Those Fabulous Ladies of Jazz

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Tracklist

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1CD
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1Thanks for the Memory
clarinet:
Hank D'Amico (on 1938-01-10)
double bass:
Pete Peterson (on 1938-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (on 1938-01-10)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1938-01-10)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1938-01-10)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1938-01-10)
trumpet:
Jimmy Blake (on 1938-01-10)
vocals:
Mildred Bailey (on 1938-01-10)
recording of:
Thanks for the Memory (on 1938-01-10)
lyricist:
Leo Robin
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Music Corporation and Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 winner)
Mildred Bailey2:35
2Lover Come Back to MeMildred Bailey3:15
3You Go to My HeadBillie Holiday2:53
4A‐Tisket A‐Tasket
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-05-02)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (on 1938-05-02)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-05-02)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-05-02)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (on 1938-05-02)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-05-02)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1938-05-02)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1938-05-02) and Teddy McRae (on 1938-05-02)
trombone:
George Matthews (on 1938-05-02), Nat Story (on 1938-05-02) and Sandy Williams (on 1938-05-02)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1938-05-02), Taft Jordan (on 1938-05-02) and Bobby Stark (on 1938-05-02)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1938-05-02)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra (on 1938-05-02)
part of:
Grammy Hall of Fame (number: 1986)
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket (on 1938-05-02)
lyricist:
[traditional], Ella Fitzgerald and Van Alexander
composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
Ella Fitzgerald2:39
5The Very Thought of YouBillie Holiday2:46
6I Can’t Get StartedBillie Holiday2:48
7I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
alto saxophone:
Len Goldstein (on 1938-04-19)
bass:
Pete Peterson
clarinet:
Hank D'Amico (on 1938-04-19)
double bass:
Pete Peterson (on 1938-04-19)
drums (drum set):
George Wettling (on 1938-04-19)
guitar:
Allen Hanlon (on 1938-04-19)
piano:
Bill Miller (on 1938-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Blake, Charlie Lamphere, Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy, Barney Zudecoff, Jerry Jerome (on 1938-04-19) and Charles Lamphere (on 1938-04-19)
trombone:
Wes Hein (on 1938-04-19)
trumpet:
Jimmy Blake (on 1938-04-19), Zeke Zarchey (on 1938-04-19) and Barney Zudecoff (on 1938-04-19)
xylophone:
Red Norvo (on 1938-04-19)
vocals:
Mildred Bailey (on 1938-04-19)
recording of:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (on 1938-04-19)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1938), Henry Nemo (in 1938) and John Redmond (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1938)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Mildred Bailey2:56
8My Melancholy Baby
alto saxophone:
Joe Allard (on 1938-05-09), Hank D'Amico (on 1938-05-09) and Len Goldstein (on 1938-05-09)
baritone saxophone and bass clarinet:
Joe Allard (on 1938-05-09)
bass:
Pete Peterson
clarinet:
Joe Allard (on 1938-05-09), Hank D'Amico (on 1938-05-09), Jerry Jerome (on 1938-05-09) and Charles Lamphere (on 1938-05-09)
double bass:
Pete Peterson (on 1938-05-09)
drums (drum set):
George Wettling (on 1938-05-09)
guitar:
Allen Hanlon (on 1938-05-09)
piano:
Bill Miller (on 1938-05-09)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Blake, Charlie Lamphere, Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy, Barney Zudecoff, Jerry Jerome (on 1938-05-09) and Charles Lamphere (on 1938-05-09)
trombone:
Wes Hein (on 1938-05-09)
trumpet:
Jimmy Blake (on 1938-05-09), Zeke Zarchey (on 1938-05-09) and Barney Zudecoff (on 1938-05-09)
xylophone:
Red Norvo (on 1938-05-09)
vocals:
Mildred Bailey (on 1938-05-09)
arranger:
Bill Miller
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1938-05-09)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
Mildred Bailey2:49
9Strictly From DixieElla Fitzgerald2:47
10I Found My Yellow BasketElla Fitzgerald2:36
11What Shall I Say?
recording of:
What Shall I Say?
writer:
Peter Tinturin
Billie Holiday3:09
12More That You Know
recording of:
More Than You Know
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Intersong Music, LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, WB Music Corp. (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Great Day!
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Billie Holiday3:07
13Sugar
cover recording of:
Sugar (That Sugar Baby o’ Mine)
writer:
Edna Pinkard, Sidney Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard
composer:
Edna Alexander, Sidney Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog and Robbins Music Corp.
