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Wikipedia article




"'Billie's Blues'" is a blues song written by jazz singer Billie Holiday, composing it just before being recorded in a session on July 10, 1936. According to the article in 'Melody Maker', on August 1, 1936:

Recording session



* "Did I Remember?"

* "Summertime"

* "No Regrets"

* "Billie's Blues"

Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra, (Bunny Berigan, trumpet; Artie Shaw, clarinet; Joe Bushkin, piano; Dick McDonough, guitar; Arthur "Pete" Peterson, bass; Cozy Cole, drums)

Notable cover versions



* Blossom Dearie (1957)Adapted on the 1957 Verve album, 'Blossom Dearie', as "Blossom's Blues". (Not released until CD reissue as a bonus track.)

* Carmen McRae (1986)

* Mary Coughlan (2000)

* Jazz at the Philharmonic (2004)

Footnotes



Resource



Vladimir, Bogdanov. 'All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues', Backbeat Books (2003), p. 240,


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