Retrospective 1935-1952

~ Release by Billie Holiday (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Trav’lin’ Light
banjo:
Mike Pingitore (on 1942-06-12)
double bass:
Arthur "Artie" Shapiro (on 1942-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Willie Rodriguez (Latin jazz drummer and percussionist) (on 1942-06-12)
piano:
Buddy Weed (on 1942-06-12)
saxophone:
Danny d'Andrea (on 1942-06-12), Lenny Hartman (on 1942-06-12) and Alvy West (on 1942-06-12)
trombone:
Skip Layton (on 1942-06-12) and Murray McEachern (on 1942-06-12)
trumpet:
Monty Kelly (on 1942-06-12), Larry Neill (on 1942-06-12) and Don Waddilove (on 1942-06-12)
lead vocals:
Lady Day (on 1942-06-12)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (on 1942-06-12)
recording of:
Trav’lin’ Light (on 1942-06-12)
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)
3:23
2I Love My Man
recording of:
I Love My Man
writer:
Gustafson-Hesselberg ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
4:08
3I’m Gonna Lock My Heart
recording of:
I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key)
composer:
Jimmy Eaton (songwriter) and Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer)
2:09
4Any Old Time
recording of:
Any Old Time (Jazz Song - "any old time you want me...")
composer:
Artie Shaw
publisher:
Lincoln Music Corp
3:17
5They Say
recording of:
They Say
writer:
Edward Heyman, Paul Mann (German/American pianist and composer) and Stephan Weiss
3:06
6Solitude
recording of:
(In My) Solitude
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.
3:19
7Sugar
cover recording of:
Sugar (That Sugar Baby o’ Mine)
writer:
Edna Pinkard, Sidney Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard
composer:
Edna Alexander, Sidney Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP) and Robbins Music Corp.
2:50
8You Go to My Head
recording of:
You Go to My Head
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
3:07
9If Dreams Come True
recording of:
If Dreams Come True
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Edgar M. Sampson and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
3:18
10Fine 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)
2:55
11(I Got a Man, Crazy for Me) He’s Funny That Way
cover recording of:
She’s Funny That Way
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.
2:42
12I’ll Never Be the Same
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-01)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1937-06-01)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-06-01)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-06-01)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-06-01)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-06-01)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-06-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-01)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1937-06-01)
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) and France Mélodie
43:04
13Mean to Me
recording of:
Mean to Me
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
3:09
14Strange Fruit
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone and saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-04-20)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20) and Stan Payne (on 1939-04-20)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-20)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, National Recording Registry (a list of sound recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States”) (number: 1939, inducted: 2002) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 21)
recording of:
Strange Fruit (on 1939-04-20)
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
43:16
15You’re a Lucky Guy
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)
recording of:
You're a Lucky Guy (on 1939-12-13)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
2:47
16The Very Thought of You
recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:45
17You’re So Desirable
recording of:
You’re So Desirable
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
2:54
18Swing Brother Swing
recording of:
Swing, Brother, Swing
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr., Raymond Lewis and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
1:53
19Things Are Looking Up
recording of:
Things Are Looking Up (A Damsel in Distress)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
3:15
20Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
recording of:
Eeny Meeny Miney Mo (from “To Beat the Band”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
2:50
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