Anthology 1944-1959

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Lover Man
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Jack Cressey (on 1944-10-04) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1944-10-04)
double bass [bass]:
Haig Stephens (on 1944-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1944-10-04)
guitar:
Carl Kress (on 1944-10-04)
piano:
Dave Bowman (jazz pianist) (on 1944-10-04)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Binyon (on 1944-10-04) and Paul Ricci (on 1944-10-04)
trumpet:
Russ Case (US trumpeter & bandleader)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-10-04)
orchestra:
Toots Camarata and His Orchestra (on 1944-10-04)
conductor:
Tutti Camarata
arranger:
Tutti Camarata (on 1944-10-04)
recording of:
Lover Man (on 1944-10-04)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
43:18
2Don’t Explain
alto saxophone:
Bill Stegmeyer
baritone saxophone:
Stanley Webb
bass:
Bob Haggart
drums (drum set):
Specs Powell
guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist)
piano:
Sammy Benskin
tenor saxophone:
Armand Camgros and Hank Ross
trumpet:
Joe Guy (trumpet)
viola:
Armand Kaproff
violin:
Frank Siefield, George Swernoff, Charles Jaffe, Leo Kruczek and Morris Leftkowitz
recording of:
Don’t Explain
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
3:25
3God Bless the Child
bass:
Lou Butterman
cello:
Kurt Reher
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
flute and tenor saxophone:
Dick 'Dent' Eckles
guitar:
Bob Bain (guitarist)
piano:
Charles LaVere
viola:
Maurice Perlmutter
violin:
David Frisina and Joseph Quadri
vocals:
The Gordon Jenkins Singers
recording of:
God Bless the Child
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
3:11
4My Man
bass:
John Levy (US jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
Denzil Best
guitar:
Mundell Lowe
piano:
Bobby Tucker
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
2:59
5I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance
piano:
Corky Hale
performer:
Skitch Henderson & His Orchestra
recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
3:28
6Fine and Mellow
bass:
Jim Atlas
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer)
guitar:
Danny Barker
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Lester Young (saxophonist)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham
recording of:
Fine and Mellow
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
8:09
7Foolin’ Myself
bass:
Vinnie Burke
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson
guitar:
Mary Osbourne
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld
recording of:
Foolin’ Myself
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
publisher:
Chappell Music Co. Inc.
2:47
8Easy to Remember
bass:
Vinnie Burke
drums (drum set):
Jackie Cooper (actor)
guitar:
Mary Osbourne
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld
recording of:
Easy to Remember
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
3:17
9What a Little Moonlight Can Do
bass:
Vinnie Burke
guitar:
Mary Osbourne
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld
recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
2:01
10God Bless the Child (Millenium remix)
remixer:
Danny B. Harvey
remix of:
God Bless the Child by Billie Holiday
recording of:
God Bless the Child
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
4:57
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