracklist
A1 YesterdaysA2 I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
A3 I'll Be Seeing You
A4 I'll Get By
A5 I Cover The Waterfront
A6 Lover, Come Back To Me
B1 Strange Fruit
B2 She's Funny That Way
B3 How Am I To Know
B4 Fine And Mellow
B5 My Old Flame
B6 On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Lem Davis (tracks: A3 to A5, B3, B5), Tab Smith (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B4)
- Artwork – John De Vries*
- Bass – John Simmons (tracks: A3 to A6, B2, B3, B5, B6), John Williams* (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B4)
- Drums – Eddie Dougherty (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B4), Big Sid Catlett* (tracks: A3 to A6, B2, B3, B5, B6)
- Guitar – James McLin* (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B4), Teddy Walters (tracks: A3 to A5, B3, B5)
- Piano – Eddie Heywood (tracks: A3 to A6, B2, B3, B5, B6), Sonny White (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B4)
- Tenor Saxophone – Kenneth Hollon (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B4), Stanley Payne (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B4)
- Trombone – Vic Dickenson (tracks: A3 to A5, B3, B5)
- Trumpet – Doc Cheatham (tracks: A3 to A5, B3, B5), Frankie Newton* (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B4)
Notes
Reissue of FL 20,006.SHIPPING:
DOMESTIC: USPS MEDIAL MAIL (2 - 8 DAY DELIVERY)
USPS PRIORITY MAIL (1 - 3 DAY DELIVERY)
INTERNATIONAL: USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL INTERNATIONAL
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