Velvet Mood: Songs by Billie Holiday is an album by jazz singer Billie Holiday, released in 1956 on Clef Records.[1] The music was recorded over the course of two sessions in Los Angeles, two days apart, which had also resulted in all the material for her previous album Music for Torching (MG C-669).[2]
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Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | August 23 & 25, 1955 | |||
Studio | Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz, swing | |||
Length | 37:41 | |||
Label | Clef MG C-713 (Verve MG V-8096) | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Billie Holiday - Vocals
Benny Carter - Alto saxophone
Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet
Jimmy Rowles - Piano, celesta on "I Hadn't Anyone Till You", "Everything I Have Is Yours", and "What's New?"
Barney Kessel - Guitar
John Simmons - Bass
Larry Bunker - Drums
Alex de Paula - artwork
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