Music for Torching with Billie Holiday
1955 studio album by Billie Holiday
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Music for Torching with Billie Holiday is a studio album by jazz singer Billie Holiday.[1] A collection of torch songs, it was released in 1955 by Clef Records.[2] It is her first 12-inch LP for the label, after four 10 inch LPs.
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| Released | October 1955 | |||
| Recorded | August 23 & August 25, 1955 | |||
| Studios | Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genres | Jazz, swing | |||
| Length | 33:48 | |||
| Labels | Clef MG C-669 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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The music was recorded over the course of two sessions in Los Angeles, two days apart, which also resulted in all the material for her follow-up album Velvet Mood (MG C-713).[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| DownBeat | [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [7] |
Track listing
Side A
- "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 4:02
- "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:23
- "I Don't Want to Cry Anymore" (Victor Schertzinger) – 3:55
- "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby) – 4:29
Side B
- "A Fine Romance" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) – 3:35
- "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) – 3:26
- "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) – 5:42
- "Isn't This a Lovely Day?" (Irving Berlin) – 4:16
Personnel
- Billie Holiday – vocals
- Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
- Benny Carter – alto & tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Rowles – piano
- Barney Kessel – guitar
- John Simmons – bass
- Larry Bunker – drums