Billie Holiday Lover Man ( Oh Where Can You Be) Decca Records 1944

Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be ) (often called simply Lover Man ) is a 1941 popular song written by Jimmy Davis, Roger ( Ram ) Ramirez, and James Sherman. It is particularly associated with Billie Holiday, for whom it was written, and her version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1989. Charlie Parker did a rendition of Lover Man, considered by many to be one of his most passionate recordings, during which he was horribly intoxicated. Parker himself considered it one of his most shameful moments. Billie s accompanied with Toots Camarata conc. arr: Russ Case tp; Hykie Schertzer, Jack Cressy as; Larry Binyon, Paul Ricci ts; Dave Bowman p; Carl Kress g; Haigh Stephens b; Johnny Blowers ds; and Six strings. Recorded in NYC Wednesday, October 4, 1944. I don t know why but I m feeling so sad I long to try something I ve never had Never had no kissin Oh, what I ve been missin Lover man, oh, where can you be The night is cold and I m so all alone I d give my soul just to call you my own Got a mo