Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
History Of The Real Billie Holiday
| Recorded | Apr 22, 1946 & Jan 8, 1957 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1946 |
| Discogs | master 1031044 |
The record
Cut between the Commodore sides and her Verve tenure proper, this session catches Holiday's phrasing already loosening into the freer, more conversational style she'd carry forward. Documentation is thin, but the singing places her squarely at a hinge point in the story.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1973 | Verve Records · 2 V6S-8816 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1973 | Verve Records · 2 V6S-8816 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue · gatefold |
| 1977 | Verve Records · 2 V6S-8816 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1986 | Verve Records · 823 233-4 Y-1 — Cassette, Compilation |
| — | Verve Records — STEREO |
| — | Verve Records · 2 V6S-8816 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
| — | Verve Records · 2 V6S-8816 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo |
| — | Verve Records · 2 V6S-8816 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Hauppauge Press |