Body & Soul [Verve]

by Billie Holiday

Overview

This session comes from close to the end of the line (1959) in the erstwhile swinging company of Barney Kessel on guitar, Ben Webster on tenor, and naysayers will be quick to point out that Lady Day wasn't in peak form here. But Billie Holiday with some of the platinum chipped off the pipes is still way better than a buncha finger-snappin' wannabes anyday. Her interpretations of the title cut, "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," and "Darn That Dream" hold you in the palm of her hand with their gentle swing and the band support here is never less than stellar. This Mobile Fidelity reissue (also available as an audiophile vinyl pressing) features in-the-control-room sound that makes this session sound even cozier. The Lady sings and swings. ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date:	07/11/2025
Label:	Universal Japan
UPC:	4988031759233

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Billie Holiday   Primary Artist,Vocals
Harry "Sweets" Edison   Guest Artist
Ben Webster   Guest Artist
Barney Kessel   Guest Artist,Guitar
Jimmy Rowles   Guest Artist
Red Mitchell   Bass

Technical Credits

Norman Granz   Producer
Robert Sour   Composer
Sam H. Stept   Composer
Howard Moorehead   Photography
Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Bob Willoughby   Photography
Eddie DeLange   Composer
Frank Eyton   Composer
John W. Green   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Charles Tobias   Composer
Lew Brown   Composer
John Blackburn   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Karl Suessdorf   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Don Redman   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer