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CD 1

1. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (Fields - McHugh) - June Christy 3:50

2. At Sundown (Donaldson) - Mildred Bailey 3:23

3. Honeysuckle Rose Room ((Williams - Hickman) - Lena Horne 2:50

4. I May Be Wonderful (Joseph - Feather) - Etta Jones 2:47

5. Ain’t She Sweet (Ager - Yellen) - Pearl Bailey 2:58

6. When A Woman Loves A Man (Mercer - Jenkins - Hanighen) - Dinah Washington 2:56

7. Lady Be Good (G. & I. Gershwin) - Ella Fitzgerald 3:07

8. Lover Man (Davis - Sherman - “Ram” Ramines) - Billie Holiday 3:17

9. Interlude (Night In Tunesia) (Gillespie - Paparelli - Leveen) - Sarah Vaughan 2:32

10. I Want A Grown-Up Man (Wick - O’Day) - Anita O’Day 2:48

11. All Of Me (Simons - Marks) - Mildred Bailey 3:05

12. Easy Street (Jones) - June Christy 3:38

13. Who? (Harbach - Hammerstein II - Kern) - Pearl Bailey 2:50

14. Long, Long Journey (Feather) - Etta Jones 2:51

15. Basin Street Blues (Williams) - Ella Fitzgerald 3:07

16. You’re My Thrill (Clare - Gorney) - Lena Horne 3:17

17. Lover, Come Back To Me (Romberg) - Mildred Bailey 3:13

18. A Slick Chick (On The Mellow Side) (Brooks) - Dinah Washington 2:42

19. All Too Soon (Ellington - Sigman) - Sarah Vaughan 2:55

20. That Old Devil Called Love (Roberts - Fisher) - Billie Holiday 2:54

Total Time: 61:10

CD 2

1. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (Trad. arr. Barbour - Weismantel) - Peggy Lee 2:23

2. The Lady Is A Tramp - (Rodgers - Hart) - Lena Horne 2:58

3. I Got The Sun In The Morning (Berlin) - June Christy 2:58

4. What Ev’ry Woman Knowns (Osser - Osser) - Etta Jones 3:16

5. A Woman’s Prerogative (Mercer - Arlen) - Pearl Bailey 3:10

6. Somebody Loves Me (Gershwin - DeSylva - MacDonald) - Peggy Lee 2:57

7. I Wanna Be Loved (Green - Heyman - Rose) - Dinah Washington 2:50

8. The Cheasapeake And Ohio (Sigman - Magidson) - Ella Fitzgerald 2:40

9. He’s My Guy (Raye - DePaul) - Sarah Vaughan 4:12

10. Easy To Love (Porter) - Billie Holiday 2:59

11. There’ll Be Some Changes Made (Overstreet - Higgins - Edwards) - Peggy Lee 3:07

12. You’re The Top (Porter) - Anita O’Day 2:25

13. St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) - Pearl Bailey 2:12

14. I Could Write A Book (Rodgers - Hart) - Betty Carter 2:39

15. Maybe (G. & I. Gershwin) - Ella Fitzgerald 3:25

16. I Cried For You (Freed - Arnheim - Lyman) - Dinah Washington 2:27

17. Blue Moon (Rodgers - Hart) - Billie Holiday 3:30

18. The Walls Keep Talking (Hill - Bauer) - Anita O’Day 3:12

19. Do Nothing’ Till You Hear From Me (Ellington - Russell) - Carmen McRea 3:02

20. Social Call (Qusim - Hendricks) - Betty Carter 2:38

Total Time: 59:10

CD 3

1. Black Coffee (Burke - Webster) - Ella Fitzgerald 3:15

2. Lean Baby (May - Alfred) Dinah Washington 2:17

3. Who Cares? (G. & I. Gershwin) - Anita O’Day 3:14

4. Moonlight In Vermont (Blackburn - Suessdorf) - Betty Carter 3:26

5. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Rodgers - Hart) - Peggy Lee 2:17

6. East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon) (Bowman) - Billie Holiday 2:56

7. I’M Glad There Is You (Madeira - Dorsey) - Sarah Vaughan 5:10

8. Bye Bye Blues (Hamm - Bennett - Lown - Gray) - Dinah Washington 6:58

9. No More Blues (Cavenaugh - Hendricks - Jobim) - Carmen McRea 4:43

10. Smooth Sailing (Cobb) - Ella Fitzgerald 3:06

11. Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina (Skyler - Shaftel - Cannon) Anita O’Day 2:41

12. Easy Living (Robin - Rainger) - Peggy Lee 2:45

13. I Can’t Face The Music (Bloom - Koehler) - Billie Holiday 3:13

14. Can’t We Be Friends? (James - Swift) - Betty Carter 2:27

15. When Malindy Sings (Dunbar - Brown) - Abby Lincoln 4:05

16. Lullaby Of Birdland (Shearin - Foster) - Sarah Vaughan 4:01

17. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (Russell - Ellington) - Dinah Washington 3:08

18. Everything A Good Man Needs (David) - Carmen McRea 4:54

19. It Never Entered My Mind (Hart - Rodgers) - Peggy Lee 2:58

20. You’ll Have Have To Swing It (Mr. Paganini) (S. Coslow) - Ella Fitzgerald 5:09

Total Time: 72:54

CD4

1. No Moon At All (Mann - Evans) - Anita O’Day 2:28

2. The Way You Look Tonight (Fields - Kern) - Betty Carter 2:44

3. What A Little Moonlight Can Do (Woods) - Billie Holiday 3:13

4. A Woman Alone With The Blues (Robinson) - Peggy Lee 3:12

5. It’s Crazy (Field - Rodgers) - Sarah Vaughan 4:56

6. Gone With The Wind (Magdison - Wrubel) - Betty Carter 4:12

7. Blue Monk (Lincoln - Monk) - Abby Lincoln 6:37

8. Am I Blue (Akst) - Dinah Washington 3:15

9. You’re Not That Kind (Field - Rodgers) - Sarah Vaughan 4:43

10. Preview (Quinichette) - Ella Fitzgerald 3:03

11. I Can’ Get Started (Duke - Gershwin) - Anita O’Day 3:55

12. I Only Have Eyes For You (Dubin - Warren) - Billie Holiday 2:55

13. Black Coffee (Burke - Webster) - Peggy Lee 3:08

14. I’ll See You In My Dreams (Jones - Karn) - Anita O’Day 2:50

15. Thou Swell (Rodgers - Hart) - Betty Carter 1:42

16. Let’s Fall In Love (Koehler - Arlen) Betty Carter 1:58

17. Blue Lou (Mills - Sampson) - Ella Fitzgerald 2:46

18. He’s A Tramp (Burke - Lee) - Peggy Lee 2:40

19. Embraceable You (Hudson - Mills) - Sarah Vaughan 4:50

20. End Of A Beautiful Friendship (V. Duke) - Carmen McRea 2:55

21. The Lady Is A Tramp (Rodgers - Hart) - Ella Fitzgerald 3:22

Total Time: 71:33

CD1

1. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - June Christy

Hollywood, CA, November 27, 1945

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra:

Buddy Childers, John Anderson, Russ Burgher, Bob Lymperis (tp), Ray Wetzel (tp), Fred Zito, Jimmy Simms (tb), Milt Kabak (tb), Bart Varsalona (b-tb) Boots Mussulli (as), Al Anthony (as), Vido Musso, Bob Cooper (ts), Bob Gioga (bar), Stan Kenton (p), Bob Ahern (g), Eddie Safranski (b), Robert Collier (d), June Christy (vcl), Gene Roland (arr)

2. At Sundown - Mildred Bailey

New York, October 18, 1946

Mildred Bailey (vcl), Irving Randolph (tp), Henderson Chambers (tb), Hank D’Amico (cl), Ellis Larkins (p), Barry Galbraith (g), Beverly Peer (b), Jimmy Crawford (d).

3. Honeysuckle Rose Room - Lena Horne

April 17, 1942

Benny Carter And His Orchestra:

4. I May Be Wonderful - Etta Jones

New York, January 2, 1946

Pete Johnson's All Stars:

Hot Lips Page (tp), Clyde Bernhardt (tb), Don Stovall (as), Budd Johnson (ts), Pete Johnson (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Abe Bolar (b), Jack Parker (d), Etta Jones (vcl)

5. Ain’t She Sweet - Pearl Bailey

New York, June 23, 1949

Pearl Bailey (vcl), acc by Raymond Tunia (p), Tony Mottola (g), Al Hall (b), Specs Powell (d), vcl duet with Hot Lips Page (vcl)

6. When A Woman Loves A Man - Dinah Washington

Chicago, January 14, 1946

Gus Chappell's Orchestra:

Dinah Washington (vcl), acc by Willie Cook, Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson (tp), Gus Chappell (tb), poss. Dave Young (ts), poss. Rudy Martin (p), poss. Bill Settles (b), Oliver Coleman (d)

7. Lady Be Good - Ella Fitzgerald

New York, March 18, 1947

Bob Haggart and His Orchestra: Chris Griffin, Andy Ferrett, Bob Peck (tp), Will Bradley, Jack Satterfield, Fred Ohms (tb), Ernie Caceres (bar), Stan Freeman (p), Danny Perri (g), Bob Haggart (b), Morey Feld (d).

8. Lover Man - Billie Holiday

New York, October 4, 1844

Billie Holiday with Toots Camarata and His Orchestra:

Russ Case (tp), Hymie Schertzer, Jack Cressey (as), Larry Binyon, Paul Ricci (ts), Dave Bowman (p), Carl Kress (g), Haig Stephens (b), Johnny Blowers (d), six strings Toots Camarata (arr)(cond), Billie Holiday (vcl)

9. Interlude (Night In Tunesia) - Sarah Vaughan

New York, December 31, 1944

Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Georgie Auld (ts), Aaron Sachs (cl), Leonard Feather (p), Chuck Wayne (g), Jack Lesberg (b), Morey Feld (d).

10. I Want A Grown-Up Man - Anita O’Day

Hollywood, January 16, 1945

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra

John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Mel Green (tp), Gene Roland (tp)(arr), Harry Forbes, Fred Zito, Milt Kabak (tb), Bart Varsalona (b-tb), Boots Mussulli, Bob Lively (as), Stan Getz, Dave Madden (ts), Bob Gioga (bar), Stan Kenton (p), Bob Ahern (g), Bob Kesterson (b), Jim Falzone (d), Anita O'Day (vcl)

11. All Of Me - Mildred Bailey

1947

Julian Work’s Orchestra, Mildred Bailey (vcl)

12. Easy Street - June Christy

Hollywood, November 27, 1945

Buddy Childers, John Anderson, Russ Burgher, Bob Lymperis (tp), Ray Wetzel (tp)(vcl), Fred Zito, Jimmy Simms (tb), Milt Kabak (tb)(arr), Bart Varsalona (b-tb), Boots Mussulli (as)(arr), Al Anthony (as), Vido Musso, Bob Cooper (ts), Bob Gioga (bar), Stan Kenton (p)(arr), Bob Ahern (g), Eddie Safranski (b), Robert Collier (d), June Christy (vcl), Gene Howard (vcl)(arr), Gene Roland, Pete Rugolo, Ken Hanna, Dave Matthews (arr)

13. Who? - Pearl Bailey

New York, mid December 1947

Pearl Bailey (vcl) acc by Orchestra under dir. of Mitchell Ayres (dir): no details except The Charioteers (vcl)

14. Long, Long Journey - Etta Jones

New York, December 29, 1944

Barney Bigard and his Orchestra

Joe Thomas (tp), Barney Bigard (cl), Georgie Auld (ts)(as), Leonard Feather (p), Chuck Wayne (g), Billy Taylor (b), Stan Levey (d).

15. Basin Street Blues - Ella Fitzgerald

New York, April 28, 1949

Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra Sy Oliver

16. You’re My Thrill - Lena Horne

New York, January 7, 1941

Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra

Bernie Privin (tp), Bob Burnet (tp)(arr), George Esposito (tb), Lyman Vunk (tp), Spud Murphy, Don Ruppersberg, Bill Robertson (tb), Ford Leary (tb)(vcl), Charlie Barnet (sax), Leo White (as), Conn Humphreys (as), Kurt Bloom (ts), James Lamare (ts)(bar), Bus Etri (g), Phil Stephens (b), Cliff Leeman (d), Lena Horne (vcl), Bud Estes (arr).

17. Lover, Come Back To Me - Mildred Bailey

New York, October 18, 1946

Mildred Bailey (vcl), Irving Randolph (tp), Henderson Chambers (tb), Hank D’Amico (cl), Ellis Larkins (p), Barry Galbraith (g), Beverly Peer (b), Jimmy Crawford (d).

18. A Slick Chick (On The Mellow Side) - Dinah Washington

New York, October 3, 1946

Tab Smith’s Orchestra

Dinah Washington (vcl), Frank Galbreath, Russell Royster (p), Tab Smith (as), Johnny Hicks (ts), Larry Belton (bar), Red Richards (p), Johnny Williams (b), Walter Johnson (d).

19. All Too Soon - Sarah Vaughan

New York, March 6, 1946

Tony Scott And His Down Beat Club Septet:

Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Trummy Young (tb), Tony Scott (cl), Ben Webster (ts), Jimmy Jones (p), Gene Ramey (b), Ed Nicholson (d).

20. That Old Devil Called Love - Billie Holiday

New York, November 8, 1944

Toots Camarata and His Orchestra:

CD 2

1. Swing Low Sweet Chariot - Peggy Lee

January 20, 1947

Dave Barbour Orchestra

2. The Lady Is A Tramp - Lena Horne

March 30, 1948

MGM Studio Orchestra

3. I Got The Sun In The Morning - June Christy

Hollywood, June 7, 1946

Ray Wetzel (tp), Buddy Childers, John Anderson, Chico Alvarez (tp), Ken Hanna (tp), Kai Winding, Miff Sines (tb), Milt Kabak (tb), Bart Varsalona (b-tb), Boots Mussulli (as), Al Anthony (as), Vido Musso, Bob Cooper (ts), Bob Gioga (bar), Stan Kenton (p), Bob Ahern (g), Eddie Safranski (b), Shelly Manne (d), June Christy (vcl), Pete Rugolo (arr)

4. What Ev’ry Woman Knowns - Etta Jones

New York, October 8, 1947

Budd Johnson (ts), Luther Henderson (p), Herman Mitchell (g), Herman “Trigger” Alpert (b), Denzil Best (d)

5. A Woman’s Prerogative - Pearl Bailey

New York, March 3, 1946

Pearl Bailey (vcl) acc by Melvin "Red" Solomon (tp) Bill Stegmeyer (cl) Wolfe Tannenbaum (as) Hank Ross (ts) Stan Webb (bar) Bob Kitsis (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Trigger Alpert (b) Morey Feld (d)

6. Somebody Loves Me - Peggy Lee

January 29, 1947

Dave Barbour Orchestra

7. I Wanna Be Loved - Dinah Washington

May 9, 1950

Dinah Washington (vcl), Ernie Wilkins (as), Cecil Payne (bar), Freddie Green (g), Ray Brown (b), Teddy Stewart (d)

8. The Cheasapeake And Ohio - Ella Fitzgerald

New York, March 27, 1951

Sy Oliver's Orchestra:

Ella Fitzgerald (vcl), Bernie Privin, Paul Webster, Tony Faso (tp), Mort Bullman (tb), Artie Baker, George Dorsey, Al Klink, Bill Holcomb (saxes), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Sandy Block (b), Jimmy Crawford (d), Sy Oliver (dir).

