The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945–1959

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Annotation

Includes a 220-page book.

Annotation last modified on 2014-08-21 20:44 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Jazz at the Philharmonic Concerts 1945–1947 / 1952 Los Angeles Studio Session
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1Body and Soul
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1945-02-12)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1945-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Davie Coleman (jazz drummer) (on 1945-02-12)
electric guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1945-02-12)
piano:
Milt Raskin (Milton Raskin) (on 1945-02-12)
tenor saxophone:
Wardell Gray (on 1945-02-12), Illinois Jacquet (on 1945-02-12) and Charlie Ventura (on 1945-02-12)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (on 1945-02-12)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1945-02-12)
recorded at:
Billie Holliday at Philharmonic Auditorium (1945-02-12)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-02-12)
live recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1945-02-12)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Billie Holiday3.53:24
2Strange Fruit
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1945-02-12)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1945-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Davie Coleman (jazz drummer) (on 1945-02-12)
electric guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1945-02-12)
piano:
Milt Raskin (Milton Raskin) (on 1945-02-12)
tenor saxophone:
Wardell Gray (on 1945-02-12), Illinois Jacquet (on 1945-02-12) and Charlie Ventura (on 1945-02-12)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (on 1945-02-12)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1945-02-12)
recorded at:
Billie Holliday at Philharmonic Auditorium (1945-02-12)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-02-12)
live recording of:
Strange Fruit (on 1945-02-12)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Bitter Fruit
Billie Holiday2.53:01
3I Cried for You
double bass [bass]:
Curly Russell (on 1946-05-27)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-05-27)
electric guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1946-05-27)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1946-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1946-05-27), Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-05-27) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1946-05-27)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1946-05-27)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1946-05-27)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1946-05-27)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1946-05-27)
live recording of:
I Cried for You (on 1946-05-27)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Abe Lyman
publisher:
Arthur Freed Music, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
Billie Holiday3.52:18
4Fine and Mellow
double bass [bass]:
Curly Russell (on 1946-05-27)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-05-27)
electric guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1946-05-27)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1946-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1946-05-27), Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-05-27) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1946-05-27)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1946-05-27)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1946-05-27)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1946-05-27)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1946-05-27)
live recording of:
Fine and Mellow (on 1946-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday33:51
5He’s Funny That Way
double bass [bass]:
Curly Russell (on 1946-05-27)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-05-27)
electric guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1946-05-27)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1946-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1946-05-27), Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-05-27) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1946-05-27)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1946-05-27)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1946-05-27)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1946-05-27)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1946-05-27)
live recording of:
She’s Funny That Way (on 1946-05-27)
lyricist:
Richard A. Whiting (composer) (in 1928)
writer:
Neil Moret and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
composer:
Neil Moret (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI April Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Billie Holiday43:22
6The Man I Love
alto saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1946-06-03)
double bass [bass]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1946-06-03)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-06-03)
electric guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1946-06-03)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1946-06-03)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-06-03) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1946-06-03)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1946-06-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1946-06-03)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1946-06-03)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1946-06-03)
live recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1946-06-03)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Billie Holiday43:04
7Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You
alto saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1946-06-03)
double bass [bass]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1946-06-03)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-06-03)
electric guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1946-06-03)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1946-06-03)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-06-03) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1946-06-03)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1946-06-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1946-06-03)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1946-06-03)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1946-06-03)
live recording of:
Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good to You (on 1946-06-03)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Don Redman
publisher:
Michael H. Goldsen Inc. and Razaf Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Billie Holiday42:20
8All of Me
alto saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1946-06-03)
double bass [bass]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1946-06-03)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-06-03)
electric guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1946-06-03)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1946-06-03)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-06-03) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1946-06-03)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1946-06-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1946-06-03)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1946-06-03)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1946-06-03)
live recording of:
All of Me (on 1946-06-03)
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Billie Holiday41:56
9Billie’s Blues (aka “I Love My Man”)
alto saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1946-06-03)
double bass [bass]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1946-06-03)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-06-03)
electric guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1946-06-03)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1946-06-03)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-06-03) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1946-06-03)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1946-06-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1946-06-03)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1946-06-03)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1946-06-03)
live recording of:
Billie’s Blues (on 1946-06-03)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Billie Holiday (until 1936-08-01)
publisher:
Basart Editions
Billie Holiday43:39
10Travelin’ Light
