The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume 8: 1939-1940

~ Release by Billie Holiday (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Them There Eyes
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-07-05)
alto saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-07-05)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-07-05)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1939-07-05)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-07-05)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-07-05) and Stanley Payne (on 1939-07-05)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1939-07-05)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-07-05)
recording of:
Them There Eyes (on 1939-07-05)
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019–present)
2:52
2Swing, Brother, Swing
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-07-05)
alto saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-07-05)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-07-05)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1939-07-05)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-07-05)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-07-05) and Stanley Payne (on 1939-07-05)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1939-07-05)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-07-05)
recording of:
Swing, Brother, Swing (on 1939-07-05)
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr., Raymond Lewis and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
2:58
3Night and Day
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-12-13) and Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-12-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-12-13)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1939-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-12-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-12-13) and Harry Edison (on 1939-12-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-12-13)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1939-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
43:01
4The Man I Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-12-13) and Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-12-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-12-13)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1939-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-12-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-12-13) and Harry Edison (on 1939-12-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-12-13)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (on 1939-12-13)
recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1939-12-13)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
43:07
5You’re Just a No Account
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-12-13) and Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-12-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-12-13)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1939-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-12-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-12-13) and Harry Edison (on 1939-12-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-12-13)
recording of:
You’re Just a No Account (on 1939-12-13)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
2:59
6You’re a Lucky Guy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-12-13) and Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-12-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-12-13)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1939-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-12-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-12-13) and Harry Edison (on 1939-12-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-12-13)
recording of:
You're a Lucky Guy (on 1939-12-13)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
2:46
7Ghost of Yesterday
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-29)
alto saxophone:
Carl Frye (on 1940-02-29) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1940-02-29)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1940-02-29)
drums (drum set):
Hal West (on 1940-02-29)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1940-02-29)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1940-02-29)
tenor saxophone:
Kermit Scott (on 1940-02-29)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-02-29)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-02-29)
recording of:
Ghost of Yesterday (on 1940-02-29)
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
2:40
8Body and Soul
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-29)
alto saxophone:
Carl Frye (on 1940-02-29) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1940-02-29)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1940-02-29)
drums (drum set):
Hal West (on 1940-02-29)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1940-02-29)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1940-02-29)
tenor saxophone:
Kermit Scott (on 1940-02-29)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-02-29)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-02-29)
recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1940-02-29)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:01
9What Is This Going to Get Us?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-29)
alto saxophone:
Carl Frye (on 1940-02-29) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1940-02-29)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1940-02-29)
drums (drum set):
Hal West (on 1940-02-29)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1940-02-29)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1940-02-29)
tenor saxophone:
Kermit Scott (on 1940-02-29)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-02-29)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-02-29)
recording of:
What Is This Going to Get Us? (on 1940-02-29)
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
2:42
10Falling in Love Again (Can’t Help It)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-29)
alto saxophone:
Carl Frye (on 1940-02-29) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1940-02-29)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1940-02-29)
drums (drum set):
Hal West (on 1940-02-29)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1940-02-29)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1940-02-29)
tenor saxophone:
Kermit Scott (on 1940-02-29)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-02-29)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-02-29)
recording of:
Falling in Love Again (Can’t Help It) (on 1940-02-29)
lyricist and composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
translator:
Reginald Connelly and Sammy Lerner
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, BMG Songs, Inc. (in 1930) and Samuel M. Lerner Publications (in 1930)
translated version of:
Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt
2:52
11I’m Pulling Through
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-07)
alto saxophone:
Bill Bowen (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07) and Joe Eldridge (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1940-06-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1940-06-07)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1940-06-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Kermit Scott (on 1940-06-07) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-06-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-06-07)
recording of:
I’m Pulling Through (on 1940-06-07)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
3:11
12Tell Me More and More, and Then Some
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-07)
alto saxophone:
Bill Bowen (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07) and Joe Eldridge (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1940-06-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1940-06-07)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1940-06-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Kermit Scott (on 1940-06-07) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-06-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-06-07)
recording of:
Tell Me More and More and Then Some (on 1940-06-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
3:10
13Laughing at Life
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-07)
alto saxophone:
Bill Bowen (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07) and Joe Eldridge (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1940-06-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1940-06-07)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1940-06-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Kermit Scott (on 1940-06-07) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-06-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-06-07)
recording of:
Laughing at Life (on 1940-06-07)
writer:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist), Nick Kenny, Bob Todd and Cornell Todd
42:56
14Time on My Hands
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-07)
alto saxophone:
Bill Bowen (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07) and Joe Eldridge (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1940-06-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1940-06-07)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1940-06-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Kermit Scott (on 1940-06-07) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-06-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-06-07)
recording of:
Time on My Hands (on 1940-06-07)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
3:06
15I’m All for You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-09-12)
alto saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1940-09-12) and Don Redman (on 1940-09-12)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1940-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1940-09-12)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1940-09-12)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-09-12)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1940-09-12) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1940-09-12)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-09-12)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-09-12)
recording of:
I’m All for You (on 1940-09-12)
writer:
Jerome Jerry Bresler and Lena Wynn
3:11
16I Hear Music
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-09-12)
alto saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1940-09-12) and Don Redman (on 1940-09-12)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1940-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1940-09-12)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1940-09-12)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-09-12)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1940-09-12) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1940-09-12)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-09-12)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-09-12)
recording of:
I Hear Music (Dancing on a Dime) (on 1940-09-12)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Burton Lane
2:42
17The Same Old Story
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-09-12)
alto saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1940-09-12) and Don Redman (on 1940-09-12)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1940-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1940-09-12)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1940-09-12)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-09-12)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1940-09-12) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1940-09-12)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-09-12)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-09-12)
3:13
18Practice Makes Perfect
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-09-12)
alto saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1940-09-12) and Don Redman (on 1940-09-12)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1940-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1940-09-12)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1940-09-12)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-09-12)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1940-09-12) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1940-09-12)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-09-12)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-09-12)
recording of:
Practice Makes Perfect (on 1940-09-12)
composer:
Ernest Gold and Don Roberts (Jazz guitarist)
2:34