Great Divas

~ Release by Anita O’Day / Bessie Smith / Ella Fitzgerald / Ivie Anderson / Dinah Washington (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This has been sold apparently either standalone or as part of a five discs set (5029365720328) (along with other female jazz performers).

Notes

This has been sold apparently either standalone or as part of a five discs set (5029365720328) (along with other female jazz performers).
This is budget stuff bundled without care from public domain repertoire, so... what do you expect from it? Up to you :-)

Annotation last modified on 2020-11-04 22:01 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Traveling Man
Anita O’Day2:53
2I Want a Grown‐Up Man
Anita O’Day2:46
3Boogie Blues
Anita O’Day3:21
4Chickery Chick
Anita O’Day2:54
5Opus 1
Anita O’Day2:55
6Let Me Off Uptown
performer:
Roy Eldridge
recording of:
Let Me Off Uptown
lyricist:
Redd Evans
composer:
Earl Bostic
Anita O’Day3:01
7Just a Little Bit South of North Carolina
Anita O’Day2:40
8Slow Down
Anita O’Day3:10
9Deep in the Blues
Anita O’Day3:17
10Georgia on My Mind
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Anita O’Day2:55
11Bolero at the Savoy
Anita O’Day2:51
12The Walls Keep Talking
Anita O’Day3:11
13Gotta Be Gettin’
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-05-20) and New York, New York, United States (on 1944-09-26)
alto saxophone:
Bob Lively and Boots Mussulli (Italian-American jazz saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Gioga
bass:
Bob Kesterson
bass trombone:
Bart Varsalona
drums (drum set):
Johnny Bock
guitar:
Bob Ahern
piano:
Stan Kenton
tenor saxophone:
Emmett Carls and Stan Getz
trombone:
Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito and Milt Kabak
trumpet:
John Carroll (jazz trumpeter), Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer), Karl George (US jazz trumpeter), Mel Green (trumpeter) and Gene Roland
vocals:
Anita O’Day (on 1944-09-26)
orchestra:
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
Anita O’Day2:46
14‘Murder’ He Says
Anita O’Day3:19
15And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-05-20)
alto saxophone:
Chet Ball (on 1944-05-20) and Eddie Meyers (on 1944-05-20)
baritone saxophone:
Maurice Beeson (on 1944-05-20)
bass:
Gene Englund (bass) (on 1944-05-20)
bass trombone:
Bart Varsalona (on 1944-05-20)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Price (US jazz/R&B drummer & singer) (on 1944-05-20)
guitar:
Bob Ahern (on 1944-05-20)
piano:
Stan Kenton (on 1944-05-20)
tenor saxophone:
Stan Getz (on 1944-05-20) and Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-05-20)
trombone:
Bill Atkinson (on 1944-05-20), George Faye (on 1944-05-20) and Harry Forbes (on 1944-05-20)
trumpet:
John Carroll (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-20), Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer) (on 1944-05-20), Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-20) and Dick Morse (on 1944-05-20)
vocals:
Anita O’Day (on 1944-05-20)
orchestra:
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (on 1944-05-20)
recording of:
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (on 1944-05-20)
lyricist:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
composer:
Stan Kenton and Charles Lawrence
Anita O’Day3:06
16Are You Livin’ Old Man?
