The Complete Decca Recordings

~ Release by Billie Holiday (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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1Easy Living
alto saxophone:
Al Klink (on 1947-02-13) and Toots Mondello (on 1947-02-13)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1947-02-13)
guitar:
Dan Perry (on 1947-02-13)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1947-02-13)
reeds:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1947-02-13)
tenor saxophone:
Art Drelinger (on 1947-02-13) and Hank Ross (on 1947-02-13)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1947-02-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1947-02-13)
conductor:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-02-13)
recording of:
Easy Living (on 1947-02-13)
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)
Billie Holiday with Bob Haggart and His Orchestra3:13
2Solitude (alternate take)
alto saxophone:
Al Klink (on 1947-02-13) and Toots Mondello (on 1947-02-13)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1947-02-13)
guitar:
Dan Perry (on 1947-02-13)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1947-02-13)
reeds:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1947-02-13)
tenor saxophone:
Art Drelinger (on 1947-02-13) and Hank Ross (on 1947-02-13)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1947-02-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1947-02-13)
conductor:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-02-13)
recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1947-02-13)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
Billie Holiday with Bob Haggart and His Orchestra3:15
3Solitude
alto saxophone:
Al Klink (on 1947-02-13) and Toots Mondello (on 1947-02-13)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1947-02-13)
guitar:
Dan Perry (on 1947-02-13)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1947-02-13)
reeds:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1947-02-13)
tenor saxophone:
Art Drelinger (on 1947-02-13) and Hank Ross (on 1947-02-13)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1947-02-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1947-02-13)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1947-02-13)
conductor:
Bob Haggart (on 1947-02-13)
recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1947-02-13)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
Billie Holiday with Bob Haggart and His Orchestra3:10
4Weep No More
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:
Weep No More (on 1948-12-10)
lyricist:
Thomas Adair
composer:
Gordon Jenkins
Billie Holiday with Bobby Tucker and His Trio3:21
5Girls Were Made to Take Care of Boys
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:
Girls Were Made to Take Care of Boys (on 1948-12-10)
writer:
Ralph Blane
Billie Holiday with Bobby Tucker and His Trio3:14
6I Loves You, Porgy
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:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1948-12-10)
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”
Billie Holiday with Bobby Tucker and His Trio2:58
7My Man (a.k.a. Mon homme) (alternate take)
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 Holiday with Bobby Tucker and His Trio3:11
8My Man (a.k.a. Mon homme)
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 Holiday with Bobby Tucker and His Trio2:57
9’Tain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do (alternate take)
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)
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
Billie Holiday with Buster Harding and His Orchestra3:18
10’Tain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do
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 Holiday with Buster Harding and His Orchestra3:21
11Baby Get Lost
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 with Buster Harding and His Orchestra3:16
12Keeps On A‐Rainin’
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 with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra3:16
13Them There Eyes
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 Holiday with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra2:51
14Do Your Duty
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 with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra3:17
15Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer)
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 with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra2:45
16You Can’t Lose a Broken Heart
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
Billie Holiday with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra3:15
17My Sweet Hunk o’ Trash
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
Billie Holiday with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra3:20
18Now or Never
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 with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra3:17
19You’re My Thrill
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 Holiday with Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra3:25
20Crazy He Calls Me
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 Holiday with Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra3:05
21Please Tell Me Now
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 Holiday with Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra3:15
22Somebody’s on My Mind
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 with Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra2:58
23God Bless the Child
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 and Her Orchestra3:11
24This Is Heaven to Me
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 Holiday and Her Orchestra2:52