9. He’s My Guy - Sarah Vaughan

New York, December 18, 1954

Sarah Vaughan (vcl), Clifford Brown (tp), Paul Quinichette (ts), Herbie Mann (fl), Jimmy Jones (p), Joe Benjamin (b), Roy Jaynes (d), Ernie Wilkins (arr).

10. Easy To Love - Billie Holiday

Los Angeles, March 26, 1952

Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra:

Charlie Shavers (tp), Oscar Peterson (p), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b), Alvin Stoller (d), Billie Holiday (vcl).

11. There’ll Be Some Changes Made - Peggy Lee

Los Angeles, May, 1947

Orchestra conducted by Frank de Vol

12. You’re The Top - Anita O’Day

Los Angeles, December 8, 1955

Anita O'Day (vcl), Milt Bernhart, Lloyd Elliott, Joe Howard, Si Zentner (tb), Paul Smith (p), Barney Kessel (g), Joe Mondragon (b), Alvin Stoller (d), Corky Hale (harp) + strings, Buddy Bregman (arr)(dir)

13. St. Louis Blues - Pearl Bailey

New York, April 24, 1945

Pearl Bailey (vcl), Billy Butterfield (tp), Bill Stegmeyer (as)(cl), Hank Ross (ts), Ludwig Flato (p), Carl Kress (g), Sid Weiss (b), Johnny Blowers (d).

14. I Could Write A Book - Betty Carter

New York, May 13, 1955

Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant: Betty Carter with Ray Bryant Trio:

Betty Carter (vcl), Jerome Richardson (fl), Ray Bryant (p), Wendell Marshall (b,) Philly Joe Jones (d), Quincy Jones (arr)

15. Maybe - Ella Fitzgerald

New York, September 12, 1950

Ella Fitzgerald (vcl), Ellis Larkins (p)

16. I Cried For You - Dinah Washington

Chicago, Summer 1952

Jimmy Cobb Orchestra:

Dinah Washington (vcl), Clark Terry (tp), Russell Procope (cl)(as), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Beryl Booker (p), Keter Betts (b), unknown (g), Jimmy Cobb (d).

17. Blue Moon - Billie Holiday

Los Angeles, March 26, 1952

Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra:

Charlie Shavers (tp), Flip Philips (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b), Alvin Stoller (d), Billie Holiday (vcl).

18. The Walls Keep Talking - Anita O’Day

Chicago, August 28, 1941

Gene Krupa Band, Roy Eldridge (vcl)

19. Do Nothing’ Till You Hear From Me - Carmen McRea

Montreux, July 22, 1982

20. Social Call - Betty Carter

New York, April 25, 1956

Betty Carter (vcl), Bernie Glow, Nick Travis, Conte Candoli, Joe Ferrante (tp), Urbie Green, Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Sam Marowitz, Seldon Powell, Al Cohn, Danny Bank (reeds), Hank Jones (p), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d), Gigi Gryce (arr)(cond)

CD 3

1. Black Coffee - Ella Fitzgerald

New York, April 28, 1949

Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra: no more information available

2. Lean Baby Dinah Washington

New York, June 10, 1953

Dinah Washington (vcl), Paul Quinichette (ts), unknown (p), Jackie Davis (org), Keter Bets (b), Jimmy Cobb (d), Candido Camero (cga)

3. Who Cares? - Anita O’Day

Los Angeles, December 6, 1955

Buddy Bregman's Orchestra:

4. Moonlight In Vermont - Betty Carter

New York, May 13, 1955

Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant: Betty Carter with Ray Bryant Trio:

Betty Carter (vcl), Ray Bryant (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Philly Joe Jones (d), Quincy Jones (arr)

5. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was - Peggy Lee

New York, April 30, 1953

Pete Candoli (acc)(tp), Jimmy Rowles (p), Max Wayne (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d)

6. East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon) - Billie Holiday

Los Angeles, March 26, 1952

Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra:

Charlie Shavers (tp), Flip Philips (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b), Alvin Stoller (d), Billie Holiday (vcl).

