Love songs
(Music)

Jazz.

Compact disc.

Program notes, including complete list of personnel, and partial texts ([8] fold. p. : ports.) inserted in container; cover photo c2001.

Billie Holiday, vocals ; band leader and piano: Count Basie (7) ; trumpet: Shad Collins (1, 16), Charlie Shavers (2, 9), Emmett Berry (3), Buck Clayton (4-7, 10-12, 15), Ed Lewis (7), Bobby Moore (7), Jonah Jones (8), Harry Edison (10-11), Irving "Mouse" Randolph (13), Roy Eldridge (14) ; trombone: George Hunt (7), Dan Minor (7), Benny Morton (14-15) ; clarinet: Buster Bailey (2,6), Jimmy Hamilton (3), Prince Robinson (4), Edmond Hall (12), Vido Musso (13) ; clarinet and alto sax: Edgar Sampson (8) ; soprano and alto sax: Tab Smith (9) ; alto sax: Leslie Johnakins (1, 16), Edie Barefield (1, 16), Hymie Schertzer (3), Earle Warren (7, 10-11), Jack Washington (10-11) ; alto and baritone sax: Jack Washington (7) ; tenor sax: Babe Russin (2-3), Vido Musso (4), Lester Young (6-7, 10-12, 15-16), Herschel Evans (7), Ben Webster (8, 13), Kenneth Hollon (9), Stanley Payne (9), Chuck Berry (14) ; clarinet and tenor sax: Lester Young (5) ; piano: Eddie Heywood (1, 16), Claude Thornhill (2), Teddy Wilson (3-4, 6, 8, 13-15), Margaret "Countess" Johnson (5), Kenny Kersey (9), Joe Sullivan (10-11), James Sherman (12) ; guitar: John Collins (1, 16), Al Casey (3), Allan Reuss (4, 8, 13), Freddie Green (5-7, 10-12, 15), Jimmy McLin (9), Dave Barbour (14) ; string bass: Ted Sturgis (1, 16), John Kirby (2, 8, 14), John Williams (3, 9), Walter Page (4-7, 10-12, 15), Milt Hinton (13) ; drums: Kenny Clarke (1, 16), Cozy Cole (2, 4, 8, 14), J.C. Herd (3), Jo Jones (5-7, 10-12, 15), Eddie Dougherty (9), Gene Krupa (13).

Recorded 1935-1942.