"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 Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music and pop ...

, 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.

Recording session

, with Toots Camarata and his orchestra (

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, 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),

vocal + 6 strings

Other notable vocal versions

Other singers who have performed it include: *

Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (; born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, one of the most popular black female recording artists of the 1950s. Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a ...

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'' (1954) *

Abbey Lincoln Anna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), known professionally as Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist and songwriter. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s. Lincoln made a career out of delivering dee ...

– '' Abbey Lincoln's Affair'' (1956), ''Abbey Sings Billie'' (1989) *

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– '' Fair and Warmer!'' (1957) * Lorez Alexandria (1964) *

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- for her album ''Alive!'' (1965). *

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- '' Better Than Anything'' (1963) * Mark Murphy (1973) *

Jeri Southern Jeri Southern (born Genevieve Lillian Hering; August 5, 1926 – August 4, 1991) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Early years Born Genevieve Lillian Hering in Royal, Nebraska, United States, Southern was the granddaughter of a German pig ...

– ''When Your Heart's on Fire'' (1957). *

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– '' Careless Love'' (2004) *

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'' (2006), recorded in 1971-1972. * Catherine Russell - ''Strictly Romancin (2012)

References

External links

Jazzstandards: Songs and Instrumentals (No More)
{{authority control 1944 songs Songs with lyrics by Bob Russell (songwriter) Billie Holiday songs