Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▶ CD 2
▼ CD 3
#TitleRatingLength
1Me, Myself and I
recording of:
Me, Myself and I (on 1937-06-15)
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Alvin S. Kaufman
composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
42:38
2A Sailboat in the Moonlight
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1937-06-15)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-15)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-06-15)
piano:
James Sherman (on 1937-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-06-15)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-06-15)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-15)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
Sailboat in the Moonlight (on 1937-06-15)
writer:
John Jacob Loeb and Carmen Lombardo
42:52
3Without Your Love
recording of:
Without Your Love (1930s jazz/blues song)
composer:
Johnny Lange and Fred Stryker
42:54
4Trav'Lin' All Alone
recording of:
Trav’lin’ All Alone
composer:
J.C. Johnson
2:15
5He's Funny That Way
recording of:
He's Funny That Way
writer:
Neil Moret and Richard A. Whiting
2:42
6Nice Work If You Can Get It
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1937-11-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) 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)
3:10
7Things Are Looking Up
recording of:
Things Are Looking Up (A Damsel in Distress) (on 1937-11-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
3:22
8My Man
3:04
9Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:17
10When You're Smiling
42:52
11On the Sentimental Side
recording of:
On the Sentimental Side
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
3:06
12When a Woman Loves a Man
recording of:
When a Woman Loves a Man (on 1938-01-27)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
composer:
Bernie Hanighen (in 1938) and Gordon Jenkins (in 1938)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
2:26
13You Go to My Head
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1952-03-26)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-03-26)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-03-26)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1952-03-26)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1952-03-26)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-03-26)
recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1952-03-26)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
52:55
14I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1938-06-23)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1938-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1938-06-23)
piano:
Claude Thornhill (on 1938-06-23)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-06-23)
trumpet:
Bernard Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-06-23)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-06-23)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key) (on 1938-06-23)
composer:
Jimmy Eaton (songwriter) and Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer)
2:09
15The Very Thought of You
recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist, writer and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:48
16I Can't Get Started
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
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 (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
2:49
17More Than You Know
recording of:
More Than You Know
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Intersong Music, LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Great Day!
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
3:08
18Sugar
cover recording of:
Sugar (That Sugar Baby o’ Mine)
composer:
Edna Alexander, Sidney Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP)
2:48
19Long Gone Blues
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-03-21)
recording of:
Long Gone Blues (on 1939-03-21)
writer:
Billie Holiday
3:07
20Some Other Spring
recording of:
Some Other Spring (on 1939-07-05)
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
3:01
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