Billie Holiday2:48
14Undecided
cover recording of:
Undecided
lyricist:
Sid Robin (in 1938)
composer:
Charlie Shavers (in 1938)
Ella Fitzgerald3:20
15’Tain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That Cha Do It)Ella Fitzgerald2:59
16My Heart Belongs to Daddy
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell, Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Ella Fitzgerald3:02
17Little White LiesElla Fitzgerald2:53
18Them There Eyes
recording of:
Them There Eyes
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co., Redwood Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Limited
Billie Holiday2:50
19Night and Day
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)
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)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1939-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Billie Holiday3:01
20The 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 Holiday3:04
21Baby Won’t You Please Come HomeElla Fitzgerald2:34
22ImaginationElla Fitzgerald2:58
23Body and SoulBillie Holiday2:58
24Time on My Hands
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 Holiday3:04
2CD
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1Loveless Love
recording of:
Loveless Love
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
Billie Holiday3:10
2Taking a Chance on Love
drums (drum set):
Bill Beason (on 1940-11-08)
guitar:
Ulysses Livingston (on 1940-11-08)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1940-11-08)
reeds:
Pete Clark (on 1940-11-08)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Simmons (on 1940-11-08)
trombone:
Earl Hardy (on 1940-11-08), George Matthews (on 1940-11-08) and John McConnell (on 1940-11-08)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1940-11-08) and Irving Randolph (on 1940-11-08)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1940-11-08)
cover recording of:
Taking a Chance on Love (on 1940-11-08)
lyricist:
Ted Fetter and John Latouche
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., SBK Miller Catalog, Inc. and Taking a Chance on Love Music Company
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
Ella Fitzgerald3:06
3Three Little Words
cover recording of:
Three Little Words
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1930)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Chappell and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald2:31
4Let’s Do It
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical) (on 1941-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
Billie Holiday2:57
5All of Me
alto saxophone:
Eddie Barefield (on 1941-03-21) and Leslie Johnakins (on 1941-03-21)
double bass:
Ted Sturgis (on 1941-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1941-03-21)
guitar:
John Collins (on 1941-03-21)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1941-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (on 1941-03-21)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-03-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-03-21)
recording of:
All of Me (on 1941-03-21)
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co., Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部
Billie Holiday3:02
6My Man
cover recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics)
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
Ella Fitzgerald3:01
7God Bless the ChildBillie Holiday2:56
8Am I Blue?Billie Holiday2:52
9I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With MeElla Fitzgerald2:36
10Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
cover recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat)
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)
Ella Fitzgerald2:47
11Love Me or Leave MeBillie Holiday3:20
12Gloomy Sunday
recording of:
Gloomy Sunday
lyricist:
Jávor László
composer:
Rezső Seress
translator:
Sam M. Lewis
translated version of:
Szomorú vasárnap
Billie Holiday3:13
13Amor
Anita O’Day1:47
14Drum Boogie
Anita O’Day3:09
15Where or WhenPeggy Lee3:22
16On the Sunny Side of the StreetPeggy Lee3:12
17I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night
Helen Forrest2:52
18You Go to My HeadHelen Forrest3:15
19Easy StreetJune Christy3:41
20No Baby, Nobody but You
June Christy2:45
21I’ve Had This Feeling Before
Helen Ward2:31
22Sentimental JourneyDoris Day2:51
23I Can’t Give You Anything but LovePeggy Lee3:00
24Ask Anyone Who Knows
Peggy Lee3:46
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1I Cover the WaterfrontBillie Holiday3:28
2I Only Have Eyes for YouBillie Holiday2:14
3Willow Weep for Me
recording of:
Willow Weep for Me
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co.
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
Billie Holiday4:00
4Polka Dots and MoonbeamsSarah Vaughan2:35
5Prelude to a Kiss
cover recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Sarah Vaughan2:46
6Come Rain or Come ShineDinah Washington2:31
7There Is No Greater LoveDinah Washington2:34
8I Hear Music
cover recording of:
I Hear Music (Dancing on a Dime)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Burton Lane
Chris Connor2:20
9Out of This World
cover recording of:
Out of This World
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1945)
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc.
