Lady Swings the Blues

~ Release by Billie Holiday Featuring Teddy Wilson & Lester Young (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1How Could You?
recording of:
How Could You? (on 1937-03-31)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:33
2Carelessly
recording of:
Carelessly (on 1937-03-31)
writer:
Norman Ellis (songwriter), Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:06
3Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
recording of:
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1937-04-01)
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)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:57
4They Can't Take That Away From Me
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-04-01)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Alphonse Steele (New Orleans drummer) (on 1937-04-01)
guitar:
Carmen Mastren (on 1937-04-01)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-04-01)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1937-04-01)
trumpet:
Eddie Tompkins (on 1937-04-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-04-01)
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1937-04-01)
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)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:03
5Sun Showers
recording of:
Sun Showers (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:06
6I'll Get By
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:08
7I'll Never Be the Same
recording of:
I’ll Never Be the Same (on 1937-06-01)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:05
8Me, Myself and I
clarinet:
Ed Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1937-06-15)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-15)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-06-15)
piano:
Jimmy Sherman (on 1937-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-06-15)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-06-15)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-15)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
Me, Myself and I (on 1937-06-15)
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Alvin S. Kaufman
composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:37
9Born to Love
recording of:
Born to Love (on 1937-05-15)
writer:
M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:40
10Without Your Love
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1937-06-15)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-15)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-06-15)
piano:
James Sherman (on 1937-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-06-15)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-06-15)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
Without Your Love (1930s jazz/blues song) (on 1937-06-15)
composer:
Johnny Lange and Fred Stryker
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:53
11Getting Some Fun Out of Life
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-09-13)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-09-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-09-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-09-13)
piano:
Claude Thornhill (on 1937-09-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-09-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-09-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-09-13)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (on 1937-09-13)
recording of:
(Getting Some) Fun Out of Life (on 1937-09-13)
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:02
12Trav'lin' Alone
recording of:
Trav’lin’ All Alone (on 1937-09-13)
composer:
J.C. Johnson
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:14
13He's Funny That Way
recording of:
She’s Funny That Way (on 1937-09-13)
lyricist:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1928)
composer:
Neil Moret (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI April Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:41
14My Man
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics) (on 1937-11-01)
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
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:03
15Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat) (on 1937-11-01)
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)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:16
16Nice Work If You Can Get It
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1937-11-01)
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)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:09
17When You're Smiling
recording of:
When You’re Smiling (the Whole World Smiles With You) (on 1938-01-06)
lyricist:
Mark Fisher (early 20th century songwriter) and Joe Goodwin
composer:
Larry Shay
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:52
18If Dreams Come True
recording of:
If Dreams Come True (on 1938-01-06)
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Edgar M. Sampson and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:04
19When a Woman Loves a Man
recording of:
When a Woman Loves a Man (on 1938-01-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
composer:
Bernie Hanighen (in 1938) and Gordon Jenkins (in 1938)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:26
20Back in Your Own Backyard
recording of:
Back in Your Own Back Yard (on 1938-01-12)
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)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:42