Music for Torching is a studio album by jazz singer Billie Holiday.[1] A collection of torch songs, it was released in 1955 by Clef Records.[2] It is her first 12-inch LP for the label, after four 10 inch LPs.
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| Released | October 1955 | |||
| Recorded | August 23 & August 25, 1955 | |||
| Studio | Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz, swing | |||
| Length | 33:48 | |||
| Label | Clef (Verve) MG C-669 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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The music was recorded over the course of two sessions in Los Angeles, two days apart, which also resulted in all the material for her follow-up album Velvet Mood (MG C-713).[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
Track listing
edit- A side
- "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 4:02
- "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:23
- "I Don't Want to Cry Anymore" (Victor Schertzinger) - 3:55
- "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby) - 4:29
- B side
- "A Fine Romance" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) - 3:35
- "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 3:26
- "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) - 5:42
- "Isn't This a Lovely Day?" (Irving Berlin) - 4:16
Personnel
edit- Billie Holiday - Vocals
- Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet
- Benny Carter - Alto saxophone
- Jimmy Rowles - Piano
- Barney Kessel - Guitar
- John Simmons - Bass
- Larry Bunker - Drums
References
edit- ^ "Billie Holiday: Billie Holiday: Four Classic Albums Plus". All About Jazz. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Music for Torching at the Jazz Discography Project, accessed Mar 24, 2020
- ^ Sessions of August 1955 in session index for Billie Holiday at the Jazz Discography Project, accessed Mar 24, 2020
- ^ Music for Torching at AllMusic
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 716. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.