Ultimate Billie Holiday

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

Annotation

℗ & © «1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.»
℗ «A Verve Label Group release; This Compilation»

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(As of 2021-11-28).

  • Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
Annotation last modified on 2021-11-28 02:35 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Lover, Come Back to Me
double bass [Bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums)
instruments:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter)
vocals:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon") (on 1952-07-27)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
53:39
2Good Morning Heartache
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-07)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1956-06-07)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (US jazz drummer) (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 (Songwriter)
composer:
Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp., Lindabet Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
43:32
3Body and Soul (live at Philharmonic Hall, Los Angeles, 1945)
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1945-02-12)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1945-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Davie Coleman (jazz drummer) (on 1945-02-12)
electric guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1945-02-12)
piano:
Milt Raskin (Milton Raskin) (on 1945-02-12)
tenor saxophone:
Wardell Gray (on 1945-02-12), Illinois Jacquet (on 1945-02-12) and Charlie Ventura (on 1945-02-12)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (on 1945-02-12)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1945-02-12)
recorded at:
Billie Holliday at Philharmonic Auditorium (1945-02-12)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-02-12)
live recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1945-02-12)
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)
43:21
4I Can’t Face the Music
recording of:
I Can’t Face the Music
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
3:18
5Solitude
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:
(In My) Solitude (on 1952-03-26)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
53:33
6I Cried for You (live at Jazz Club USA, Cologne / 1954)
double bass [bass]:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1954-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Elaine Leighton (on 1954-01-23)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (pianist) (on 1954-01-23)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-01-23)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Kölner Messe Halle V (1954-01-23)
recorded at:
Messehalle in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1954-01-23)
live recording of:
I Cried for You (on 1954-01-23)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Abe Lyman
publisher:
Arthur Freed Music, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
43:25
7My Man
2:58
8I Must Have That Man!
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-06)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1956-06-06)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (US jazz drummer) (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 (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
43:07
9He’s Funny That Way
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1952-07-27)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1952-07-27)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-07-27)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1952-07-27)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1952-07-27)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-07-27)
recording of:
He’s Funny That Way (on 1952-07-27)
writer:
Neil Moret and Richard A. Whiting
3:15
10Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1955-08-23)
bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1955-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1955-08-23)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1955-08-23)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-08-23)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-08-23)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1955-08-23)
recording of:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone (on 1955-08-23)
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Sam H. Stept
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Remick Music Corp.
44:22
11Don’t Explain (live at Carnegie Hall / 1956)
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (pianist) (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1956-11-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1956-11-10) (early show)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
Don’t Explain (on 1956-11-10)
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)
32:30
12Strange Fruit (live at Philharmonic Hall, Los Angeles, 1945)
recording of:
Strange Fruit
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Bitter Fruit
3:09
13God Bless the Child
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. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
44:02
14Some Other Spring
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-06)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1956-06-06)
double bass [bass]:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (US jazz drummer) (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
3.53:40
15Fine and Mellow (live at Carnegie Hall, 1956)
live 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)
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)
3:31
16Lady Sings the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-06)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1956-06-06)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (US jazz drummer) (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 (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Lady Sings the Blues (on 1956-06-06)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Herbie Nichols (jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Northern Music Company
43:44