The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945–1959

~ Release by Billie Holiday (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Includes a 220-page book.

Tracklist

1CD: Jazz at the Philharmonic Concerts 1945–1947 / 1952 Los Angeles Studio Session
2CD: 1952 Los Angeles & New York Studio Sessions / 1954 Jazz Club USA Concert - Germany
3CD: 1954 Jazz Club U.S.A. Concert (conclusion) / 1954 Los Angeles & New York Studio Sessions / 1955 New York Studio Session
4CD: 1955 Rehearsal at Artie Shapiro’s Home
5CD: 1955 Los Angeles Studio Sessions
6CD: 1955 Los Angeles Studio Session (conclusion) / 1956 Rehearsal at the Duftys’ Home
7CD: 1956 New York & Los Angeles Studio Sessions
8CD: 1956 Carnegie Hall Concert / 1957 Los Angeles Studio Sessions
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1Lady Sings the Blues (with reading from “Lady Sings the Blues”)
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1956-11-10)
spoken vocals:
Gilbert Millstein
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
Lady Sings the Blues (on 1956-11-10)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Herbie Nichols
publisher:
Northern Music Company
2:53
2Lady Sings the Blues
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1956-11-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
Lady Sings the Blues (on 1956-11-10)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Herbie Nichols
publisher:
Northern Music Company
2:38
3Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1956-11-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do (on 1956-11-10)
lyricist:
Porter Grainger
composer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
publisher:
MCA Music and MCA Music Publishing
part of:
American Splendor
2:33
4Travelin’ Light (with reading from “Lady Sings the Blues”)
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1956-11-10)
spoken vocals:
Gilbert Millstein
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
Travelin’ Light (on 1956-11-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jimmy Mundy and Trummy Young
0:44
5[reading from “Lady Sings the Blues”]
spoken vocals:
Gilbert Millstein (on 1956-11-10)
2:06
6Billie’s Blues (aka “I Love My Man”)
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1956-11-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
Billie’s Blues (on 1956-11-10)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Billie Holiday (until 1936-08-01)
publisher:
Basart Editions
3:20
7Body and Soul2:40
8[reading from “Lady Sings the Blues”]
spoken vocals:
Gilbert Millstein (on 1956-11-10)
0:55
9Don’t Explain
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1956-11-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
Don’t Explain (on 1956-11-10)
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation and Universal Music Publishing
2:30
10Yesterdays
clarinet:
Tony Scott (on 1956-11-10)
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Cohn (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1956-11-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
Yesterdays (on 1956-11-10)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
Roberta
1:16
11Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
clarinet:
Tony Scott (on 1956-11-10)
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Cohn (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1956-11-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone (on 1956-11-10)
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Sam H. Stept
publisher:
Bourne Co. and Remick Music Corp.
1:43
12I’ll Be Seeing You
clarinet:
Tony Scott (on 1956-11-10)
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Cohn (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1956-11-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You (on 1956-11-10)
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1938)
composer:
Sammy Fain (in 1938)
publisher:
Fain Music, New Irving Kahal Music and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present) and 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present)
2:28
13[reading from “Lady Sings the Blues”]
spoken vocals:
Gilbert Millstein (on 1956-11-10)
2:50
14My Man
clarinet:
Tony Scott (on 1956-11-10)
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Cohn (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1956-11-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics) (on 1956-11-10)
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
3:13
15I Cried for You
clarinet:
Tony Scott (on 1956-11-10)
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Cohn (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1956-11-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
I Cried for You (on 1956-11-10)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Abe Lyman
publisher:
Arthur Freed Music, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
3:09
16Fine and Mellow
clarinet:
Tony Scott (on 1956-11-10)
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Cohn (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1956-11-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
Fine and Mellow (on 1956-11-10)
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co.
recording of:
Fine and Mellow
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co.
3:15
17I Cover the Waterfront
clarinet:
Tony Scott (on 1956-11-10)
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Cohn (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1956-11-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1956-11-10)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc.
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1956-11-10)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc.
3:46
18What a Little Moonlight Can Do
clarinet:
Tony Scott (on 1956-11-10)
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Cohn (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1956-11-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do (on 1956-11-10)
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
2:54
19I Wished on the Moon
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Red Mitchell (on 1957-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-01-03)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-01-03)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1957-01-03)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-01-03)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-01-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1957-01-03)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-01-03)
recording of:
I Wished on the Moon (on 1957-01-03)
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation
3:28
20Moonlight in Vermont3:53
21A Foggy Day (stereo)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Red Mitchell (on 1957-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-01-03)
electric guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-01-03)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1957-01-03)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-01-03)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-01-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1957-01-03)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-01-03)
cover recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (on 1957-01-03)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
4:44
22I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (stereo)
double bass:
Red Mitchell (on 1957-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-01-04)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-01-04)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1957-01-04)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-01-04)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-01-04)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1957-01-04)
recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey) (on 1957-01-04)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
6:02
23Just One of Those Things (take 7 — incomplete)
recording of:
Just One of Those Things (on 1956-01-04)
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)
0:25
24[studio talk]
0:47
25Just One of Those Things (take 8 — master take) (stereo)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Red Mitchell (on 1957-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-01-04)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-01-04)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1957-01-04)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-01-04)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-01-04)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1957-01-04)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-01-04)
recording of:
Just One of Those Things (on 1957-01-04)
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)
5:32
26[studio talk]
0:29
27Comes Love (take 1 — alternate)
recording of:
Comes Love (on 1956-01-04)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias
4:00
28Comes Love (take 2 — false start)
instrumental recording of:
Comes Love (on 1956-01-04)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias
0:36
29Comes Love (take 3 — false start)
instrumental recording of:
Comes Love (on 1956-01-04)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias
0:23
30Comes Love (take 4 — master take)
producer:
Norman Granz (in 1957-01)
double bass:
Red Mitchell (on 1957-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-01-04)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-01-04)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1957-01-04)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-01-04)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-01-04)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1957-01-04)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-01-04)
recording of:
Comes Love (on 1957-01-04)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias
4:00
9CD: 1957 Los Angeles Studio Sessions
10CD: 1957 Newport Jazz Festival / 1958 Seven Ages of Jazz Concert / 1959 New York Studio Sessions With Ray Ellis