Prelude to a Kiss

~ Recording by Billie Holiday

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.9Prelude to a Kiss5:37Billie HolidayCompact Jazz: Billie HolidayBillie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)831 371-2
3.2Prelude to a Kiss5:35Billie HolidayThe Complete Verve Studio Master TakesBillie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-12-13
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)B0004291-02

Relationships

alto saxophone:Benny Carter (on 1955-08-23)
double bass:John Simmons (bassist) (on 1955-08-23)
drums (drum set):Larry Bunker (on 1955-08-23)
guitar:Barney Kessel (on 1955-08-23)
piano:Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-08-23)
trumpet:Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-08-23)
recording of:Prelude to a Kiss (on 1955-08-23)

Prelude to a Kiss

lyricist:Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938)
Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
Lafleur Music Ltd.
arrangements:Prelude to a Kiss (David Murray/World Saxophone Quartet arrangement)