God Bless the Blues

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

Annotation

Also released as part of a box set called "Ladies Sing the Blues"
Amazon UK ASIN: B00009XBYR
Release Date: 2002
Country: UK
Label: Newsound 2000
Catalog: NSTBX452
Barcode: 5035462444524
Format: CD

Box set contains:
Billy Holiday - God Bless the Blues
The Magic of Sarah Vaughan
Lena Horne - Every Time We Say Goodbye
Ella Fitzgerald - Queen of Jazz

Annotation last modified on 2011-01-25 04:08 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Time on My Hands
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
Time on My Hands
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
3:08
2I Hear Music
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-09-12)
alto saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1940-09-12) and Don Redman (on 1940-09-12)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1940-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1940-09-12)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1940-09-12)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-09-12)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1940-09-12) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1940-09-12)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-09-12)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-09-12)
recording of:
I Hear Music (Dancing on a Dime) (on 1940-09-12)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Burton Lane
2:43
3Practice Makes Perfect
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
Practice Makes Perfect
composer:
Ernest Gold and Don Roberts (Jazz guitarist)
2:41
4St. Louis Blues
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
2:51
5Loveless Love
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
Loveless Love
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
3:21
6Let’s Do It
alto saxophone:
Eddie Barefield (on 1941-03-21) and Leslie Johnakins (on 1941-03-21)
double bass:
Ted Sturgis (on 1941-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1941-03-21)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1941-03-21)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1941-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1941-03-21)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-03-21)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-03-21)
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)
2:59
7Georgia on My Mind
alto saxophone:
Eddie Barefield (on 1941-03-21) and Leslie Johnakins (on 1941-03-21)
double bass:
Ted Sturgis (on 1941-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1941-03-21)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1941-03-21)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1941-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1941-03-21)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-03-21)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-03-21)
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1941-03-21)
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)
3:20
8Romance in the Dark
alto saxophone:
Eddie Barefield (on 1941-03-21) and Leslie Johnakins (on 1941-03-21)
double bass:
Ted Sturgis (on 1941-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1941-03-21)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1941-03-21)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1941-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1941-03-21)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-03-21)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-03-21)
recording of:
Romance in the Dark (on 1941-03-21)
writer:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Auteur, Big Bill Broonzy, Bud Green and Gertrude Niesen
2:17
9All of Me
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
All of Me
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)
3:02
10I’m in a Low Down Groove
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1941-05-09), Ernie Powell (on 1941-05-09) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-05-09)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur II (bassist) (on 1941-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1941-05-09)
guitar:
Paul Chapman (US jazz guitar player and singer) (on 1941-05-09)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1941-05-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1941-05-09)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
I'm in a Low Down Groove (on 1941-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
3:10
11God Bless This Child
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday
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)
2:58
12Am I Blue?
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday
cover recording of:
Am I Blue?
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) 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)
2:53
13Solitude
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1941-05-09), Ernie Powell (on 1941-05-09) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-05-09)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Ernie Powell (on 1941-05-09)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur (bassist) (on 1941-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowens (jazz drummer) (on 1941-05-09)
guitar:
Paul Chapman (US jazz guitar player and singer) (on 1941-05-09)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1941-05-09) and Eddie Heywood (on 1941-05-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1941-05-09)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1941-05-09)
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.
3:16
14Jim
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1941-08-07)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1941-08-07)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1941-08-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-08-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-08-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1941-08-07)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1941-08-07)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-08-07)
recording of:
Jim (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Nelson Shawn
composer:
Edward Ross and Caesar Petrillo
publisher:
MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
3:11
15I Cover the Waterfront
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1941-08-07)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1941-08-07)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1941-08-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-08-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-08-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1941-08-07)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1941-08-07)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-08-07)
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
2:59
16Love Me or Leave Me
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1941-08-07)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1941-08-07)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1941-08-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-08-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-08-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1941-08-07)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1941-08-07)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-08-07)
recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
3:22
17Gloomy Sunday
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1941-08-07)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1941-08-07)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1941-08-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-08-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-08-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1941-08-07)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1941-08-07)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-08-07)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1941-08-07)
recording of:
Gloomy Sunday (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Jávor László (Hungarian poet)
composer:
Rezső Seress
translator:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
translated version of:
Szomorú vasárnap
43:14
18Wherever You Are
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1942-02-10)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1942-02-10)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1942-02-10)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1942-02-10)
guitar:
Eugene Fields (on 1942-02-10)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1942-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1942-02-10)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1942-02-10)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1942-02-10)
recording of:
Wherever You Are (on 1942-02-10)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist) and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
3:02
19Mandy Is Two
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1942-02-10)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1942-02-10)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1942-02-10)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1942-02-10)
guitar:
Eugene Fields (on 1942-02-10)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1942-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1942-02-10)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1942-02-10)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1942-02-10)
recording of:
Mandy Is Two (on 1942-02-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Fulton McGrath
3:02
20It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1942-02-10)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1942-02-10)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1942-02-10)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1942-02-10)
guitar:
Eugene Fields (on 1942-02-10)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1942-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1942-02-10)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1942-02-10)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1942-02-10)
recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie (on 1942-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
3:02