Blue Billie

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Big City Blue (Saddest Tale)
recording of:
Blues
writer:
Duke Ellington
Billie Holiday With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra2:27
2Summertime
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra2:54
3Billie's Blues
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1936-07-10)
recording of:
Billie’s Blues (on 1936-07-10)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Billie Holiday (until 1936-08-01)
publisher:
Basart Editions
Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra2:39
4I 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
Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra2:57
5Moanin' Low
recording of:
Moanin’ Low
lyricist:
Howard Dietz
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra3:04
6They Can't Take That Away From Me
cover 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 Holiday And Her Orchestra3:02
7Mean To Me
recording of:
Mean to Me
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music
Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra3:07
8I'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
Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra3:04
9My Man (Mon Homme)
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
Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra3:04
10Long Gone Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-03-21)
double bass:
John Williams (on 1939-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (on 1939-03-21)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-03-21)
piano:
Kenny Kersey (on 1939-03-21)
saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-03-21) and Stanley Payne (on 1939-03-21)
trumpet:
Hot Lips Page (on 1939-03-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-03-21)
recording of:
Long Gone Blues (on 1939-03-21)
writer:
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra3:05
11Strange Fruit
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Tab Smith
double bass:
John Williams
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Eddie Dougherty
piano:
Sonny White
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Payne
trumpet:
Frank Newton
vocals:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
Strange Fruit
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. and Music Sales Corporation
version of:
Bitter Fruit
Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra3:13
12Yesterdays
producer:
Milt Gabler (on 1939-04-20)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20) and Stanley Payne (on 1939-04-20)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
orchestra:
The Frankie Newton Orchestra (on 1939-04-30)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-20)
recording of:
Yesterdays (on 1939-04-20)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
Roberta
Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra3:26
13Fine And Mellow
Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra3:16
14I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-20)
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone and saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-04-20)
double bass:
John Williams (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20) and Stan Payne (on 1939-04-20)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-20)
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1939-04-20)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc.
Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra2:52
15Some Other Spring
recording of:
Some Other Spring (on 1939-07-05)
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra3:02
16The Man I Love
recording of:
The Man I Love
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 And Her Orchestra3:06
17St. Louis Blues
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Benny Carter (on 1940-10-15)
double bass:
Wilson Myers (on 1940-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (on 1940-10-15)
guitar:
Ulysses Livingston (on 1940-10-15)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1940-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1940-10-15)
trumpet:
Bill Coleman (on 1940-10-15)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-10-15)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1940-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Billie Holiday With Benny Carter And His Orchestra2:54
18Georgia On My Mind
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation, Peermusic III, Ltd., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Billie Holiday With Eddie Heywood And His Orchestra3:18
19Solitude
recording of:
Solitude (for strings, Gould)
orchestrator:
Morton Gould
composer:
Duke Ellington
arrangement of:
(In My) Solitude
Billie Holiday With Eddie Heywood And His Orchestra3:16
20I Cover The Waterfront
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1941-08-07)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1941-08-07)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (on 1941-08-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-08-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1941-08-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
Irving “Babe” Russin (on 1941-08-07)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1941-08-07)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-08-07)
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc.
Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra2:57
21Gloomy Sunday
recording of:
Gloomy Sunday
lyricist:
Jávor László
composer:
Rezső Seress
translator:
Sam M. Lewis
translated version of:
Szomorú vasárnap
Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra3:12
22Trav'lin' Light
banjo:
Mike Pingitore (on 1942-06-12)
double bass:
Arthur "Artie" Shapiro (on 1942-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Willie Rodriguez (on 1942-06-12)
piano:
Buddy Weed (on 1942-06-12)
saxophone:
Danny d'Andrea (on 1942-06-12), Lenny Hartman (on 1942-06-12) and Alvy West (on 1942-06-12)
trombone:
Skip Layton (on 1942-06-12) and Murray McEachern (on 1942-06-12)
trumpet:
Monty Kelly (on 1942-06-12), Larry Neill (on 1942-06-12) and Don Waddilove (on 1942-06-12)
lead vocals:
Lady Day (on 1942-06-12)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (on 1942-06-12)
recording of:
Trav’lin’ Light (on 1942-06-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Jimmy Mundy (in 1942) and Trummy Young (in 1942)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Commander Publishing, Music Sales Corporation, Rytvoc, Inc. and WB Music Corp.
Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra3:15
23Don't Explain
recording of:
Don’t Explain
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation and Universal Music Publishing
Billie Holiday Acc. By Bob Haggart And His Orchestra3:23
24God Bless The Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co.
Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra3:14

Credits

Release

compiler:Daniel Nevers
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Saga (in 2003)
artwork:DeluxeDesignGraphique
mastered for:Art & Son
part of:Saga Jazz (number: 57) (order: 29)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8654254 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/album/5dAPdifluhl0UY6sZnXbUG [info]