The Great Vocalists of Jazz & Entertainment: Blue Skies

~ Release by Billie Holiday / Jimmy Rushing (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1One Never Knows, Does One?Billie Holiday3:02
2CarelesslyBillie Holiday3:05
3It’s Like Reaching for the Moon
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1936-06-30)
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1936-06-30)
double bass:
John Kirby (on 1936-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1936-06-30)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1936-06-30)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1936-06-30)
trumpet:
Jonah Jones (on 1936-06-30)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1936-06-30)
recording of:
It’s Like Reaching for the Moon (on 1936-06-30)
lyricist:
Al Lewis
composer:
Gerald Marqusee and Al Sherman
Billie Holiday3:21
4Blues (Big City Blues) (Saddest Tale)
recording of:
Blues
writer:
Duke Ellington
Billie Holiday2:27
5What a Little Moonlight Can Do
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-07-02)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (on 1935-07-02)
double bass:
John Kirby (on 1935-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1935-07-02)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1935-07-02)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1935-07-02)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1935-07-02)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1935-07-02)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1935-07-02)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1935-07-02)
arranger:
Teddy Wilson
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1935-07-02)
recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do (on 1935-07-02)
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
Billie Holiday3:00
6I Must Have That Man
recording of:
I Must Have That Man
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
Billie Holiday2:55
7The Moon That I’m InBillie Holiday3:00
8Moonin’ Low
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-03-31)
double bass:
John Kirby (on 1937-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-03-31)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-03-31)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-03-31)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1937-03-31)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1937-03-31)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-03-31)
recording of:
Moanin’ Low (on 1937-03-31)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
Billie Holiday3:04
9How Could You?
recording of:
How Could You?
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren
Billie Holiday2:28
10They Can’t Take That Away From Me
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music, Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Billie Holiday3:03
11Born to Love
recording of:
Born to Love
writer:
M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl
Billie Holiday2:38
12Swing Brother SwingBillie Holiday1:51
13Yours and Mine
Billie Holiday3:19
14Mean to MeBillie Holiday3:08
15I’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 Holiday3:03
16A 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 Holiday2:49
17Who Wants Love?
recording of:
Who Wants Love? (on 1937-09-13)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Franz Waxman
Billie Holiday2:33
18Ma Man
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics) (on 1937-11-01)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
Billie Holiday3:02
19Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat) (on 1937-11-01)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Billie Holiday3:16
20I Can’t Get Started With YouBillie Holiday2:47
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
Jimmy Rushing3:01
2For the Good of Your Country
Jimmy Rushing3:14
3Lost the Blackout Blues
Jimmy Rushing3:11
4Patience and Fortitude
Jimmy Rushing3:19
5Rusty Dusty Blues
Jimmy Rushing3:11
6Jimmy’s Boogie Woogie
Jimmy Rushing1:49
7Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good to You?Jimmy Rushing4:08
8Harvard Blues
Jimmy Rushing4:32
9Take Me Back, Baby
Jimmy Rushing3:11
10Jimmy’s Blues
Jimmy Rushing3:04
11In the Dark
Jimmy Rushing3:07
12Sent for You Yesterday
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1938-02-16)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-02-16)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-02-16) and Lester Young (on 1938-02-16)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1938-02-16)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-02-16)
guitar and trombone:
Eddie Durham (on 1938-02-16)
piano:
Count Basie (on 1938-02-16)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1938-02-16) and Benny Morton (on 1938-02-26)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-02-16), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1938-02-16) and Ed Lewis (on 1938-02-16)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1938-02-16)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1938-02-16)
part of:
Decca (number: 63286-A)
recording of:
Sent for You Yesterday (on 1938-02-16)
lyricist:
Jimmy Rushing
composer:
Count Basie and Eddie Durham
Jimmy Rushing2:58
13He Ain’t Got Rhythm
Jimmy Rushing2:45
14Good Morning BluesJimmy Rushing3:15
15Goin’ to Chicago Blues
Jimmy Rushing3:24
16Don’t You Miss Your Baby
Jimmy Rushing3:13
17I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
Jimmy Rushing2:42
18I Want a Little Girl
recording of:
I Want a Little Girl (on 1940-08-08)
lyricist:
Billy Moll
composer:
Murray Mencher
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Jimmy Rushing2:39
19Somebody Stole My Gal
Jimmy Rushing2:53
20Blue Skies
Jimmy Rushing2:50

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Release

ASIN:DE: B000XHB9EG [info]

Release group

part of:The Great Vocalists of Jazz & Entertainment (number: 20) (order: 20)