The Complete Masters 1933–1959

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

Tracklist

1CD: 1933–1936
2CD: 1936–1937
3CD: 1937
4CD: 1937–1938
5CD: 1938–1939
6CD: 1939–1940
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1Why Did I Always Depend on You?
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-03-21)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-03-21)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1939-03-21)
saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-03-21) and Stanley Payne (on 1939-03-21)
trumpet:
Hot Lips Page (on 1939-03-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-03-21)
recording of:
Why Did I Always Depend on You? (on 1939-03-21)
writer:
Teddy McRae
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:34
2Long Gone Blues
recording of:
Long Gone Blues
writer:
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:08
3Strange Fruit
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
Billie Holiday3:14
4Yesterdays
recording of:
Yesterdays
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
Billie Holiday3:26
5Fine and Mellow
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)
Billie Holiday3:18
6I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Billie Holiday2:53
7Some Other Spring
recording of:
Some Other Spring (on 1939-07-05)
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:03
8Our Love Is Different
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:15
9Them There Eyes
recording of:
Them There Eyes (on 1939-07-05)
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019–present)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:51
10Swing, Brother, Swing
recording of:
Swing, Brother, Swing (on 1939-07-05)
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr., Raymond Lewis and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:57
11Night and Day
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-12-13) and Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-12-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-12-13)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1939-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-12-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-12-13) and Harry Edison (on 1939-12-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-12-13)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1939-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra43:00
12The Man I Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-12-13) and Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-12-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-12-13)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1939-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-12-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-12-13) and Harry Edison (on 1939-12-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-12-13)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (on 1939-12-13)
recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1939-12-13)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra43:07
13You’re Just a No Acount
recording of:
You’re Just a No Account (on 1939-12-13)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:01
14You’re a Lucky Guy
recording of:
You're a Lucky Guy (on 1939-12-13)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:47
15Ghost of Yesterday
recording of:
Ghost of Yesterday (on 1940-02-29)
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:40
16Body and Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1940-02-29)
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)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:00
17What Is This Going to Get Us?Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:41
18Falling in Love Again
recording of:
Falling in Love Again (Can’t Help It) (on 1940-02-29)
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
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:52
19I’m Pulling Through
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-07)
alto saxophone:
Bill Bowen (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07) and Joe Eldridge (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1940-06-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1940-06-07)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1940-06-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Kermit Scott (on 1940-06-07) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-06-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-06-07)
recording of:
I’m Pulling Through (on 1940-06-07)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:11
20Tell Me More and More and Then Some
recording of:
Tell Me More and More and Then Some (on 1940-06-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:10
21Laughing at Life
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-07)
alto saxophone:
Bill Bowen (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07) and Joe Eldridge (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1940-06-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1940-06-07)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1940-06-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Kermit Scott (on 1940-06-07) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-06-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-06-07)
recording of:
Laughing at Life (on 1940-06-07)
writer:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist), Nick Kenny, Bob Todd and Cornell Todd
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra42:57
22Time on My Hands (You in My Arms)
recording of:
Time on My Hands (on 1940-06-07)
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)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:07
7CD: 1940–1942
8CD: 1944–1946
9CD: 1946–1949
10CD: 1949–1952
11CD: 1952–1955
12CD: 1955–1956
13CD: 1956–1957
14CD: 1957-1958
15CD: 1958–1959