The Great Billie Holiday

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

Tracklist

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1I'll Get By
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
3:11
2Moanin' Low
recording of:
Moanin’ Low
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
3:05
3A Sailboat in the Moonlight
recording of:
Sailboat in the Moonlight
writer:
John Jacob Loeb and Carmen Lombardo
2:54
4Foolin' Myself
recording of:
Foolin’ Myself
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
publisher:
Chappell Music Co. Inc.
3:01
5Getting Some Fun Out of Life
recording of:
(Getting Some) Fun Out of Life
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
3:04
6Me, Myself and I
recording of:
Me, Myself and I
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Alvin S. Kaufman
composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
2:39
7Sugar
cover recording of:
Sugar (That Sugar Baby o’ Mine) (on 1939-01-30)
writer:
Edna Pinkard, Sidney Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard
composer:
Edna Alexander, Sidney Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP) and Robbins Music Corp.
2:47
8Trav'lin All Alone
recording of:
Trav’lin’ All Alone
composer:
J.C. Johnson
2:15
9Night and Day
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-12-13) and Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-12-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-12-13)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1939-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-12-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-12-13) and Harry Edison (on 1939-12-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-12-13)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1939-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
43:01
10More Than You Know
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-01-30)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-01-30)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1939-01-30)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-01-30)
reeds:
Ernie Powell (on 1939-01-30)
saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1939-01-30)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1939-01-30)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-01-30)
recording of:
More Than You Know (on 1939-01-30)
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)
3:06
11Body and Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:01
12I Hear Music
recording of:
I Hear Music (Dancing on a Dime)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Burton Lane
2:42
13Let's Do It
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical) (on 1941-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
2:58
14Ghost of Yesterday
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-29)
alto saxophone:
Carl Frye (on 1940-02-29) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1940-02-29)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1940-02-29)
drums (drum set):
Hal West (on 1940-02-29)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1940-02-29)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1940-02-29)
tenor saxophone:
Kermit Scott (on 1940-02-29)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-02-29)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-02-29)
recording of:
Ghost of Yesterday (on 1940-02-29)
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
2:39
15Pennies From Heaven
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
3:18
16Easy Living
recording of:
Easy Living
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1937) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1937)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1937, in 1964)
3:05
17I'm Gonna Lock My Heart and Throw Away the Key
recording of:
I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key)
composer:
Jimmy Eaton (songwriter) and Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer)
2:10
18God Bless the Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
42:59
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