Lady Sings the Blues (with reading from “Lady Sings the Blues”) by Billie Holiday & Gilbert Millstein

First released: 09 Mar 1993, Length: 2:52
live, 1956-11-10: Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, USA

Creators (9)

Instruments

1. Carl Drinkard (10 Nov 1956) piano
2. Carson Smith (10 Nov 1956) double bass
3. Chico Hamilton (10 Nov 1956) drums (drum set)
4. Coleman Hawkins (10 Nov 1956) tenor saxophone
5. Kenny Burrell (10 Nov 1956) electric guitar
6. Roy Eldridge (10 Nov 1956) trumpet

Vocals

1. Billie Holiday (10 Nov 1956)
2. Gilbert Millstein spoken vocals

Locations

Recorded At

1. Carnegie Hall (10 Nov 1956)

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. Lady Sings the Blues (10 Nov 1956) live
   

   Composer

   1. Herbie Nichols

   Lyricist

   1. Billie Holiday

Releases containing this recording (2)

Official

Album - Compilation

1. The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945–1959 09 Mar 1993 Billie Holiday
2. The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945–1959 17 Aug 2018 Billie Holiday