No More (1944 song) explained

"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.^[1]

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^[2]

Other notable vocal versions

Other singers who have performed it include:

• Dinah Washington – Dinah Jams (1954)
• 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).^[3]
• Irene Kral – Better Than Anything (1963)
• Mark Murphy (1973)
• Jeri Southern – When Your Heart's on Fire (1957).^[4]
• Madeleine Peyroux – Careless Love (2004)
• Diana Ross – Blue (2006, recorded in 1971-1972)
• Catherine Russell - Strictly Romancin (2012)

External links

• Jazzstandards: Songs and Instrumentals (No More)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billie Holiday Studio Songs. September 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110919102233/http://www.billieholidaysongs.com/all_songs.htm. May 31, 2021. 2011-09-19.
2. Web site: 441004 . 2008-10-15 . 2011-07-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719122631/http://www.holiday.eriksol.dk/holiday/441004.htm . dead .
3. Web site: Alive! - Carmen McRae | Songs, Reviews, Credits . May 31, 2021. AllMusic.
4. Web site: When Your Heart's on Fire - Jeri Southern | Songs, Reviews, Credits . May 31, 2021. AllMusic.