double bass [bass]:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1946-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Jackie Mills (on 1946-10-07)
electric guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1946-10-07)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1946-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-10-07)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1946-10-07)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (on 1946-10-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1946-10-07)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Shrine Auditorium (1946-10-07)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-10-07)
live recording of:
Travelin’ Light (on 1946-10-07)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jimmy Mundy and Trummy Young
Billie Holiday43:28
11He’s Funny That Way
double bass [bass]:
Charlie Drayton (1930s-50s blues bassist) (on 1946-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Jackie Mills (on 1946-10-07)
electric guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1946-10-07)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1946-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-10-07)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1946-10-07)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (on 1946-10-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1946-10-07)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Shrine Auditorium (1946-10-07)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-10-07)
live recording of:
She’s Funny That Way (on 1946-10-07)
lyricist:
Richard A. Whiting (composer) (in 1928)
writer:
Neil Moret and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
composer:
Neil Moret (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI April Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Billie Holiday52:56
12Norman Granz Announcement
spoken vocals:
Norman Granz (on 1947-05-24)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1947-05-24)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-24)
Norman Granz10:09
13You Better Go Now
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1947-05-24)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1947-05-24)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1947-05-24)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-24)
live recording of:
You Better Go Now (on 1947-05-24)
writer:
Irvin Graham and Bickley Reichner
publisher:
Chappell Music, Inc. (publisher)
Billie Holiday32:56
14You’re Driving Me Crazy
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1947-05-24)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1947-05-24)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1947-05-24)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-24)
live recording of:
You’re Driving Me Crazy (on 1947-05-24)
lyricist:
Walter Donaldson
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1930)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
Billie Holiday41:30
15There Is No Greater Love
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1947-05-24)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1947-05-24)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1947-05-24)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-24)
live recording of:
There Is No Greater Love (on 1947-05-24)
lyricist:
Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Banta Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and World Music, Inc.
Billie Holiday42:34
16I Cover the Waterfront
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1947-05-24)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1947-05-24)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1947-05-24)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-24)
live recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1947-05-24)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Billie Holiday42:58
17Norman Granz Announcement
spoken vocals:
Norman Granz (on 1947-05-24)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1947-05-24)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-24)
Norman Granz10:29
18East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)
recording of:
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) (on 1952-03-26)
lyricist and composer:
Brooks Bowman (in 1934)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Chappell & Co.
Billie Holiday42:56
19Blue Moon
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1952-03-26)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-03-26)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-03-26)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1952-03-26)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1952-03-26)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-03-26)
recording of:
Blue Moon (on 1952-03-26)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions (SABAM)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Billie Holiday4.653:31
20You Go to My Head
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1952-03-26)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-03-26)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-03-26)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1952-03-26)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1952-03-26)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-03-26)
recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1952-03-26)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Billie Holiday52:57
21You Turn the Tables on Me
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1952-03-26)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-03-26)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-03-26)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1952-03-26)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1952-03-26)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-03-26)
recording of:
You Turned the Tables on Me (on 1952-03-26)
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1936)
Billie Holiday53:28
22Easy to Love
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1952-03-26)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-03-26)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-03-26)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1952-03-26)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1952-03-26)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-03-26)
recording of:
Easy to Love (on 1952-03-26)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
Billie Holiday43:02
23These Foolish Things
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1952-03-26)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-03-26)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-03-26)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-03-26)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (in 1952)
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1952-03-26)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Billie Holiday53:35
24I Only Have Eyes for You
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1952-03-26)
electric guitar:
Barney Kessel
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-03-26)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-03-26)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1952-03-26)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1952-03-26)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-03-26)
recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You (on 1952-03-26)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Inc. (not for release label use!)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
Billie Holiday42:54
25Solitude
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1952-03-26)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-03-26)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-03-26)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1952-03-26)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1952-03-26)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-03-26)
recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1952-03-26)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
Billie Holiday53:29
2CD: 1952 Los Angeles & New York Studio Sessions / 1954 Jazz Club USA Concert - Germany
3CD: 1954 Jazz Club U.S.A. Concert (conclusion) / 1954 Los Angeles & New York Studio Sessions / 1955 New York Studio Session
4CD: 1955 Rehearsal at Artie Shapiro’s Home
5CD: 1955 Los Angeles Studio Sessions
6CD: 1955 Los Angeles Studio Session (conclusion) / 1956 Rehearsal at the Duftys’ Home
7CD: 1956 New York & Los Angeles Studio Sessions
8CD: 1956 Carnegie Hall Concert / 1957 Los Angeles Studio Sessions
9CD: 1957 Los Angeles Studio Sessions
10CD: 1957 Newport Jazz Festival / 1958 Seven Ages of Jazz Concert / 1959 New York Studio Sessions With Ray Ellis