Lady Sings the Blues

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Good Man Is a Seldom Thing
Chris Connor3:25
2All of Me
vocals:
Mildred Bailey (in 1947)
Mildred Bailey3:07
3Body and Soul
Carmen McRae4:27
4Come See About Me
Gladys Knight & the Pips2:43
5Empty Bed Blues
Bessie Smith6:24
6Furniture Man Blues, Part 2
Victoria Spivey3:08
7I’m Walking the Street
Georgia White2:30
8Loverman
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 (US songwriter, wrote “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 (US songwriter, wrote “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)
Billie Holiday43:19
9Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean
recording of:
(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean
writer:
Herb Lance (Herbert J. Lance) (in 1952), Charlie Singleton (Jazz saxophone player) (in 1952) and John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin) (in 1952)
Ruth Brown2:54
10My Country Man
Big Maybelle2:34
11Or Leave Me Alone
Lil Hardin Armstrong2:56
12Slave to Love
Christine Kittrell3:09
13You Killed My Love
Bettye LaVette2:55
14You’re Driving Me Crazy
vocals:
Joséphine Baker (on 1931-06-30, in 1931-09)
orchestra:
Orchestre Mélodic Jazz du Casino de Paris (on 1931-06-30)
conductor:
Edmond Mahieux (french conductor and composer) (on 1931-06-30)
recording of:
You’re Driving Me Crazy (on 1931-06-30)
lyricist and writer:
Walter Donaldson
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1930)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
cover recording of:
You’re Driving Me Crazy (in 1931-09)
lyricist and writer:
Walter Donaldson
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1930)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
Joséphine Baker2:24
15After You’ve Gone
Bessie Smith2:58
16Summertime
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)
Billie Holiday2:55
17Grass Cutter Blues
Alice Moore2:56
18That Old Black Magic
cover recording of:
That Old Black Magic
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan3:18
19Day In, Day Out
Carmen McRae2:01
20Come Rain or Come Shine
cover recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
Dinah Washington2:15
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1All in My Mind
Maxine Brown2:28
2All or Nothin’ Blues
Dinah Washington2:50
3Don’t You Know
Della Reese2:05
4Can’t Be Bothered With No Sheik
Rosa Henderson3:20
5Careless Love
cover recording of:
Careless Love
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
version of:
Careless Love
Lena Horne2:47
6He’s Just My Size
Little Mae Kirkman2:49
7Ice Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1938-02-18)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-18)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1936-02-18, on 1938-02-18)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1936-02-18, on 1938-02-18)
Memphis Minnie2:59
8I’m Down in the Dumps
Bessie Smith3:11
9It’s Been a Long Time
Annie Laurie2:39
10My Man
Billie Holiday2:56
11Sam the Hot Dog Man
Lil Johnson3:02
12Take Me Back
Linda Hayes2:31
13Way Back Home
Big Maybelle2:44
14Wild Wild Young Men
Ruth Brown2:31
15Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
Bessie Smith2:57
16I’m Going Fishing Too
Alice Moore3:06
17My Heart Belongs to Daddy
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Ella Fitzgerald3:05
18A Hundred Years From Today
cover recording of:
A Hundred Years From Today
lyricist:
Ned Washington and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. and Warock Corp.
Sarah Vaughan2:57
19Don’t Ever Leave Me
Carmen McRae2:38
20Crazy Love
Dinah Washington3:23
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Chain Gang Blues
Ma Rainey3:09
2Cherry Wine
Esther Phillips2:11
3Chewin’ Mama Blues
Dinah Washington2:53
4Cryin’ Mood
recording of:
Cryin’ Mood
writer:
Andy Razaf and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald2:37
5How Long Has This Been Going On
cover recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
Lena Horne3:24
6If It Don’t Fit (Don’t Force It)
Barrel House Annie2:51
7I’m Wild About That Thing
Bessie Smith2:50
8I’ve Got a Right to Sing the Blues
Peggy Lee2:42
9I’ve Got What It Takes
Virginia Liston3:17
10My Butcher Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-11-27)
guitar:
Memphis Minnie (on 1933-11-27)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1933-11-27)
Memphis Minnie2:59
11No Smoke Blues
recording of:
No Smoke Blues
writer:
Leonard Feather
Sarah Vaughan2:20
12One for My Baby
recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
Billie Holiday5:38
13Send Me a Man
Alberta Hunter2:58
14The Blues I Love to Sing
Adelaide Hall3:02
15Do Your Duty
Bessie Smith3:26
16Sugar Blues
cover recording of:
Sugar Blues
writer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1920)
composer:
Lucy Fletcher and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Ella Fitzgerald2:51
17Money Tree Man
Alice Moore3:04
18The One I Love Belongs to Someone Else
cover recording of:
The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Milton Weil Music Co. (on 1924-01-07)
Sarah Vaughan3:09
19I Could Write a Book
Carmen McRae2:54
20Do Nothing ’Til You Hear From Me
cover recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:
Concerto for Cootie
Dinah Washington2:42
▼ CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Baby I’m Doing It
Annisteen Allen2:28
2Every Beat of My Heart
cover recording of:
Every Beat of My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
