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Music for Torching

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Music for Torching is the fourth studio album by the jazz singer Billie Holiday, a collection of torch songs. It was released in 1955 on Clef Records and was her first 12-inch LP for that label, after four 10-inch LPs. The music was recorded in two sessions in Los Angeles, two days apart. Those sessions also already yielded the material for the follow-up Velvet Mood.

Holiday sings accompanied by a small ensemble: Harry Edison on trumpet, Benny Carter on alto and tenor saxophone, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Barney Kessel on guitar, John Simmons on bass and Larry Bunker on drums. The repertoire consists of well-known songs by composers such as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern, including I Get a Kick Out of You and A Fine Romance.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to I Get a Kick Out of You, at 5:42 the longest track on the record, and notice how her voice remains the centre within the small ensemble.

Track list

  1. 1It Had to Be You4:04Apple Music ↗
  2. 2Come Rain Or Come Shine4:24Apple Music ↗
  3. 3I Don't Want to Cry Anymore3:56Apple Music ↗
  4. 4I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You4:29Apple Music ↗
  5. 5A Fine Romance (Take 8 / Master Take)3:34Apple Music ↗
  6. 6Gone With the Wind3:26Apple Music ↗
  7. 7I Get a Kick Out of You5:42Apple Music ↗
  8. 8Isn't This a Lovely Day?4:12Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

Categories: Albums and songs