7. I’M Glad There Is You - Sarah Vaughan

New York, December 16 & 18 , 1954

Sarah Vaughan (vcl), Clifford Brown (tp), Paul Quinichette (ts), Herbie Mann (fl), Jimmy Jones (p), Joe Benjamin (b), Roy Haynes (d), Ernie Wilkins (arr)

8. Bye Bye Blues - Dinah Washington

New York, June 15, 1954

Dinah Washington (vcl), Clark Terry (tp), Gus Chappell (tb), Rick Henderson (as), Eddie Lockjaw Davis (ts), Junio Mance (p), Keter Betts (b), Ed Thigpen (d).

9. No More Blues - Carmen McRea

Montreux, July 22, 1982

10. Smoot Sailing - Ella Fitzgerald

New York, June 26, 1951

Hank Jones (p), Bill Doggett (org), Everett Barksdale (g), Arnold Fishkin (b), Johnny Blowers (d), The Ray Charles Singers (vcl).

11. Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina - Anita O’Day

New York, March 19, 1941

Gene Krupa Band

12. Easy Living - Peggy Lee

New York, April 30, 1953

Pete Candoli (acc)(tp), Jimmy Rowles (p), Max Wayne (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d)

13. I Can’t Face The Music - Billie Holiday

New York, July 27, 1952

Billie Holiday And Her Lads Of Joy:

Joe Newman (tp), Paul Quinichette (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), Freddie Green (g), Ray Brown (b), J.C.Heard (d), Billie Holiday (vcl)

14. Can’t We Be Friends? - Betty Carter

New York, May 16, 1955

Betty Carter (vcl), Jerome Richardson (fl), Ray Bryant (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Philly Joe Jones (d).

15. When Malindy Sings - Abby Lincoln

New York, February 22, 1961

16. Lullaby Of Birdland - Sarah Vaughan

New York, December 16 & 18 , 1954

Sarah Vaughan (vcl), Clifford Brown (tp), Paul Quinichette (ts), Herbie Mann (fl), Jimmy Jones (p), Joe Benjamin (b), Roy Haynes (d), Ernie Wilkins (arr)

17. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore - Dinah Washington

Chicago, early 1953

Dinah Washington (vcl), Beryl Booker (p), Keter Bettes (b), Jimmy Cobb (d)

18. Everything A Good Man Needs - Carmen McRea

Montreux, July 22, 1982

19. It Never Entered My Mind - Peggy Lee

June 5, 1956

20. You’ll Have Have To Swing It (Mr. Paganini) - Ella Fitzgerald

June 26, 1952

Taft Jordan, Bernie Privin, Jimmy Nottingham (zp), Mort Bullman, Al Grey, Bobby Byrne (tb), Sid Cooper, Milt Yaner (as), Sam Taylor, Dick Jacobs (ts), Dave Mc Rae (bar)

CD4

1. No Moon At All - Anita O’Day

Los Angeles, December 8, 1955

Paul Smith (p), Barney Kessel (g), Joe Mondragon (b) Alvin Stoller (d), Anita O’Day (vcl)

2. The Way You Look Tonight - Betty Carter

New York, May 16, 1955

Betty Carter (vcl), Jerome Richardson (fl), Ray Bryant (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Philly Joe Jones (d).