Gladys Knight & the Pips2:02
3Falling in Love Again
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1930-02-06)
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1930-02-06)
conductor:
Friedrich Hollaender (on 1930-02-06)
recording of:
Falling in Love Again (Can’t Help It) (on 1930-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
translator:
Reginald Connelly and Sammy Lerner
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, BMG Songs, Inc. (in 1930) and Samuel M. Lerner Publications (in 1930)
translated version of:
Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt
Marlene Dietrich3:11
4Fat Daddy
recording of:
Fat Daddy
writer:
Phil Medley and Bill Sanford (replacement vocals for The Four Vagabonds)
publisher:
Slow Dancing Music
Dinah Washington2:26
5Gulf Coast Blues
cover recording of:
The Gulf Coast Blues
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1923)
Ella Fitzgerald2:56
6I’m in the Racket
Billie Pierce3:19
7Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
Bessie Smith3:00
8Mercy Mr. Percy
Varetta Dillard2:45
9No Headstone on My Grave
Esther Phillips3:22
10Set Me Free
recording of:
Set Me Free
writer:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter)
Irma Thomas2:24
11Summertime
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1949-12-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1949)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1949-12-21)
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)
Sarah Vaughan3:15
12That’s the Way It Goes
Peggy Lee3:10
13There’s Always the Blues
Della Reese2:49
14Yesterdays
recording of:
Yesterdays
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
Billie Holiday2:57
15You’re Gonna Lose Your Gal
cover recording of:
You’re Gonna Lose Your Gal
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
James V. Monaco
Ella Fitzgerald3:12
16Standin’ in the Rain
recording of:
Standin' in the Rain
writer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer)
Bessie Smith2:53
17Bumble Bee
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-02-21)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1930-02-21) and Memphis Minnie (on 1930-02-21)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1930-02-21)
recording of:
Bumble Bee
composer:
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie3:19
18Time After Time
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
cover recording of:
Time After Time
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Sands Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Sarah Vaughan3:02
19They Can’t Take That Away From Me
Carmen McRae3:36
20Mellow Mama Blues
Dinah Washington3:06
▼ CD 5
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Birth of the Blues
Della Reese2:47
2For Sale
Clara Smith2:59
3Guess Who
Gladys Knight & the Pips3:17
4I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
cover recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Ella Fitzgerald2:52
5I’m Waiting Just for You
Lucky Millinder2:33
6Lover Come Back to Me
recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon")
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
Mildred Bailey3:06
7Mean and Evil Blues
recording of:
Mean and Evil Blues
composer:
Claude Demetrius and Irene Higginbotham
Dinah Washington1:53
8Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-05-15)
alto saxophone:
Garvin Bushell (on 1929-05-15)
cornet:
Ed Allen (trumpeter) (on 1929-05-15)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1929-05-15)
tenor saxophone:
Greely Walton (on 1929-05-15)
tuba:
Cyrus St. Clair (on 1929-05-15)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1929-05-15)
recording of:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (on 1929-05-15)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cox
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Bessie Smith52:58
9One Hour Mama
Ida Cox2:54
10Release Me
Esther Phillips3:16
11Shake a Hand
Fay Adams2:52
12Stormy Weather
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Lena Horne3:19
13Trouble Is a Man
cover recording of:
Trouble Is a Man
lyricist and composer:
Alec Wilder
Sarah Vaughan2:34
14Trying
Linda Baker2:35
15Mama Come Home
recording of:
Mama, Come Home
writer:
Edgar Battle, Kim Gannon and Josef Myrow
Ella Fitzgerald2:44
16Young Woman’s Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-10-26)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1926-10-26)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1926-10-26)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1926-10-26)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1926-10-26)
recording of:
Young Woman’s Blues (on 1926-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (in 1927)
Bessie Smith3:09
17Moonshine
double bass:
Bill Settles (on 1936-11-12)
guitar:
Memphis Minnie (on 1936-11-12)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1936-11-12)
trumpet:
Mr. Sheiks (on 1936-11-12)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1936-11-12)
Memphis Minnie2:48
18Perdido
cover recording of:
Perdido (with lyrics)
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter) (in 1944) and Hans J. Lengsfelder (in 1944)
composer:
Juan Tizol (in 1941)
arranger:
Les Harris (Sr., arranger)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
version of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
Sarah Vaughan2:29
19Getting to Know You
Della Reese2:15
20Rich Man’s Blues
Dinah Washington2:53