Lady Sings the Blues

~ Release by Billie Holiday (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Tracklist

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1Lady Sings the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-06)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1956-06-06)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-06)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-06-06)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-06-06)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1956-06-06)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1956-06-06)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-06-06)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Lady Sings the Blues (on 1956-06-06)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Herbie Nichols (jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Northern Music Company
43:48
2Trav’lin’ Light
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-07)
bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-06-07)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1956-06-06, on 1956-06-07)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-06, on 1956-06-07)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-06-06, on 1956-06-07)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-06-06, on 1956-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1956-06-06, on 1956-06-07)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1956-06-06, on 1956-06-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-06-06)
recording of:
Trav’lin’ Light (on 1956-06-06)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Jimmy Mundy (in 1942) and Trummy Young (in 1942)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Commander Publishing, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
33:12
3I Must Have That Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-06)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1956-06-06)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-06)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-06-06)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-06-06)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1956-06-06)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1956-06-06)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-06-06)
recording of:
I Must Have That Man (on 1956-06-06)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
43:07
4Some Other Spring
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-06)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1956-06-06)
double bass [bass]:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-06)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-06-06)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-06-06)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1956-06-06)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1956-06-06)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-06-06)
recording of:
Some Other Spring (on 1956-06-06)
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
3.53:40
5Strange Fruit
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-07)
bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-07)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-06-07)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-06-07)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1956-06-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-06-07)
recording of:
Strange Fruit (on 1956-06-07)
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
3:06
6No Good Man
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1956-06-07)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-07)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-06-07)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1956-06-07)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1956-06-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-06-07)
recording of:
No Good Man (on 1956-06-07)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Dan Fisher (U.S. songwriter ("Good Morning Heartache"), author, producer) and Irene Higginbotham
43:22
7God Bless the Child
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-07)
bass and double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-06-07)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1956-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-07)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-06-07)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1956-06-07)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1956-06-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-06-07)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
God Bless the Child (on 1956-06-07)
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)
4:02
8Good Morning Heartache
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-07)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1956-06-07)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-07)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-06-07)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1956-06-07)
trombone:
Charlie Shavers (on 1956-06-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-06-07)
recording of:
Good Morning Heartache (on 1956-06-07)
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter)
composer:
Dan Fisher (U.S. songwriter ("Good Morning Heartache"), author, producer) and Irene Higginbotham
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp., Lindabet Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
43:32
9Love Me or Leave Me
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:
Love Me or Leave Me (on 1954-09-03)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI 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)
42:38
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
11Willow Weep for Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-03)
recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (on 1954-09-03)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
33:10
12I 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)
52:50
13P.S. I Love 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:
P.S. I Love You (on 1954-09-03)
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)
3:39
14Softly
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-03)
recording of:
Softly (Eddie Beal/Joe Greene song)
writer:
Eddie Beal and Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
2:59
15Stormy Blues
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 [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1954-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1954-09-03)
electric 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:
Stormy Blues (on 1954-09-03)
writer:
Billie Holiday
43:28