" ... the songs sung by Jo Stafford, Jeri Southern and Billie Holiday were transcribed from old discs from the personal collection of Charlie Haden - some surface noise may be detected"--Insert.

Compact disc.

Booklet with program notes in English (15 p. : ill., ports.) inserted in container.

Quartet West: Charlie Haden, bass ; Ernie Watts, tenor saxophone ; Alan Broadbent, piano ; Larance Marable, drums (tracks 2, 4-7, 9-11) ; Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and his Orchestra (track 3) ; Jeri Southern vocals and piano, with Dave Barbour Trio, Dave Barbour, guitar, bass unknown (track 8) ; Billie Holiday with Bob Haggart and his Orchestra: Billy Butterfield, trumpet, Bill Stegmeyer, clarinet and alto saxophone, Toots Mondello and Al Klink, alto saxophone, Hank Ross and Art Drolinger [i.e. Drellinger], tenor saxophone, Bobby Tucker, piano, Danny Perri, guitar, Bob Haggart, bass and arrangement, Bunny Shawker, drums (track 12).

Recorded on October 27 & 28, 1991 at Studio Plateforem, Sète, France (tracks 2, 4-7, 8=9-11). Track 3 recorded in December, 1947. Track 8 recorded in March, 1954. Track 12 recorded in February, 1947.

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