The Chronological Classics: Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra 1937-1939

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Trav'lin' All Alone
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-09-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-09-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-09-13)
piano:
Claude Thornhill (on 1937-09-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-09-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-09-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-09-13)
recording of:
Trav’lin’ All Alone (on 1937-09-13)
composer:
J.C. Johnson
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra42:14
2He's Funny That Way
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-09-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-09-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-09-13)
piano:
Claude Thornhill (on 1937-09-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-09-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-09-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-09-13)
recording of:
She’s Funny That Way (on 1937-09-13)
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.
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:40
3Now They Call It Swing
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-01-12)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-01-12)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1938-01-12)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-01-12)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1938-01-12)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-01-12)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-01-12)
recording of:
Now They Call It Swing (on 1938-01-12)
lyricist:
Vaughn De Leath and Walter Hirsch
composer:
Norman Cloutier and Lou Handman
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:00
4On the Sentimental Side
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-01-12)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-01-12)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1938-01-12)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-01-12)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1938-01-12)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-01-12)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-01-12)
recording of:
On the Sentimental Side (on 1938-01-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:05
5Back in Our Own Back Yard
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-01-12)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-01-12)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1938-01-12)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-01-12)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1938-01-12)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-01-12)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-01-12)
recording of:
Back in Your Own Back Yard (on 1938-01-12)
additional lyricist:
Al Jolson
lyricist:
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Dave Dreyer
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:42
6When a Woman Loves a Man
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-01-12)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-01-12)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1938-01-12)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-01-12)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1938-01-12)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-01-12)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-01-12)
recording of:
When a Woman Loves a Man (on 1938-01-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
composer:
Bernie Hanighen (in 1938) and Gordon Jenkins (in 1938)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:26
7You Go to My Head
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1938-05-11)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1938-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1938-05-11)
piano:
Claude Thornhill (on 1938-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-05-11)
trumpet:
Bernard Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-05-11)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-05-11)
recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1938-05-11)
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.
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:55
8The Moon Looks Down and Laughs
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1938-05-11)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1938-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1938-05-11)
piano:
Claude Thornhill (on 1938-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-05-11)
trumpet:
Bernard Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-05-11)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-05-11)
recording of:
The Moon Looks Down and Laughs (on 1938-05-11)
writer:
Bert Kalmar, Herman Ruby and Sid Silvers
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:57
9If I Were You
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1938-05-11)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1938-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1938-05-11)
piano:
Claude Thornhill (on 1938-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-05-11)
trumpet:
Bernard Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-05-11)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-05-11)
recording of:
If I Were You (on 1938-05-11)
lyricist:
Buddy Bernier
composer:
Robert Emmerich (writer "Our Love")
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:25
10Forget It You Can
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1938-05-11)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1938-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1938-05-11)
piano:
Claude Thornhill (on 1938-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-05-11)
trumpet:
Bernard Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-05-11)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-05-11)
recording of:
Forget If You Can (on 1938-05-11)
lyricist:
Jack Manus (lyricist)
writer:
Len Joy and Kay Upham
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:51
11Having Myself a Time
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1938-06-23)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1938-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1938-06-23)
piano:
Claude Thornhill (on 1938-06-23)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-06-23)
trumpet:
Bernard Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-06-23)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-06-23)
recording of:
Havin’ Myself a Time (on 1938-06-23)
writer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:31
12Says My Heart
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1938-06-23)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1938-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1938-06-23)
piano:
Claude Thornhill (on 1938-06-23)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-06-23)
trumpet:
Bernard Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-06-23)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-06-23)
recording of:
Says My Heart (on 1938-06-23)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser (in 1938)
composer:
Burton Lane (in 1938)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:53
13I Wish I Had You
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1938-06-23)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1938-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1938-06-23)
piano:
Claude Thornhill (on 1938-06-23)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-06-23)
trumpet:
Bernard Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-06-23)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-06-23)
recording of:
I Wish I Had You (on 1938-06-23)
writer:
Bud Green, Al Stillman and Claude Thornhill
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:50
14I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1938-06-23)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1938-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1938-06-23)
piano:
Claude Thornhill (on 1938-06-23)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-06-23)
trumpet:
Bernard Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-06-23)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-06-23)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key) (on 1938-06-23)
composer:
Jimmy Eaton (songwriter) and Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:08
15Any Old Time
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-07-24)
recording of:
Any Old Time (Jazz Song - "any old time you want me...") (on 1938-07-24)
composer:
Artie Shaw
publisher:
Lincoln Music Corp
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:12
16The Very Thought of You
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-09-15)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-09-15)
piano:
Margaret Johnson (1930s jazz pianist) (on 1938-09-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-09-15)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-09-15)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-09-15)
recording of:
The Very Thought of You (on 1938-09-15)
lyricist, writer 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)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:46
17I Can't Get Started
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-09-15)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-09-15)
piano:
Margaret Johnson (1930s jazz pianist) (on 1938-09-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-09-15)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-09-15)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-09-15)
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1938-09-15)
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
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:48
18I've Got a Date With a Dream
clarinet:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-09-15)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-09-15)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-09-15)
piano:
Margaret Johnson (1930s jazz pianist) (on 1938-09-15)
trombone:
Dicky Wells (on 1938-09-15)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-09-15)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-09-15)
recording of:
I've Got a Date With a Dream (on 1938-09-15)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:44
19You Can't Be Mine (And Someone Else's Too)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-09-15)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-09-15)
piano:
Margaret Johnson (1930s jazz pianist) (on 1938-09-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-09-15)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-09-15)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-09-15)
recording of:
You Can’t Be Mine (and Somebody Else’s Too) (on 1938-09-15)
writer:
J.C. Johnson and Chick Webb
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:22
20That's All I Ask of You
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-01-20)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-01-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-01-20)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1939-01-20)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1939-01-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-01-20)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:57
21Dream of Life
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-01-20)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-01-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-01-20)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1939-01-20)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1939-01-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-01-20)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:45
22You're Too Lovely to Last
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-03-21)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-03-21)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1939-03-21)
saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-03-21) and Stanley Payne (on 1939-03-21)
trumpet:
Hot Lips Page (on 1939-03-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-03-21)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:50
23Under a Blue Jungle Moon
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-03-21)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-03-21)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1939-03-21)
saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-03-21) and Stanley Payne (on 1939-03-21)
trumpet:
Hot Lips Page (on 1939-03-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-03-21)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:57
24Everything Happens for the Best
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-03-21)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-03-21)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1939-03-21)
saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-03-21) and Stanley Payne (on 1939-03-21)
trumpet:
Hot Lips Page (on 1939-03-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-03-21)
recording of:
Everything Happens for the Best (on 1939-03-21)
writer:
Billie Holiday (in 1939)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:51

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 592) (order: 101)