8 Classic Albums

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

Annotation

4 CD box of 8 albums which have been originally released between 1952 and 1958

Tracklist

1▶CD: Billie Holiday Sings - An Evening With Billie Holiday
2▶CD: Billie Holiday - Music for Torching
3▼CD: Velvet Mood - Lady Sings the Blues
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1Prelude to a Kiss
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.
5:34
2When Your Lover Has Gone
recording of:
When Your Lover Has Gone
lyricist and composer:
Einar Aaron Swan
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
4:57
3Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
recording of:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Sam H. Stept
publisher:
Bourne Co. and Remick Music Corp.
4:19
4Nice Work If You Can Get It
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1955-08-23)
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1955-08-23)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
3:49
5I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc.
5:52
6What's New
recording of:
What’s New? (on 1955-08-25)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke
composer:
Bob Haggart
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc.
4:16
7I Hadn't Anyone Till You
recording of:
I Hadn’t Anyone Till You (on 1955-08-25)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Bourne Co.
4:02
8Everything I Have Is Yours
recording of:
Everything I Have Is Yours
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Burton Lane
4:31
9Lady Sings the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-06)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (on 1956-06-06)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (on 1956-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (on 1956-06-06)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-06-06)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-06-06)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1956-06-06)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1956-06-06)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-06-06)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Lady Sings the Blues (on 1956-06-06)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Herbie Nichols
publisher:
Northern Music Company
3:44
10Travelin Light
recording of:
Travelin’ Light
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jimmy Mundy and Trummy Young
3:09
11I Must Have That Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-06)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (on 1956-06-06)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (on 1956-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (on 1956-06-06)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-06-06)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-06-06)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1956-06-06)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1956-06-06)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-06-06)
recording of:
I Must Have That Man (on 1956-06-06)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
3:04
12Some Other Spring
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-06)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (on 1956-06-06)
double bass [bass]:
Aaron Bell (on 1956-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (on 1956-06-06)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-06-06)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-06-06)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1956-06-06)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1956-06-06)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-06-06)
recording of:
Some Other Spring (on 1956-06-06)
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
3:37
13Strange Fruit
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone and saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-04-20)
double bass:
John Williams (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20) and Stan Payne (on 1939-04-20)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-20)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, National Recording Registry (number: 1939, inducted: 2002) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 21)
recording of:
Strange Fruit (on 1939-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. and Music Sales Corporation
version of:
Bitter Fruit
3:02
14No Good Man
clarinet:
Tony Scott (on 1956-06-07)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (on 1956-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (on 1956-06-07)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-06-07)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1956-06-07)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1956-06-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-06-07)
recording of:
No Good Man (on 1956-06-07)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham
3:19
15God Bless the Child
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-07)
bass and double bass:
Aaron Bell (on 1956-06-07)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (on 1956-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (on 1956-06-07)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-06-07)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1956-06-07)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1956-06-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-06-07)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
God Bless the Child (on 1956-06-07)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co.
3:58
16Good Morning Heartache
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-07)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (on 1956-06-07)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (on 1956-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (on 1956-06-07)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-06-07)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1956-06-07)
trombone:
Charlie Shavers (on 1956-06-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-06-07)
recording of:
Good Morning Heartache (on 1956-06-07)
lyricist:
Ervin Drake
composer:
Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp., Lindabet Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music
3:30
17Love Me or Leave Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-03)
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (on 1954-09-03)
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1954-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1954-09-03)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1954-09-03)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1954-09-03)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1954-09-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-09-03)
recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me (on 1954-09-03)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp., Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
2:34
18Too Marvelous for Words
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-03)
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (on 1954-09-03)
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1954-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1954-09-03)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1954-09-03)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1954-09-03)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1954-09-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-09-03)
recording of:
Too Marvelous for Words (on 1954-09-03)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1937)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1937)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation, Victoria Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Harms, Inc. (on 1937-01-25)
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
2:12
19Willow Weep for Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-03)
recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (on 1954-09-03)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co.
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
3:07
20I Thought About You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-03)
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (on 1954-09-03)
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1954-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1954-09-03)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1954-09-03)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1954-09-03)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1954-09-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-09-03)
recording of:
I Thought About You (on 1954-09-03)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co., Burke & Van Heusen, Jerry Leiber Music, Lewis Music Publishing Co., Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Silver Seahorse Music LLC, Twentieth Century Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
2:45
4▶CD: Body and Soul - Stay With Me