Body and Soul
Studio album by Billie Holiday
Released	1957
Recorded	January 3, January 4, January 7, & January 9, 1957
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:07
Label	Verve
Producer	Norman Granz
Billie Holiday chronology
Lady Sings the Blues (1956) Body and Soul (1957) Songs for Distingué Lovers (1957)

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Body and Soul is a studio album by jazz singer Billie Holiday, released in 1957. ^[4]

Critical reception

In its 1957 review of the album, Saturday Review wrote:

"With changes in her voice which bring Miss Holiday's singing closer to recitative has come an occasional timidity about altering a melody where before there was boldness. But she remains one of the best jazz singers, not only for her unique sound and attack, but for her straightforward, honest, musical communication." ^[5]

Track listing

A side

1. " Body and Soul" ( Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, and Frank Eyton) – 6:18
2. " They Can't Take That Away From Me" ( George and Ira Gershwin) – 4:08
3. " Darn That Dream" ( Jimmy Van Heusen and Eddie DeLange) – 6:15
4. " Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" (George and Ira Gershwin) – 3:22

B side

1. " Comes Love" ( Sam H. Stept, Lew Brown and Charles Tobias) – 3:58
2. " Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" ( Andy Razaf and Don Redman) – 5:34
3. " Embraceable You" (George and Ira Gershwin) – 6:45
4. " Moonlight in Vermont" ( Karl Suessdorf and John Blackburn)- 3:47

bonus tracks on 2002 Verve Master Edition CD

1. "Comes Love" (false start take 2) - 0:32
2. "Comes Love" (false start take 3) - 0:20
3. "Comes Love" (alternate take 1) - 3:56

Personnel

• Billie Holiday – vocals
• Ben Webster – Tenor Sax
• Barney Kessel – Guitar
• Harry "Sweets" Edison – Trumpet
• Jimmy Rowles – Piano
• Red Mitchell – Bass
• Alvin Stoller – Drums on 1, 3, 5 and 8
• Larry Bunker – Drums on 2, 4, 6 and 7

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