Legends (3cd boxed set)

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1A Fine Romance
clarinet:
Irving Fazola (on 1936-09-29)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1936-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1936-09-29)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1936-09-29)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1936-09-29)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1936-09-29)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1936-09-29)
recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”) (on 1936-09-29)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
2:51
2Cant Help Loving 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)
3:14
3Easy to Love
clarinet:
Vido Musso (on 1936-10-21)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1936-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1936-10-21)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1936-10-21)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1936-10-21)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1936-10-21)
trumpet:
Irving Randolph (on 1936-10-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1936-10-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charly Records (in 1936)
recording of:
Easy to Love (on 1936-10-21)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
3:10
4Foolin Myslef
recording of:
Foolin’ Myself
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
publisher:
Chappell Music Co. Inc.
2:59
5Hes Funny That Way
recording of:
He’s Funny That Way
writer:
Neil Moret and Richard A. Whiting
2:38
6Ive Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-01-12)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Edgar Sampson (on 1937-01-12)
double bass [string bass]:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-01-12)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-01-12)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-01-12)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-01-12)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1937-01-12)
trumpet:
Jonah Jones (on 1937-01-12)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-01-12)
performer:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (on 1937-01-12)
recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (on 1937-01-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1937)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
2:55
7My Man
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
3:00
8The Man I Love
alto saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1946-06-03)
double bass [bass]:
Al McKibbon (on 1946-06-03)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1946-06-03)
electric guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1946-06-03)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1946-06-03)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-06-03) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1946-06-03)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1946-06-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1946-06-03)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1946-06-03)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1946-06-03)
live recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1946-06-03)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
43:03
9If You Were Mine
recording of:
If You Were Mine (from “To Beat the Band”) (on 1935-10-25)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
3:09
10I Must Have That Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-01-25)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1937-01-25)
double bass [string bass]:
Walter Page (on 1937-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-01-25)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-01-25)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-01-25)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-01-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-01-25)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1937-01-25)
recording of:
I Must Have That Man (on 1937-01-25)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:54
11All of Me
recording of:
All of Me (on 1941-03-21)
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:01
12You Let Me Down
recording of:
You Let Me Down
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:52
13He Aint Got Rhythm
recording of:
He Ain’t Got Rhythm
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:49
14Im a Fool to Want You
recording of:
I’m a Fool to Want You
writer:
Joel Herron (in 1951), Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (in 1951) and Jack Wolf (in 1951)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Integrity Music Corp., Sergeant Music Co., The International Music Network and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3:23
15I Wished on the Moon
recording of:
I Wished on the Moon
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:00
16My Last Affair
3:07
▼ CD 2
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1Billies Blues
recording of:
Billie’s Blues
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Billie Holiday (until 1936-08-01)
publisher:
Basart Editions
2:37
2Back in Your Own Backyard
recording of:
Back in Your Own Back Yard
additional lyricist:
Al Jolson
lyricist:
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Dave Dreyer
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
3:14
3Easy 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)
43:02
4God 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)
2:54
5Fine and Mellow
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)
6:19
6Glad to Be Happy
recording of:
Glad to Be Unhappy
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
On Your Toes
4:07
7A Sailboat in the Moonlight
recording of:
Sailboat in the Moonlight
writer:
John Jacob Loeb and Carmen Lombardo
2:48
8Carelessly
recording of:
Carelessly
writer:
Norman Ellis (songwriter), Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
3:05
9Body 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)
2:56
10I Cant 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 (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)
2:46
11If You Were Mine
recording of:
If You Were Mine (from “To Beat the Band”) (on 1935-10-25)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
3:09
12Its Like Reaching for the Moon
recording of:
It’s Like Reaching for the Moon
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist)
composer:
Gerald Marqusee and Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
3:19
13Ill Get By
3:06
14You Have Changed
recording of:
You’ve Changed
lyricist:
Bill Carey (US songwriter)
composer:
Carl T. Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI; Peer Int'l or Peer-International) and Southern Music Publishing Company
3:16
15You Dont Know What Love Is
3:48
▼ CD 3
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1Night and Day
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
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
2:37
2Summertime
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3:14
3These Foolish Things
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
3:02
4They Cant Take That Away From Me
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
2:54
5When You Are Smiling
6:19
6Fream of Life
4:17
7I Get Along Without You Very Well
recording of:
I Get Along Without You Very Well
lyricist:
Jane Brown Thompson
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1939)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP) and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
2:48
8Jeepers Creepers
recording of:
Jeepers Creepers
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:05
9Lets Call the Whole Thing Off
recording of:
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
2:56
10The Way You Look Tonight
recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 9)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
2:46
11Miss Brown to You
recording of:
Miss Brown to You
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Richard A. Whiting
3:09
12What a Little Moonlight Can Do
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.
3:19
13Falling in Love Again
3:06
14Georgia on My Mind
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
3:16
15On Two Button Your Shoe
recording of:
One, Two, Button Your Shoe (from “Pennies From Heaven”)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
3:48

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