The Complete Commodore & Decca Masters

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

Annotation

℗ & © «2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.»
℗ «A Verve Label Group release»

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(As of 2021-11-27).

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Tracklist

1▶Digital Media
2▶Digital Media
3▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1Porgy (single version)
Billie Holiday2:55
2My Man (single version)
double bass:
John Levy (on 1948-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Denzil Best (on 1948-12-10)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1948-12-10)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1948-12-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1948-12-10)
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics) (on 1948-12-10)
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
Billie Holiday2:55
3Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do (single version)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1949-08-17) and Rudy Powell (on 1949-08-17)
baritone saxophone:
Sol Moore (on 1949-08-17)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1949-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1949-08-17)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1949-08-17)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1949-08-17)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (on 1949-08-17) and Lester Young (on 1949-08-17)
trombone:
George Matthews (on 1949-08-17) and Dicky Wells (on 1949-08-17)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1949-08-17), Buck Clayton (on 1949-08-17) and Jimmy Nottingham (on 1949-08-17)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-08-17)
conductor:
Buster Harding (on 1949-08-17)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do (on 1949-08-17)
lyricist:
Porter Grainger
composer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
publisher:
MCA Music and MCA Music Publishing
part of:
American Splendor
recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do (on 1949-08-17)
lyricist:
Porter Grainger
composer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
publisher:
MCA Music and MCA Music Publishing
part of:
American Splendor
recording of:
Ain't Nobody's Business
writer:
William York
Billie Holiday3:19
4Baby Get Lost (single version)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1949-08-17) and Rudy Powell (on 1949-08-17)
baritone saxophone:
Sol Moore (on 1949-08-17)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1949-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1949-08-17)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1949-08-17)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1949-08-17)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (on 1949-08-17) and Lester Young (on 1949-08-17)
trombone:
George Matthews (on 1949-08-17) and Dicky Wells (on 1949-08-17)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1949-08-17), Buck Clayton (on 1949-08-17) and Jimmy Nottingham (on 1949-08-17)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-08-17)
conductor:
Buster Harding (on 1949-08-17)
recording of:
Baby Get Lost (on 1949-08-17)
writer:
Leonard Feather and Billy Moore, Jr.
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
Billie Holiday feat. Buster Harding & His Orchestra3:14
5Keeps On a Rainin’ (single version)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1949-08-29) and Johnny Mince (on 1949-08-29)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1949-08-29)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1949-08-29)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1949-08-29)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1949-08-29)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1949-08-29)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1949-08-29) and Freddie Williams (on 1949-08-29)
trombone:
Mort Bullman (on 1949-08-29) and Henderson Chambers (on 1949-08-29)
trumpet:
Tony Faso (on 1949-08-29), Bernie Privin (on 1949-08-29) and Dick Vance (on 1949-08-29)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-08-29)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1949-08-29)
arranger:
Sy Oliver (on 1949-08-29)
recording of:
Keeps On a‐Rainin’ (on 1949-08-29)
writer:
Max Kortlander and Spencer Williams
Billie Holiday feat. Sy Oliver & His Orchestra3:14
6Them There Eyes (single version)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1949-08-29) and Johnny Mince (on 1949-08-29)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1949-08-29)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1949-08-29)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1949-08-29)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1949-08-29)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1949-08-29)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1949-08-29) and Freddie Williams (on 1949-08-29)
trombone:
Mort Bullman (on 1949-08-29) and Henderson Chambers (on 1949-08-29)
trumpet:
Tony Faso (on 1949-08-29), Bernie Privin (on 1949-08-29) and Dick Vance (on 1949-08-29)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-08-29)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1949-08-29)
arranger:
Sy Oliver (on 1949-08-29)
recording of:
Them There Eyes (on 1949-08-29)
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
7Do Your Duty (single version)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (on 1949-09-08) and George Dorsey (on 1949-09-08)
baritone saxophone:
Dave McRae (on 1949-09-08)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (on 1949-09-08)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1949-09-08)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1949-09-08)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1949-09-08)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1949-09-08) and Freddie Williams (on 1949-09-08)
trombone:
Mort Bullman (on 1949-09-08) and Henderson Chambers (on 1949-09-08)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1949-09-08), Tony Faso (on 1949-09-08) and Dick Vance (on 1949-09-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-09-08)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1949-09-08)
arranger:
Sy Oliver (on 1949-09-08)
recording of:
Do Your Duty (on 1949-09-08)
writer:
Wesley A. Wilson
Billie Holiday feat. Sy Oliver & His Orchestra3:15
8Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer (single version)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (on 1949-09-08) and George Dorsey (on 1949-09-08)
baritone saxophone:
