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1994 studio album by Etta James
Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday is the eighteenth studio album by
Etta James , released in 1994. The album reached a peak position of number two on Billboard 's Top Jazz Albums chart and won the 1995
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album .
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Track listing
All the songs on this album are covers of songs originally performed by or covered by
Billie Holiday during her lifetime.
Title Writer(s) 1. "
Don't Explain "
Arthur Herzog, Jr. , Billie Holiday 5:15 2. "
You've Changed " Bill Carey,
Carl Fischer 4:35 3. "
The Man I Love "
George Gershwin ,
Ira Gershwin 4:26 4. "
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance (With You) "
Victor Young ,
Ned Washington ,
Bing Crosby 4:16 5. "
Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) " Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman,
Roger Ramirez 5:24 6. "
Embraceable You " George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin 3:55 7. "
How Deep Is the Ocean "
Irving Berlin 4:18 8. "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over"
Herb Magidson ,
Allie Wrubel 5:45 9. "
Body and Soul "
Johnny Green ,
Edward Heyman ,
Robert Sour ,
Frank Eyton 4:16 10. "
The Very Thought of You "
Ray Noble 4:30 11. "
I'll Be Seeing You "
Irving Kahal ,
Sammy Fain 4:43
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader As sideman with
Art Blakey &
The Jazz Messengers With
Art Farmer (or where stated),
Benny Golson &
The Jazztet With
Eddie Harris With
Billy Higgins With
Milt Jackson With
Etta James With
Clifford Jordan With
Blue Mitchell With
Houston Person With others
God Bless Jug and Sonny (
Gene Ammons &
Sonny Stitt , 1973)
Left Bank Encores (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973)
Something for Lester (
Ray Brown , 1977)
Slow Drag (
Donald Byrd , 1967)
The Almoravid (
Joe Chambers , 1971–73)
Somethin's Cookin' (
Junior Cook , 1981)
Broken Shadows (
Ornette Coleman , 1971–72)
Katumbo (Dance) (Johnny Coles, 1971)
Giant Steps (
John Coltrane , 1959)
Up, Up and Away (
Sonny Criss , 1967)
The Beat Goes On! (Sonny Criss, 1968)
This Is the Moment! (
Kenny Dorham , 1958)
Blue Spring (Kenny Dorham &
Cannonball Adderley , 1959)
It's All Right! (
Teddy Edwards , 1967)
Soul Trombone (
Curtis Fuller , 1961)
Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972)
Tangerine (
Dexter Gordon , 1972)
Generation (Dexter Gordon, 1972)
Bush Dance (
Johnny Griffin , 1978)
Roots (
Slide Hampton , 1985)
The Quota (
Jimmy Heath , 1961)
Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962)
Mode for Joe (
Joe Henderson , 1966)
Hub Cap (
Freddie Hubbard , 1961)
Here to Stay (Freddie Hubbard, 1962)
The Body & the Soul (Freddie Hubbard,1963)
Bolivia (Freddie Hubbard, 1991)
Highway One (
Bobby Hutcherson , 1978)
Farewell Keystone (Bobby Hutcherson, 1982)
Really Livin' (
J.J. Johnson , 1959)
J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960)
Save Your Love for Me (
Etta Jones , 1986)
Advance! (
Philly Joe Jones , 1978)
Drum Song (Philly Joe Jones, 1978)
Seven Minds (
Sam Jones , 1974)
Something in Common (Sam Jones, 1974–77)
First Class Kloss! (
Eric Kloss , 1967)
Abbey Is Blue (
Abbey Lincoln , 1959)
Strings! (
Pat Martino , 1967)
From This Moment On! (
Charles McPherson , 1968)
Horizons (Charles McPherson, 1968)
Caramba! (
Lee Morgan , 1968)
The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1968)
The Mode (
Sonny Red , 1961)
Sonny Red (1971)
Setting Standards (
Woody Shaw , 1983)
For Losers (
Archie Shepp , 1968–69)
Kwanza (Archie Shepp, 1968–69)
Now Is the Time (
Idrees Sulieman , 1976)
Goodbye Yesterday (
Lucky Thompson , 1972)
Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (Lucky Thompson, 1972)
I Offer You (Lucky Thompson, 1973)
Another Story (
Stanley Turrentine , 1969)
Up Front (
David Williams , 1986)