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Adapter: Laure Wright. Personnel: Billie Holiday (vocals); Dick McDonough, Ulysses Livingston, Freddie Green, John Collins, Paul Chapman, Allan Reuss, Tiny Grimes, Bernard Addison, Bob Bain, Fred Guy, Jimmy McLin, Carmen Mastren (guitar); Hymie Schertzer (clarinet, alto saxophone); Babe Russin, Vido Musso (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton, Artie Shaw, Barney Bigard, Benny Carter , Benny Goodman, Buster Bailey (clarinet); Lester Young (reeds, tenor saxophone); Stanley Webb , Armand Camgros, Dan d'Andrea, Alvy West, Lennie Hartman, Bill Stegmeyer (reeds); Tab Smith (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Jack Washington (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Lester Boone, Earle Warren, Eddie Barefield, Joe "Cornbread" Thomas , Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Leslie Johnakins (alto saxophone); Stanley Payne, Kenneth Hollon, Georgie Auld, Ernie Powell (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cootie Williams, Don Waddilove, Emmett Berry, Frankie Newton, Harry "Sweets" Edison , Hot Lips Page, Larry Neill, Eddie Tompkins, Joe Guy, Monty Kelly , Roy Eldridge, Shad Collins, Arthur Whetsol, Bill Coleman , Freddy Jenkins, Buck Clayton, Bunny Berigan, Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Lawrence D. Brown, Skip Layton, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Murray McEachern, Benny Morton, Trummy Young (trombone); Juan Tizol (valve trombone); Ken Kersey, Duke Ellington, Eddie Heywood, Buddy Weed, Joe Bushkin, Joe Sullivan , Sammy Benskin, Sonny White, Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra, Charlie LaVere (piano); Cozy Cole, Eddie Dougherty, Alphonse Steele, J.C. Heard , Jo Jones , Kenny Clarke, Nick Fatool, Sonny Greer, Willie Rodriguez, Yank Porter (drums). Liner Note Author: Daniel Nevers. Recording information: Los Angeles, CA (03/??/1935-03/08/1950); New York, NY (03/??/1935-03/08/1950); Paramount Studios, Astoria, NY (03/??/1935-03/08/1950). Director: Paul Whiteman. Arrangers: Duke Ellington; Eddie Heywood; Benny Carter ; Bob Haggart . Billie Holiday is known best for the depth of feeling in her singing, especially as it relates to melancholy and despair. The Saga compilation Blue Billie isolates the best of her '30s and '40s songs in that vein, and as such includes several of the landmark performances of her career: "Strange Fruit," "Billie's Blues," "My Man," "Fine and Mellow." As only one glimpse of the complete picture of Billie Holiday's talent, Blue Billie isn't a good stand-alone collection, but when paired with Saga's companion volume, Happy Billie, it forms a much better look at one of the best singers in American history. ~ John Bush