Portrait

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Sweet and Simple
2▶CD: Warmin’ Up
3▶CD: Tea for Two
4▼CD: Fine and Dandy
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1Why Was I Born
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1937-01-25)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-01-25)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-01-25)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-01-25)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-01-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-01-25)
recording of:
Why Was I Born? (on 1937-01-25)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1929)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1929)
2:50
2I Must Have That Man
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-01-25)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-01-25)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-01-25)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-01-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-01-25)
recording of:
I Must Have That Man (on 1937-01-25)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:55
3The Mood That I’m In
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-02-18)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-02-18)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1937-02-18)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-02-18)
reeds:
Cecil Scott (on 1937-02-18)
tenor saxophone:
Prince Robinson (on 1937-02-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1937-02-18)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-02-18)
recording of:
The Mood That I'm In (on 1937-02-18)
writer:
Al Sherman (jazz trombone) and Abner Silver
3:00
4You Showed Me the Way
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-02-18)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-02-18)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1937-02-18)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-02-18)
reeds:
Cecil Scott (on 1937-02-18)
tenor saxophone:
Prince Robinson (on 1937-02-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1937-02-18)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-02-18)
recording of:
You Showed Me the Way (on 1937-02-18)
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer), Bud Green, Teddy McRae and Chick Webb
3:00
5Sentimental and Melancholy
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-02-18)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-02-18)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1937-02-18)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-02-18)
reeds:
Cecil Scott (on 1937-02-18)
tenor saxophone:
Prince Robinson (on 1937-02-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1937-02-18)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-02-18)
recording of:
Sentimental and Melancholy (on 1937-02-18)
writer:
Johnny Mercer and Richard A. Whiting
2:38
6My Last Affair
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-02-18)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-02-18)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1937-02-18)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-02-18)
reeds:
Cecil Scott (on 1937-02-18)
tenor saxophone:
Prince Robinson (on 1937-02-18)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1937-02-18)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-02-18)
recording of:
My Last Affair (on 1937-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Haven A. Johnson
3:09
7Carelessly
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-03-31)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-03-31)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-03-31)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-03-31)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1937-03-31)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1937-03-31)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-03-31)
recording of:
Carelessly (on 1937-03-31)
writer:
Norman Ellis (songwriter), Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
3:08
8How Could You?
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-03-31)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-03-31)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-03-31)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-03-31)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1937-03-31)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1937-03-31)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-03-31)
recording of:
How Could You? (on 1937-03-31)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:32
9Moanin’ Low
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-03-31)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-03-31)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-03-31)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-03-31)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1937-03-31)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1937-03-31)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-03-31)
recording of:
Moanin’ Low (on 1937-03-31)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
3:04
10Fine and Dandy
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-03-31)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-03-31)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-03-31)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-03-31)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1937-03-31)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1937-03-31)
recording of:
Fine and Dandy (on 1937-03-31)
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
2:37
11There’s a Lull in My Life
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-04-23)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1937-04-23)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-04-23)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-04-23)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-04-23)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-04-23)
vocals:
Helen Ward (on 1937-04-23)
recording of:
There’s a Lull in My Life (on 1937-04-23)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
3:16
12It’s Swell of You
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-04-23)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1937-04-23)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-04-23)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-04-23)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-04-23)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-04-23)
vocals:
Boots Castle (on 1937-04-23) and Helen Ward (on 1937-04-23)
recording of:
It’s Swell of You (on 1937-04-23)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
3:00
13How Am I to Know
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-04-23)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1937-04-23)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-04-23)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-04-23)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (in 1937, on 1937-04-23)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-04-23)
vocals:
Helen Ward (on 1937-04-23)
recording of:
How Am I to Know? (on 1937-04-23)
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Jackie King
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
3:20
14I’m Coming, Virginia
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-04-23)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1937-04-23)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1937-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-04-23)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-04-23)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-04-23)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-04-23)
instrumental recording of:
I’m Coming Virginia (on 1937-04-23)
lyricist:
Will Marion Cook
composer:
Donald Heywood
2:43
15Sun Showers
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-05-11)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1937-05-11)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1937-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-05-11)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-05-11)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-05-11)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-05-11)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-05-11)
recording of:
Sun Showers (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
3:07
16Yours and Mine
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-05-11)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1937-05-11)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1937-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-05-11)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-05-11)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-05-11)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-05-11)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-05-11)
recording of:
Yours and Mine (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
3:17
17I’ll Get By
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-05-11)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-05-11)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1937-05-11)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1937-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-05-11)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-05-11)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-05-11)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-05-11)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-05-11)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1937-05-11)
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
3:08
18Mean to Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-05-11)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-05-11)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1937-05-11)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1937-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-05-11)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-05-11)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-05-11)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-05-11)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-05-11)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1937-05-11)
recording of:
Mean to Me (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
3:08
19Foolin’ Myself
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)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-01)
recording of:
Foolin’ Myself (on 1937-06-01)
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
publisher:
Chappell Music Co. Inc.
3:01
20Easy Living
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)
recording of:
Easy Living (on 1937-06-01)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1937) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1937)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1937, in 1964)
3:00
5▶CD: Just a Mood
6▶CD: That Old Feeling
7▶CD: Jumpin’ for Joy
8▶CD: Liza
9▶CD: Just for the Blues
10▶CD: Blues Too