First Issue: The Great American Songbook

~ Release by Billie Holiday (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Blue Moon
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:
Blue Moon (on 1952-03-26)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions (SABAM)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
4.53:32
2Nice Work If You Can Get It
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1955-08-23)
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1955-08-23)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
53:51
3Yesterdays
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-07-27)
recording of:
Yesterdays (on 1952-07-27)
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
42:52
4Easy to Love
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:
Easy to Love (on 1952-03-26)
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
43:04
5Prelude to a Kiss
vocals:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss (on 1955-08-23)
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
45:34
6Day in, Day Out
vocals:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
Day In, Day Out
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1939)
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) (in 1939)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
6:51
7I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
vocals:
Billie Holiday
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (PolyGram Records, Incorporated, not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1955)
recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
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)
3:59
8Embraceable You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-01-09)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1957-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1957-01-09)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-01-09)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1957-01-09)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-01-09)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-01-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1957-01-09)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1957-01-07 until 1957-01-09)
recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1957-01-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
56:50
9Love Is Here to Stay
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1957-01-08)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-01-08)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-01-08)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1957-01-08)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-01-08)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-01-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1957-01-08)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-01-08)
recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay (on 1957-01-08)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), 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)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
53:45
10Too Marvelous for Words
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-03)
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1954-09-03)
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1954-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1954-09-03)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1954-09-03)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1954-09-03)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1954-09-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-09-03)
recording of:
Too Marvelous for Words (on 1954-09-03)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1937)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1937)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Victoria Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Harms, Inc. (on 1937-01-25)
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)
42:15
11Cheek to Cheek
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-08-14)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-08-14)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1956-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1956-08-14)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-08-14)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-08-14)
recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”) (on 1956-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., 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 8th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
3:38
12Come Rain or Shine
vocals:
Billie Holiday
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
4:25
13Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
vocals:
Billie Holiday
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)
3:27
14I Thought About You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-03)
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1954-09-03)
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1954-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1954-09-03)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1954-09-03)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1954-09-03)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1954-09-03)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-09-03)
recording of:
I Thought About You (on 1954-09-03)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Jerry Leiber Music, Lewis Music Publishing Co., Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Silver Seahorse Music LLC, Twentieth Century Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
52:49
15A Fine Romance
vocals:
Billie Holiday
cover recording of:
A Fine Romance (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:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
3:36
16P.S. I Love You
vocals:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
P.S. I Love You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Gordon Jenkins
publisher:
La Salle Music Publishers, Inc., Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), The Jenkins Family Partnership, The Johnny Mercer Foundation and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:38
17Always
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1955-02-14)
double bass:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1955-02-14)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1955-02-14)
electric guitar:
Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (on 1955-02-14)
piano:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist) (on 1955-02-14)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1955-02-14)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1955-02-14)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1955-02-14)
recording of:
Always (on 1955-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music
43:57
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