Body and Soul (Billie Holiday album)
| Body and Soul | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | January 3, January 4, January 7, & January 9, 1957 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:07 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
| Billie Holiday chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Body and Soul is a studio album by jazz singer Billie Holiday, released in 1957.[4]
Critical reception
In its 1957 review of the album, Saturday Review wrote:
"With changes in her voice which bring Miss Holiday's singing closer to recitative has come an occasional timidity about altering a melody where before there was boldness. But she remains one of the best jazz singers, not only for her unique sound and attack, but for her straightforward, honest, musical communication."[5]
Track listing
- A side
- "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, and Frank Eyton) – 6:18
- "They Can't Take That Away From Me" (George and Ira Gershwin) – 4:08
- "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen and Eddie DeLange) – 6:15
- "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" (George and Ira Gershwin) – 3:22
- B side
- "Comes Love" (Sam H. Stept, Lew Brown and Charles Tobias) – 3:58
- "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf and Don Redman) – 5:34
- "Embraceable You" (George and Ira Gershwin) – 6:45
- "Moonlight in Vermont" (Karl Suessdorf and John Blackburn)- 3:47
- bonus tracks on 2002 Verve Master Edition CD
- "Comes Love" (false start take 2) - 0:32
- "Comes Love" (false start take 3) - 0:20
- "Comes Love" (alternate take 1) - 3:56
Personnel
- Billie Holiday – vocals
- Ben Webster – Tenor Sax
- Barney Kessel – Guitar
- Harry "Sweets" Edison – Trumpet
- Jimmy Rowles – Piano
- Red Mitchell – Bass
- Alvin Stoller – Drums on 1, 3, 5 and 8
- Larry Bunker – Drums on 2, 4, 6 and 7
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 716. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ a b The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 382.
- ^ "Body and Soul: Billie Holiday". Saturday Review. Vol. 40. Saturday Review Associates. 1957. p. 36.
