Compact Jazz: Billie Holiday

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

Tracklist

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1Nice Work If You Can Get It
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1955-08-23)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1955-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1955-08-23)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1955-08-23)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-08-23)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-08-23)
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1955-08-23)
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)
3:52
2I Hadn't Anyone Till You
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1954-08-25)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1954-08-25)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1954-08-25)
electric guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1954-08-25)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1954-08-25)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1954-08-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-08-25)
recording of:
I Hadn’t Anyone Till You (on 1955-08-25)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
4:06
3Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-08-14)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-08-14)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1956-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1956-08-14)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-08-14)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-08-14)
recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me (on 1956-08-14)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:
Concerto for Cootie
4:16
4I Get a Kick Out of You
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1954-08-25)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1954-08-25)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1954-08-25)
electric guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1954-08-25)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1954-08-25)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1954-09-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-08-25)
recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You (on 1955-08-25)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
5:43
5Gone With the Wind
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1955-08-23)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1955-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1955-08-23)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1955-08-23)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-08-23)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-08-23)
recording of:
Gone With the Wind (on 1955-08-23)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson
composer:
Herb Magidson and Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
3:25
6A Fine Romance
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1954-08-25)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1954-08-25)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1954-08-25)
electric guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1954-08-25)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1954-08-25)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1954-08-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-08-25)
cover recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”) (on 1955-08-25)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
43:35
7Sophisticated Lady
recording of:
Sophisticated Lady (on 1956-08-18)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:51
8Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1955-08-23)
bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1955-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1955-08-23)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1955-08-23)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-08-23)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-08-23)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1955-08-23)
recording of:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone (on 1955-08-23)
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Sam H. Stept
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Remick Music Corp.
44:22
9Prelude to a Kiss
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1955-08-23)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1955-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1955-08-23)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1955-08-23)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-08-23)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-08-23)
recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss (on 1955-08-23)
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
5:37
10I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1955-08-25)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
5:54
11Cheek to Cheek
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-08-14)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-08-14)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1956-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1956-08-14)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-08-14)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-08-14)
recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”) (on 1956-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 nominee)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
3:37
12I Don't Want to Cry Anymore
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Cry Anymore (on 1955-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
Victor Schertzinger
3:57
13Ill Wind
recording of:
Ill Wind (on 1956-08-14)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
6:14

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