Blue Billie

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

Tracklist

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1Gloomy Sunday
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)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1941, on 1941-08-07)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1941, on 1941-08-07)
recording of:
Gloomy Sunday (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Jávor László
composer:
Rezső Seress
translator:
Sam M. Lewis
translated version of:
Szomorú vasárnap
3:13
2Trav'lin' All Alone
recording of:
Trav’lin’ All Alone (on 1937-09-13)
composer:
J.C. Johnson
2:15
3Body and Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1940-02-29)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
2:59
4Where Is the Sun
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-04-01)
double bass:
John Kirby (on 1937-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Alphonse Steele (on 1937-04-01)
guitar:
Carmen Mastren (on 1937-04-01)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-04-01)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (on 1937-04-01)
trumpet:
Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-04-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-04-01)
recording of:
Where Is the Sun? (on 1937-04-01)
writer:
Lee David and John Redmond
2:48
5You Let Me Down
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1935-12-03)
clarinet:
Tom Mace (on 1935-12-03)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur II (on 1935-12-03)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1935-12-03)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1935-12-03)
trumpet:
Richard Clarke (on 1935-12-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1935-12-03)
recording of:
You Let Me Down (on 1935-12-03)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren
2:54
6God Bless the Child
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1941-05-09), Ernie Powell (on 1941-05-09) and Jimmy Powell (on 1941-05-09)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur II (on 1941-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (on 1941-05-09)
guitar:
Paul Chapman (on 1941-05-09)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1941-05-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1941-05-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
God Bless the Child (on 1941-05-09)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co.
2:57
7Billie's Blues
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1936-07-10)
double bass:
Pete Peterson (on 1936-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1936-07-10)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1936-07-10)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1936-07-10)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1936-07-10)
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
2:40
8I Cover the Waterfront
alto saxophone:
Hymie Schertzer (on 1941-05-09)
clarinet:
Hymie Schertzer (on 1941-05-09) and Jimmy Hamilton (on 1941-08-07)
double bass:
John Williams (on 1941-08-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-08-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1941-05-09)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-05-09)
tenor saxophone:
Babe Russin (on 1941-08-07)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1941-08-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09, on 1941-08-07)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1941-05-09)
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.
2:58
9Moanin' 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)
3:06
10Am I Blue?
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1941-05-09) and Jimmy Powell (on 1941-05-09)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur II (on 1941-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (on 1941-05-09)
guitar:
Paul Chapman (on 1941-05-09)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1941-05-09)
tenor saxophone:
Ernie Powell (on 1941-05-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1941-05-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
Am I Blue? (on 1941-05-09)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
cover recording of:
Am I Blue?
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
2:52
11Loveless Love
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:
Loveless Love (on 1940-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
3:17
12Night 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
3:00
13St. Louis Blues
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
2:55
14Why Was I Born?
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:
Why Was I Born? (on 1937-01-25)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1929)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1929)
2:52
15Ghost of Yesterday
recording of:
Ghost of Yesterday
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
2:39
16Long Gone Blues
recording of:
Long Gone Blues
writer:
Billie Holiday
3:04

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ASIN:US: B00006B1QE [info]