No More (1944 song)
{{Short description|1944 song by Toots Camarata and Bob Russell}}
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"No More" is a song with music by Toots Camarata (also known as Tutti Camarata) and words by Bob Russell. It is usually mentioned in connection with Billie Holiday, who recorded it on October 4, 1944. The song is sometimes listed as "(You Ain't Gonna Bother Me) No More".
According to one source, Holiday would refer to "No More" as one of her favorite songs.{{Cite web|url=http://www.billieholidaysongs.com/all_songs.htm|title=Billie Holiday Studio Songs|date=September 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919102233/http://www.billieholidaysongs.com/all_songs.htm|access-date=May 31, 2021|archive-date=2011-09-19}}
Recording session
Billie Holiday, with Toots Camarata and his orchestra (Decca) New York City, October 4, 1944: with Russ Case (trumpet), Hymie Schertzer (alto saxophone), Jack Cressey (alto saxophone), Larry Binyon (tenor saxophone), Paul Ricci (tenor saxophone), Dave Bowman (piano), Carl Kress (guitar), Haig Stephens (bass), Johnny Blowers drums, Toots Camarata (conductor, arranger), Billie Holiday vocal + 6 strings{{Cite web |url=http://www.holiday.eriksol.dk/holiday/441004.htm |title=441004 |access-date=2008-10-15 |archive-date=2011-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719122631/http://www.holiday.eriksol.dk/holiday/441004.htm |url-status=dead }}
Other notable vocal versions
Other singers who have performed it include:
- Dinah Washington – Dinah Jams (1954){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dinah-jams-mw0000615510|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=April 22, 2025}}
- Abbey Lincoln – Abbey Lincoln's Affair (1956), Abbey Sings Billie (1989)
- June Christy – Fair and Warmer! (1957)
- Lorez Alexandria (1964)
- Carmen McRae - for her album Alive! (1965).{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/alive!-mw0000118459|title=Alive! - Carmen McRae | Songs, Reviews, Credits |access-date=May 31, 2021|website=AllMusic}}
- Irene Kral - Better Than Anything (1963){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000036878|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=February 16, 2025}}
- Mark Murphy (1973)
- Jeri Southern – When Your Heart's on Fire (1957).{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/when-your-hearts-on-fire-mw0000520723|title=When Your Heart's on Fire - Jeri Southern | Songs, Reviews, Credits |access-date=May 31, 2021|website=AllMusic}}
- Madeleine Peyroux – Careless Love (2004)
- Diana Ross – Blue (2006, recorded in 1971-1972)
- Catherine Russell - Strictly Romancin' (2012)
References
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External links
- [http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-6/nomore.htm Jazzstandards: Songs and Instrumentals (No More)]
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