Abbey Sings Billie: A Tribute to Billie Holiday

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Annotation

'Made in Austria' on the discs

Annotation last modified on 2022-10-21 17:27 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Vol. I
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1What a Little Moonlight Can Do
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do (in 1987-11)
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
3:19
2I Only Have Eyes for You
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You (in 1987-11)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Inc. (not for release label use!), 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
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
2:52
3Gloomy Sunday
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
Gloomy Sunday (in 1987-11)
lyricist:
Jávor László (Hungarian poet)
composer:
Rezső Seress
translator:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
translated version of:
Szomorú vasárnap
5:09
4Crazy He Calls Me
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
Crazy He Calls Me (in 1987-11)
lyricist:
Sidney Keith Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
Harrison Music Corp., Major Songs, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
4:27
5Strange Fruit
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
Strange Fruit (in 1987-11)
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
6:16
6Lover Man
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
Lover Man (in 1987-11)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
5:42
7These Foolish Things
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (in 1987-11)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
4:41
8I’ll Be Seeing You
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You (in 1987-11)
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1938)
composer:
Sammy Fain (in 1938)
publisher:
Fain Music (ASCAP), New Irving Kahal Music and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
5:20
9Soul Eyes
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
Soul Eyes (in 1987-11)
composer:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist)
publisher:
Prestige Music
10:18
10I’ll Wind
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
Ill Wind (in 1987-11)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
9:03
▼ CD 2: Vol. II
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1Gimme a Pigfoot
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer) (in 1987-11)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher)
7:03
2No More
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
No More (in 1987-11)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Tutti Camarata
7:00
3God Bless the Child
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
God Bless the Child (in 1987-11)
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
5:24
4Don’t Explain
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
Don’t Explain (in 1987-11)
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
6:23
5For Heaven’s Sake
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
For Heaven’s Sake (in 1987-11)
composer:
Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards and Donald Meyer
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc.
5:31
6Please Don’t Talk About Me (When I’m Gone)
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone (in 1987-11)
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Sam H. Stept
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Remick Music Corp.
3:22
7For All We Know
double bass:
Tarik Shah (in 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Mark Johnson (jazz drummer) (in 1987-11)
piano:
James Weidman (in 1987-11)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Vick (in 1987-11)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1987-11)
live cover recording of:
For All We Know (1934 song) (in 1987-11)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1934)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1934)
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated) (ended), Cromwell Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Feist Catalog Inc. (ended), Leo Feist, Inc. (ended), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) (ended), Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc. (ended), John F. Coots Jr. Trust Music, Sis ’n Bro Music Company and Toy Town Tunes, Inc.
5:37