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-05-20, on 1944-12-15)
alto saxophone:
Bob Lively and Boots Mussulli (Italian-American jazz saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Gioga
bass:
Bob Kesterson
bass trombone:
Bart Varsalona
drums (drum set):
Jim Falzone
guitar:
Bob Ahern
piano:
Stan Kenton
tenor saxophone:
Emmett Carls and Stan Getz
trombone:
Harry Forbes, Freddie Zito and Milt Kabak
trumpet:
John Carroll (jazz trumpeter), Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer), Karl George (US jazz trumpeter), Mel Green (trumpeter) and Gene Roland
vocals:
Anita O’Day (on 1944-12-15)
orchestra:
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-12-15)
recording of:
Are You Livin’, Old Man? (on 1944-12-15)
writer:
Redd Evans, Irene Higginbotham and Abner Silver
Anita O’Day2:37
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Careless Love
recording of:
Careless Love (on 1925-05-26)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
version of:
Careless Love
Bessie Smith3:25
2J.C. Holmes Blues
Bessie Smith3:03
3I Ain’t Gonna Play Second Fiddle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-05-27)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-05-27)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-05-27)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-05-27)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-05-27)
recording of:
I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (on 1925-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford
Bessie Smith43:20
4He’s Gone Blues
Bessie Smith3:09
5Nobody’s Blues but Mine
Bessie Smith2:50
6Woman’s Trouble Blues
Bessie Smith3:04
7Dying Gambler’s Blues
Bessie Smith2:56
8The St. Louis Blues
Bessie Smith3:09
9Reckless Blues
Bessie Smith3:01
10Sobbin’ Hearted Blues
Bessie Smith3:01
11Cold in Hand Blues
Bessie Smith3:12
12You’ve Been a Good Old Wagon
Bessie Smith3:28
13Cake Walkin’ Babies
Bessie Smith3:09
14The Yellow Dog Blues
Bessie Smith3:01
15Soft Pedal Blues
Bessie Smith3:18
16Dixie Flyer Blues
Bessie Smith3:07
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1If You Ever Should Leave
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-05-24)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-05-24)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-05-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-05-24)
reeds and tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-05-24)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-05-24)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-05-24)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-05-24)
recording of:
If You Should Ever Leave Me (on 1937-05-24)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:13
2Everyone’s Wrong but Me
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-05-24)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-05-24)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-05-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-05-24)
reeds and tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-05-24)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-05-24)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-05-24)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-05-24)
recording of:
Everyone’s Wrong but Me (on 1937-05-24)
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:06
3Deep in the Heart of the South
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-05-24)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-05-24)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-05-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-05-24)
reeds:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-05-24)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-05-24)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-05-24)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-05-24)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:16
4Just a Simple Melody
recording of:
Just a Simple Melody
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
Ella Fitzgerald2:59
5I Got a Guy (Sunshine)
recording of:
I Got a Guy
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
Ella Fitzgerald3:23
6Holiday in Harlem
recording of:
Holiday in Harlem
writer:
Les Reed and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald3:10
7Rock It for Me
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-10-27)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-10-27)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-10-27)
guitar:
Buddy Johnson (on 1937-10-27)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-10-27)
saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-10-27) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-10-27)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-10-27)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1937-10-27) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-10-27)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-10-27), Taft Jordan (on 1937-10-27) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-10-27)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-10-27)
recording of:
Rock It for Me (on 1937-10-27)
writer:
Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) (in 1938) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay) (in 1938)
Ella Fitzgerald3:14
8I Want to Be Happy
cover recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Ella Fitzgerald4:29
9The Dipsy Doodle
cover recording of:
Dipsy Doodle
lyricist and composer:
Larry Clinton (in 1937)
Ella Fitzgerald3:14
10My Last Affair
clarinet and reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1936-11-18)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1936-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1936-11-18)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-11-18)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1936-11-18)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1936-11-18)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1936-11-18)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1936-11-18)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-11-18)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 61419-A)
recording of:
My Last Affair (on 1936-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Haven A. Johnson
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:41
11Organ Grinder’s Swing
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (in 1936)
clarinet and reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1936-11-18)
double bass [bass]:
Beverly Peer (in 1936)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1936-11-18)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-11-18)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (in 1936, on 1936-11-18)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Teddy McRae (on 1936-11-18)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (in 1936)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1936-11-18)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1936, on 1936-11-18)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 61420-A)
recording of:
Organ Grinder’s Swing (on 1936-11-18)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Will Hudson
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:52
12Shine
clarinet:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1936-11-19)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1936-11-19)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1936-11-19)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-11-19)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1936-11-19)
reeds:
