Decca matrix 73440. Big stuff (Prologue)-1 / Billie Holiday Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Big stuff (Prologue)-1 (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Billie Holiday Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Tiny Grimes (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Joe Guy (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Billie Holiday (vocalist) | |
| Kelly Martin (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Joe Springer (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Billy Taylor, Sr. (instrumentalist : string bass) |
Additional Information
| Notes |
|---|
| Ruppli session personnel note: Billie Holiday (vocals), with Joe Guy (trumpet), Joe Springer (piano), Tiny Grimes (guitar), Billy Taylor (bass), Kelly Martin (drums). |
| Ruppli session note: -1: from ballet "Fancy Free". |
| Ruppli additional catalog number(s): Decca DA- 23463, CD MCA-GRP 2601-2/1. |
| Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/13/1946 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | Brunswick (U.K.) OE 9172 | |
| 3/13/1946 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | Decca DL-6023 | |
| 3/13/1946 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | Decca DL-8701 | |
| 3/13/1946 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA MCA2-4099 | |
| 3/13/1946 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA (England) MCL-1688 | |
| 3/13/1946 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA (England) MCM-5011 | |
| 3/13/1946 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA (France) 510086 | |
| 3/13/1946 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | Brunswick (France, Germany) 87509 | |
| 3/13/1946 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA-Coral (Germany) 6.22125 | |
| 3/13/1946 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA-GRP 2601 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 73440. Big stuff (Prologue)-1 / Billie Holiday Orchestra," accessed December 29, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301657/73440-Big_stuff_Prologue-1.
Decca matrix 73440. Big stuff (Prologue)-1 / Billie Holiday Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 29, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301657/73440-Big_stuff_Prologue-1.
"Decca matrix 73440. Big stuff (Prologue)-1 / Billie Holiday Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 29 December 2025.
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