With three albums in one, For Lovers: Billie Holiday/Nina Simone/Sarah Vaughan presents an attractive package, especially in comparison to having to buy the individual Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, and Sarah Vaughan editions. The songs for each singer were chosen to highlight each one's more romantic side (there's no "Strange Fruit" or "Mississippi Goddamn" here), so there's a lot of sentimentality and violin playing, but as long as the recording quality is good (which it is), it's hard to go terribly wrong with three such great artists. Yes, there are better records and compilations of each singer available, but the For Lovers triptych still does each one justice, and it's nice to hear the three together, in order to better appreciate the gifts of each (Holiday's "I Wished on the Moon," Simone's "Wild Is the Wind," and Vaughan's "Embraceable You," just to name a few). ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide
Nina Simone (Piano), Nina Simone (Arranger), Nina Simone (Vocals), Jimmy Cleveland (Trombone), Richard Davis (Bass), Harry "Sweets" Edison (Trumpet), Quincy Jones (Arranger), Quincy Jones (Conductor), Quincy Jones (Original Recording Producer), Barney Kessel (Guitar), Herbie Mann (Flute), Pierre Michelot (Bass), Red Mitchell (Bass), Jerome Richardson (Flute), Renee Rosnes (Sequencing), Jimmy Rowles (Piano), Bud Shank (Sax (Alto)), Ben Webster (Sax (Tenor)), Charlie Shavers (Trumpet), Ronnell Bright (Piano), Richard Hayman (Conductor), Hal Mooney (Arranger), Hal Mooney (Conductor), Hal Mooney (Original Recording Producer), Arthur Adams (Bass), Wayne Andre (Trombone), Joe Benjamin (Bass), Billie Holiday (Vocals), William Boucaya (Saxophone), Norman Granz (Original Recording Producer), Billy Byers (Trombone), Billy Byers (Arranger), Larry Bunker (Drums), Clark Terry (Trumpet), Kenny Clarke (Drums), Pierre Cullaz (Guitar), Ernie Wilkins (Arranger), Ernie Wilkins (Conductor), Paul Faulise (Trombone), Frank Foster (Arranger), Frank Foster (Conductor), Barry Galbraith (Guitar), Benny Golson (Reeds), Roy Haynes (Drums), Freddie Hubbard (Trumpet), Dick Hixson (Trombone (Bass)), Jo Hrasko (Saxophone), Marcel Hrasko (Saxophone), J.J. Johnson (Trombone), Jimmy Jones (Piano), Peter Keepnews (Notes Editing), Hugo Peretti (Conductor), John Malachi (Piano), Joe Mondragon (Bass), Jose Mangual (Percussion), Cornell McFadden (Drums), Horace Ott (Arranger), Horace Ott (Conductor), Paul Quinichette (Sax (Tenor)), Sarah Vaughan (Vocals), Richard Seidel (Producer), Richard Seidel (Compilation), Bob Shad (Original Recording Producer), Alvin Stoller (Drums), Allan Tucker (Mastering), Maurice Vander (Piano), Kai Winding (Trombone), Phil Woods (Reeds), Al Young (Liner Notes), Michael A. Hauser (Vibraphone), Rudy Stevenson (Guitar), Robert Rodriguez (Bass), Joe Newman Quartet (Trumpet), Quincy Jones & His Orchestra (?), Richard Hayman & His Orchestra (?), Herman Leonard (Inlay Photography), Suha Gur (Mastering), Hal Mooney Orchestra (?), Ron Berinstein (Original Recording Producer), Miriam Cutler (Original Recording Producer), Lisle Atkinson (Bass), Jan Persson (Inlay Photography), Hollis King (Art Direction), Juan Cadavieco (Percussion), Jeff Willens (Mastering), Bryan Koniarz (Supervisor), Sherniece Smith (Art Producer), Hugo Perretti & His Orchestra (?), Ken Druker (Executive Producer), Ken Druker (Sequencing), Ken Druker (Selection), Amélie Hazard (Illustrations), Mark Cooper Smith (Production Assistant), Raphael Sierra (Percussion), Bobby Hamilton (Drums)