Teddy McRae (on 1936-11-19)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1936-11-19)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1936-11-19)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-11-19)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 61421-A)
recording of:
Shine (on 1936-11-19)
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1910) and Cecil Mack (in 1910)
composer:
Ford Dabney (, in 1910)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:53
13Darktown Strutters’ Ball
clarinet:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1936-11-19)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1936-11-19)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1936-11-19)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-11-19)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1936-11-19)
reeds:
Teddy McRae (on 1936-11-19)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1936-11-19)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1936-11-19)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-11-19)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 61422-B)
recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball (on 1936-11-19)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:07
14Take Another Guess
cover recording of:
Oh Yes, Take Another Guess
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter)
writer:
Murray Mencher and Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Ella Fitzgerald2:44
15Big Boy Blue
clarinet:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-01-14)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-01-14)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-01-14)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-01-14)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-01-14)
reeds:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-01-14)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-01-14)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-01-14)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-01-14) and The Mills Brothers (on 1937-01-14)
recording of:
Big Boy Blue (on 1937-01-14)
writer:
Dan Howell, Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
Ella Fitzgerald2:45
16Dedicated to You
cover recording of:
Dedicated to You
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and Hy Zaret
Ella Fitzgerald3:12
17You Showed Me the Way
recording of:
You Showed Me the Way
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer), Bud Green, Teddy McRae and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald3:07
18Crying Mood
recording of:
Cryin’ Mood
writer:
Andy Razaf and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald2:36
19Love Is the Thing, So They Say
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
So They Say
writer:
Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay)
Ella Fitzgerald2:50
20All Over Nothing at All
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-05-24)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-05-24)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-05-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-05-24)
reeds and tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-05-24)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-05-24)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-05-24)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-05-24)
recording of:
All or Nothing at All (on 1937-05-24)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:39
▼ CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1There’s a Lull in My Life
Ivie Anderson2:59
2All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm
Ivie Anderson2:26
3Alabamy Home
Ivie Anderson2:42
4I’m Checkin’ Out, Goo’em Bye
Ivie Anderson2:26
5Killin’ Myself
Ivie Anderson2:26
6Me and You
Ivie Anderson2:53
7I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
Ivie Anderson3:17
8Chocolate Shake
Ivie Anderson2:51
9Jump for Joy
Ivie Anderson2:54
10Rocks in My Bed
Ivie Anderson3:05
11Hayfoot, Strawfoot
Ivie Anderson2:32
12It Don’t Mean a Thing
Ivie Anderson3:10
13I’ve Got the World on a String
Ivie Anderson3:17
14My Old Flame
Ivie Anderson3:21
15Troubled Waters
Ivie Anderson3:27
16Truckin’
Ivie Anderson2:57
17Cotton
Ivie Anderson3:06
18Isn’t Love the Strangest Thing
Ivie Anderson3:08
19Oh Babe! Maybe Someday
Ivie Anderson2:51
20Shoe Shine Boy
Ivie Anderson3:15
21It Was a Sad Night in Harlem
Ivie Anderson3:06
22I’ve Got to Be a Rug Cutter
recording of:
I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Ivie Anderson2:35
▼ CD 5
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1All or Nothing Blues
Dinah Washington2:50
2Beggin’ Mama Blues
alto saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (in 1945-12)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (in 1945-12)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (in 1945-12)
piano:
Wilbert Baranco (40s west coast jazz bandleader and producer) (in 1945-12)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (in 1945-12)
trumpet:
Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1945-12)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1945-12)
recording of:
Beggin' Mama Blues
writer:
Wilbert Baranco (40s west coast jazz bandleader and producer) and Charles Mingus
Dinah Washington2:52
3You Can Depend on Me
cover recording of:
You Can Depend on Me
composer:
Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
Dinah Washington2:41
4Embraceable You
cover recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Dinah Washington2:53
5Westside Baby
Dinah Washington2:59
6Stairway to the Stars
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1947)
orchestra:
Chubby Jackson and his Orchestra
cover recording of:
Stairway to the Stars
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Dinah Washington2:59
7I Want to Be Loved
cover recording of:
I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)
lyricist and composer:
William “Pat” Best
Dinah Washington2:51
8Since I Feel for You
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1947)
cover recording of:
Since I Fell for You
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Johnson (in 1945)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (ended) and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
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 (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
Dinah Washington2:38
9Am I Asking Too Much
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1947)
Dinah Washington2:48
10I Can’t Get Started With You
cover recording of:
I Can’t Get Started
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
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 (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
Dinah Washington2:45
11That’s Why a Woman Loves a Heel
Dinah Washington2:51
12Oo Wee Walkie Talkie
Dinah Washington2:39
13I Love You, Yes I Do
cover recording of:
I Love You, Yes I Do
lyricist and composer:
Henry Glover and Sally Nix
Dinah Washington2:37
14I Want to Cry
recording of:
I Want to Cry
lyricist:
Lille Randall
composer:
Harry Pirone
Dinah Washington3:06
15What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry
cover recording of:
What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry?
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1926) and Abe Lyman (in 1926)
Dinah Washington2:36
16It’s Funny
Dinah Washington2:35
17Why Can’t You Behave
Dinah Washington2:46
18Resolution Blues
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1949)
recording of:
Resolution Blues
writer:
Leonard Swain and Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington3:14