A Musical Romance

~ Release by Billie Holiday & Lester Young (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

℗ «Originally Released 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1958»
℗ «2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.»

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1The Man I Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-12-13) and Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1939-12-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-12-13)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (on 1939-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (on 1939-12-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-12-13) and Harry Edison (on 1939-12-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-12-13)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (on 1939-12-13)
recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1939-12-13)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra3:04
2This Year’s Kisses
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (on 1937-01-25)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1937-01-25)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-01-25)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (on 1937-01-25)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-01-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-01-25)
recording of:
This Year’s Kisses (on 1937-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra3:08
3Mean to Me (take 1)
recording of:
Mean to Me (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music
Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra3:06
4Back in Your Own Backyard (take 1)
recording of:
Back in Your Own Back Yard
additional lyricist:
Al Jolson
lyricist:
Billy Rose
composer:
Dave Dreyer
publisher:
Bourne Co.
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra2:40
5I’ll Never Be the Same
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-01)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-06-01)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-06-01)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1937-06-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-06-01)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-06-01)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (on 1937-06-01)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-06-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-01)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1937-06-01)
recording of:
I’ll Never Be the Same (on 1937-06-01)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. and France Mélodie
Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra3:02
6Me, Myself and I (take 2)
clarinet:
Ed Hall (on 1937-06-15)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1937-06-15)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-06-15)
piano:
Jimmy Sherman (on 1937-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (on 1937-06-15)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-06-15)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-15)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
Me, Myself and I (on 1937-06-15)
lyricist:
Allan Roberts and Alvin S. Kaufman
composer:
Irving Gordon
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra2:35
7Time on My Hands (You in My Arms)
recording of:
Time on My Hands
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell, Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra3:04
8Who Wants Love?
recording of:
Who Wants Love? (on 1937-09-13)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Franz Waxman
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra2:32
9I Must Have That Man
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (on 1937-01-25)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1937-01-25)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-01-25)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (on 1937-01-25)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-01-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-01-25)
recording of:
I Must Have That Man (on 1937-01-25)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra2:54
10Foolin’ Myself
recording of:
Foolin’ Myself (on 1937-06-01)
writer:
Jack Lawrence and Peter Tinturin
publisher:
Chappell Music Co. Inc.
Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra3:00
11When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) (take 3)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1938-01-06)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-01-06)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1938-01-06)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (on 1938-01-06)
tenor trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1938-01-06)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-01-06)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-01-06)
recording of:
When You’re Smiling (the Whole World Smiles With You) (on 1938-01-06)
lyricist:
Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin
composer:
Larry Shay
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra2:49
12A Sailboat in the Moonlight
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (on 1937-06-15)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1937-06-15)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-06-15)
piano:
James Sherman (on 1937-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (on 1937-06-15)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-06-15)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-15)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
Sailboat in the Moonlight (on 1937-06-15)
writer:
John Jacob Loeb and Carmen Lombardo
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra2:49
13He’s Funny That Way (take 1)
recording of:
He’s Funny That Way
writer:
Neil Moret and Richard A. Whiting
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra2:38
14Laughing at Life (take 1)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-07)
alto saxophone:
Bill Bowen (on 1940-06-07) and Joe Eldridge (on 1940-06-07)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1940-06-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1940-06-07)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1940-06-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Kermit Scott (on 1940-06-07) and Lester Young (on 1940-06-07)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-06-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-06-07)
recording of:
Laughing at Life (on 1940-06-07)
writer:
Charles Kenny, Nick Kenny, Bob Todd and Cornell Todd
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra2:54
15Without Your Love (take 1)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (on 1937-06-15)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1937-06-15)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-06-15)
piano:
James Sherman (on 1937-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (on 1937-06-15)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-06-15)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
Without Your Love (1930s jazz/blues song) (on 1937-06-15)
composer:
Johnny Lange and Fred Stryker
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra2:51
16Fine and Mellow
recording of:
Fine and Mellow
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co.
Billie Holiday with Mal Waldron All‐Stars6:19