There have been several overlapping reissue programs covering the material in the Classics series, especially the many
Teddy Wilson recordings in which the pianist accompanied
Billie Holiday. This particular CD has
Wilson's first five sessions as a leader. He is heard on four fairly rare piano solos from 1934 (a year before he became a member of
the Benny Goodman Trio), six other solos from October 7 and November 22, 1935, and on two band dates that resulted in nine numbers (including seven
Billie Holiday vocals); the sidemen include trumpeter
Roy Eldridge, tenorman
Ben Webster, and (on three songs) clarinetist
Benny Goodman. Lady Day's "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" and "I Wished on the Moon" are famous classics.