3. What A Little Moonlight Can Do - Billie Holiday

New York, April 14, 1954

Charlie Shavers (tp), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Elles (g), Ray Brown (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Billie Holiday (vcl).

4. A Woman Alone With The Blues - Peggy Lee

New York, May 1, 1953

Pete Condolo (tp), Jimmy Rowlws (p), May Wayne (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d)

5. It’s Crazy - Sarah Vaughan

New York, December 16 & 18, 1954

Sarah Vaughan (vcl), Clifford (tp), Paul Quinichette (ts), Herbie Mann (fl), Jimmy Jones (p), Joe Benjamin (b), Roy Haynes (d), Ernie Wilkins (arr)

6. Gone With The Wind - Betty Carter

New York, May 16, 1955

Betty Carter (vcl), Ray Bryant (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Philly Joe Jones (d).

7. Blue Monk - Abby Lincoln

New York, February 22, 1961

8. Am I Blue - Dinah Washington

Chicago, June 17, 1953

Dinah Washington (vcl), Clark Terry (tp), Gus Chapppell (tb), Ricky Henderson (as), Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Paul Quinichette (ts), Junior Mance or Sleepy Anderson (p), Ketr Bettes (b), Ed Thigpen (d), Candido Camero (bgo)

9. You’re Not That Kind - Sarah Vaughan

New York, December 16 & 18 , 1954

Sarah Vaughan (vcl), Clifford Brown (tp), Paul Quinichette (ts), Herbie Mann (fl), Jimmy Jones (p), Joe benjamin (b), Roy Haynes (d), Ernie Wilkins (arr)

10. Preview - Ella Fitzgerald

June 26, 1952

Taft Jordan, Bernie Privin, Jimmy Nottingham (tp), Mort Bullman, Al grey, Bobby Byrne (tb), Sid Cooper, Milt Yaner (as), Sam Taylor, Dick Jacobs (ts), Dave Mc Rae (bar)

11. I Can’ Get Started - Anita O’Day

Los Angeles, December 7, 1955

Milt Bernhart, Lloyd Elliot, Joe Howard, Si Zentner (tb), Paul Smith (p), Barney Kessel (g), Joe Mondragon (b), Alvin Stoller (d), Corky Hale (harp) & strings, Buddy Bregman (arr), Anita O’Day (vcl)

12. I Only Have Eyes For You - Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra:

Charlie Shavers (tp), Flip Philips (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b), Alvin Stoller (d), Billie Holiday (vcl).

13. Black Coffee - Peggy Lee

May 4, 1953

with quartet

14. I’ll See You In My Dreams - Anita O’Day

Los Angeles, December 8, 1955

Paul Smith (p), Barney Kessel (g), Joe Mondragon (b) Alvin Stoller (d), Anita O’Day (vcl)

15. Thou Swell - Betty Carter

New York, May 13, 1955

Betty Carter (vcl), Ray Bryant (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Philly Joe Jones (d).

16. Let’s Fall In Love - Betty Carter

New York, April 25, 1956

17. Blue Lou - Ella Fitzgerald

February 13, 1953

Taft Jordan, Jimmy Nol Shavers (tp), Henderson Saccarao (tb), Art Blakey (as), Sam Taylor, Mel Albam (bar, George Dixon (d).

18. He’s A Tramp - Peggy Lee

February 11, 1955

Orchestra directed by Sonny Burke

19. Embraceable You - Sarah Vaughan

New York, December 16 & 18 , 1954

Sarah Vaughan (vcl), Clifford Brown (tp), Paul Quinichette (ts), Herbie Mann (fl), Jimmy Jones (p), Joe Benjamin (b), Roy Haynes (d), Ernie Wilkins (arr)

20. End Of A Beautiful Friendship - Carmen McRea

Live recording with Thad Jones Orchestra

21. The Lady Is A Tramp - Ella Fitzgerald

Los Angeles, August 21, 1956

Buddy Bregman’s Orchestra, personnel unknown