For Lady Day, Volume 1

Who played on For Lady Day, Volume 1

• Carmen McRae vocals, piano on 12 tracks
• Donald “Duck” Bailey drums (drum set) on 11 tracks
• John Leftwich double bass on 11 tracks
• Marshall Otwell piano on 11 tracks
• Zoot Sims tenor saxophone on 5 tracks

Tracklist

1. 1 Intro 3:32
2. 2 Miss Brown to You — Ralph Rainger, Richard A. Whiting 2:34
3. 3 Good Morning Heartache standard — Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham 4:22
4. 4 I'm Gonna Lock My Heart and Throw Away the Key — Jimmy Eaton, Terry Shand 4:24
5. 5 Fine and Mellow standard — Billie Holiday 6:24
6. 6 Them There Eyes standard — Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber 1:26
7. 7 Lover Man standard 6:19
8. 8 I Cried for You (Now It's Your Turn to Cry Over Me) standard — Gus Arnheim, Abe Lyman 2:20
9. 9 God Bless the Child standard — Arthur Herzog, Jr. 6:42
10. 10 I Hear Music standard — Burton Lane 2:58
11. 11 I'm Pulling Through — Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings 3:17
12. 12 Don't Explain standard 4:06
13. 13 What a Little Moonlight Can Do standard — Harry M. Woods 2:50

Production

• Larry Clothier producer

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