Decca matrix 74652. I loves you Porgy / Billie Holiday
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I loves you Porgy (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Billie Holiday (vocalist) | |
| Denzil Best (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| John Levy (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Mundell Lowe (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Stardusters (Vocal group) | |
| Bobby Tucker (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Billie Holiday Orchestra (Musical group) |
Additional Information
| Notes |
|---|
| Ruppli session personnel note: Billie Holiday (vocals), with Bobby Tucker (piano), Mundell Lowe (guitar), John Levy (bass), Denzil Best (drums), and The Stardusters (6 piece vocal chorus, including Johnny Parker). |
| Ruppli session note: All titles, except 74653-alt., also issued on Decca DL-8702, MCA (England) MCL-1776. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | Decca 24638 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | Decca 9-24638 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | Decca DL-5345 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | Decca DL-8702 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | Decca DL-8930 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | Decca DL7-8930 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA MCA2-4006 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA (England) MCL-1776 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA (France) 510015 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | Brunswick (France, Germany) 87516 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA MCAD-31322 | |
| 12/10/1948 New York, New York. Decca Studios | A | Master | MCA-GRP 2601 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 74652. I loves you Porgy / Billie Holiday," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000302869/74652-I_loves_you_Porgy.
Decca matrix 74652. I loves you Porgy / Billie Holiday. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000302869/74652-I_loves_you_Porgy.
"Decca matrix 74652. I loves you Porgy / Billie Holiday." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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