Chris Connor2:55
10Lullaby of Birdland
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-16)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Benjamin (on 1954-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (on 1954-12-16)
flute:
Herbie Mann (on 1954-12-16)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (on 1954-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1954-12-16)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (on 1954-12-16)
conductor:
Ernie Wilkins
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins (on 1954-12-16)
cover recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard) (on 1954-12-16)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部
Sarah Vaughan4:01
11Embraceable You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-18)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (on 1954-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (on 1954-12-18)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1954-12-18)
conductor:
Ernie Wilkins (on 1954-12-18)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
cover recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1954-12-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Sarah Vaughan4:50
12I Could Write a Book
cover recording of:
I Could Write a Book
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc.
part of:
Pal Joey
Dinah Washington4:27
13You Don’t Know What Love IsDinah Washington4:03
14From This Moment On
cover recording of:
From This Moment On (Kiss Me, Kate, 1953 film & 1999 Broadway revival casts only)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1950)
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
Chris Connor2:30
15Fly Me to the MoonChris Connor3:07
16Just One of Those Things
cover recording of:
Just One of Those Things
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
Sarah Vaughan3:13
17How High the MoonSarah Vaughan3:01
18My Baby Just Cares for MeNina Simone3:38
19I Loves You Porgy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bethlehem Records (in 1958)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (in 1957-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
Nina Simone4:10
20Lover Come Back to MeDinah Washington2:41
21Back Water Blues
cover recording of:
Backwater Blues
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (in 1927)
piano arranger:
James P. Johnson (in 1927)
Dinah Washington4:38
4CD
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1Blue Monk
cover recording of:
Monkery’s the Blues
lyricist:
Abbey Lincoln
composer:
Thelonious Monk
is based on:
Blue Monk
Abbey Lincoln6:39
2When Malindy Sings
cover recording of:
When Malindy Sings
lyricist:
Paul Laurence Dunbar
composer:
Oscar Brown Jr.
Abbey Lincoln4:06
3Don’t Ever Leave Me
Carmen McRae4:34
4Stardust
Carmen McRae4:16
5They Can’t Take That Away From Me
Carmen McRae3:42
6Do Something
Betty Carter2:54
7All Through the Day
Betty Carter8:37
8Satin Doll
cover recording of:
Satin Doll
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music, Inc. and WB Music Corp.
Ella Fitzgerald2:50
9Something to Live For
cover recording of:
Something to Live For (1938 Billy Strayhorn jazz composition)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn
Ella Fitzgerald4:26
10Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)
cover recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
Ella Fitzgerald4:55
11Mr. PaganiniElla Fitzgerald4:05
12But Not for Me
Helen Merrill3:49
13Falling in Love With Love
cover recording of:
Falling in Love With Love
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell & Co., Inc.
part of:
The Boys From Syracuse
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Helen Merrill3:05
14My Funny ValentineSarah Vaughan6:20
15If You Could See Me Now
recording of:
If You Could See Me Now (jazz standard)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1946)
composer:
Tadd Dameron (in 1946)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Music Sales Corporation and Robbins Music
Sarah Vaughan4:50
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1I Was Telling Him About You
Betty Carter5:09
2Most Gentlemen Don’t Like Love
recording of:
Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1938)
part of:
Leave It to Me!
Betty Carter3:07
3I’ve Got the World on a StringSarah Vaughan5:36
4How Long Has This Been Going On
cover recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
Sarah Vaughan5:59
5Easy Living
engineer:
Val Valentin (on 1978-04-25)
double bass:
Ray Brown (on 1978-04-25)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1978-04-25)
guitar:
Joe Pass (on 1978-04-25)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (on 1978-04-25)
recorded at:
Group IV Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1978-04-25)
cover recording of:
Easy Living (on 1978-04-25)
lyricist:
Leo Robin
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1937) and Leo Robin (in 1937)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (in 1937, in 1964)
Sarah Vaughan4:38
6Teach Me Tonight
cover recording of:
Teach Me Tonight
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
MCA Music (ended), Cahn Music Co., Hub Music Co., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
Sarah Vaughan3:05
7Body and Soul
Carmen McRae6:05
8Bye Bye Blackbird
Carmen McRae2:23
9Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
Helen Humes3:24
10It’s the Talk of the Town
Helen Humes4:00
11Dirty Mistreater Blues
Helen Humes2:51
12Mean to Me
Helen Humes5:19
13Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
Carmen McRae3:04
14Take 5
Carmen McRae4:01
15No More Blues
Carmen McRae4:42