Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater

Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee Bridgewater
Studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater
Released	March 15, 2010
Recorded	June 5–7, 2009
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	51:47
Label	EmArcy
Producer	Dee Dee Brdgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology
Red Earth (2007) Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love From Dee Dee Bridgewater (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love From Dee Dee Bridgewater is a 2009 studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater, recorded in tribute to Billie Holiday.^[1] It won the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Bridgewater's third Grammy win in her career. Bridgewater had previously starred in Lady Day in the late 1980s, a biographical play about Holiday.

Track listing

1. "Lady Sings the Blues" (Billie Holiday, Herbie Nichols) – 3:31
2. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 2:58
3. "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) – 5:10
4. "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (Jimmy Davis, Roger ("Ram") Ramirez, and James Sherman) – 4:43
5. "You've Changed" (Bill Carey, Carl Fischer) – 5:11
6. "Miss Brown to You" (Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting, Ralph Rainger) – 2:12
7. "Don't Explain" (Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) – 6:15
8. "Fine and Mellow" (Holiday) – 4:55
9. "Mother's Son-In-Law" (Alberta Nichols, Mann Holiner) – 2:46
10. "God Bless the Child" (Holiday, Herzog) – 5:13
11. "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:33
12. "Strange Fruit" (Abel Meeropol) – 4:16

Personnel

• Dee Dee Bridgewater - vocals, producer, artistic director
• James Carter - bass clarinet, alto flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Edsel Gomez - piano, arranger
• Christian McBride - double bass
• Lewis Nash - drums

Production

• Steve Genewick - assistant engineer
• Justin Gerrish
• Sangwook "Sunny" Nam - assistant mastering engineer
• Al Schmitt - engineer
• Tulani Bridgewater Kowalski - graphic supervision
• Dan Ouellette - liner notes
• Edward Powell - make-up
• Doug Sax - mastering
• Mark Higashino - photography

Chart positions

Chart (2010)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[2]	134
Greek Albums (IFPI)[3]	6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[4]	42
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[5]	19

References

1. Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee Bridgewater at AllMusic
2. "Lescharts.com – Dee Dee Bridgewater – ELEANORA FAGAN (1915-1959) - TO BILLIE WITH LOVE FROM DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
3. "Greekcharts.com – Dee Dee Bridgewater – ELEANORA FAGAN (1915-1959) - TO BILLIE WITH LOVE FROM DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
4. "Spanishcharts.com – Dee Dee Bridgewater – ELEANORA FAGAN (1915-1959) - TO BILLIE WITH LOVE FROM DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
5. Dee Dee Bridgewater - Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Awards. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 2, 2013.