Billie Holiday Her Orchestra Body And Soul ( Verve Records 1957)

Body and Soul is a popular jazz song featured on Billie Holidays album with the same title. Body and Soul was written in New York City for the British actress and singer Gertrude Lawrence. It was first performed in London by her. It was first published in England. Libby Holman introduced it in the U. S. in the 1930 Broadway revue Three s a Crowd. Louis Armstrong was the first jazz musician to record Body and Soul. The tune grew quickly in popularity, and by the end of 1930 at least eleven groups had re