Dave McRae (on 1949-09-08)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (on 1949-09-08)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1949-09-08)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1949-09-08)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1949-09-08)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1949-09-08) and Freddie Williams (on 1949-09-08)
trombone:
Mort Bullman (on 1949-09-08) and Henderson Chambers (on 1949-09-08)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1949-09-08), Tony Faso (on 1949-09-08) and Dick Vance (on 1949-09-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-09-08)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1949-09-08)
arranger:
Sy Oliver (on 1949-09-08)
recording of:
Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer) (on 1949-09-08)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
publisher:
Northern Music
Billie Holiday feat. Sy Oliver & His Orchestra2:43
9You Can’t Lose a Broken Heart (single version)
alto saxophone:
Sid Cooper (on 1949-09-30) and Johnny Mince (on 1949-09-30)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (on 1949-09-30)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (on 1949-09-30)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1949-09-30)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1949-09-30)
tenor saxophone:
Art Drelinger (on 1949-09-30) and Pat Nizza (on 1949-09-30)
trumpet:
Bernie Privin (on 1949-09-30)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-09-30)
recording of:
You Can’t Lose a Broken Heart (on 1949-09-30)
lyricist:
Flournoy E. Miller
composer:
James P. Johnson
Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday & Sy Oliver’s Orchestra3:13
10My Sweet Hunk o’ Trash (single version)
alto saxophone:
Sid Cooper (on 1949-09-30) and Johnny Mince (on 1949-09-30)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (on 1949-09-30)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (on 1949-09-30)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1949-09-30)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1949-09-30)
tenor saxophone:
Art Drelinger (on 1949-09-30) and Pat Nizza (on 1949-09-30)
trumpet:
Bernie Privin (on 1949-09-30)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-09-30)
recording of:
My Sweet Hunk o’ Trash (on 1949-09-30)
lyricist:
Flournoy E. Miller
composer:
James P. Johnson
Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday & Sy Oliver’s Orchestra3:19
11Now or Never (single version)
alto saxophone:
Sid Cooper (on 1949-09-30) and Johnny Mince (on 1949-09-30)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (on 1949-09-30)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (on 1949-09-30)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1949-09-30)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1949-09-30)
tenor saxophone:
Art Drelinger (on 1949-09-30) and Pat Nizza (on 1949-09-30)
trumpet:
Bernie Privin (on 1949-09-30)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-09-30)
recording of:
Now or Never (on 1949-09-30)
writer:
Billie Holiday and Curtis Lewis
Billie Holiday feat. Sy Oliver & His Orchestra3:16
12You’re My Thrill (single version)
double bass:
Jack Lesberg (on 1949-10-19)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1949-10-19)
guitar:
Tony Mottola (on 1949-10-19)
piano:
Bernie Leighton (on 1949-10-19)
reeds:
Milt Yaner (on 1949-10-19)
trumpet:
Bobby Hackett (on 1949-10-19)
woodwind:
John Fulton (on 1949-10-19)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-10-19)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-10-19)
recording of:
You’re My Thrill (on 1949-10-19)
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Jay Gorney
publisher:
Bourne Co., Gorney Music Publisher, Next Decade Entertainment, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc., WC Music Corp., 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
Billie Holiday3:22
13Crazy He Calls Me (single version)
double bass:
Jack Lesberg (on 1949-10-19)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1949-10-19)
guitar:
Tony Mottola (on 1949-10-19)
piano:
Bernie Leighton (on 1949-10-19)
reeds:
Milt Yaner (on 1949-10-19)
trumpet:
Bobby Hackett (on 1949-10-19)
woodwind:
John Fulton (on 1949-10-19)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-10-19)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-10-19)
recording of:
Crazy He Calls Me (on 1949-10-19)
lyricist:
Sidney Keith Russell
composer:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
Harrison Music Corp., Major Songs, Music Sales Corporation and ミュージック・セールス
Billie Holiday3:02
14Please Tell Me Now (single version)
double bass:
Jack Lesberg (on 1949-10-19)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1949-10-19)
guitar:
Tony Mottola (on 1949-10-19)
piano:
Bernie Leighton (on 1949-10-19)
reeds:
Milt Yaner (on 1949-10-19)
trumpet:
Bobby Hackett (on 1949-10-19)
woodwind:
John Fulton (on 1949-10-19)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-10-19)
Billie Holiday3:13
15Somebody’s on My Mind (single version)
double bass:
Jack Lesberg (on 1949-10-19)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1949-10-19)
guitar:
Tony Mottola (on 1949-10-19)
piano:
Bernie Leighton (on 1949-10-19)
reeds:
Milt Yaner (on 1949-10-19)
trumpet:
Bobby Hackett (on 1949-10-19)
woodwind:
John Fulton (on 1949-10-19)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-10-19)
recording of:
Somebody's on My Mind (on 1949-10-19)
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday feat. Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra2:56
16God Bless the Child (single version)
engineered in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-03-08)
double bass:
Lou Butterman (on 1950-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1950-03-08)
flute and tenor saxophone:
Dick 'Dent' Eckles (on 1950-03-08)
guitar:
Bob Bain (on 1950-03-08)
piano:
Charles LaVere (on 1950-03-08)
choir vocals:
The Gordon Jenkins Singers (on 1950-03-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1950-03-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1950)
recording of:
God Bless the Child (on 1950-03-08)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co.
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra3:09
17This Is Heaven to Me (single version)
double bass:
Lou Butterman (on 1950-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1950-03-08)
flute and tenor saxophone:
Dick 'Dent' Eckles (on 1950-03-08)
guitar:
Bob Bain (on 1950-03-08)
piano:
Charles LaVere (on 1950-03-08)
choir vocals:
The Gordon Jenkins Singers (on 1950-03-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1950-03-08)
Billie Holiday2:51