BD Jazz, Volume 4: Billie Holiday (stretched digipak)

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

Tracklist

1CD: Bluesy Billie
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1My Man (Mon homme)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-07-27)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-07-27)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-07-27) and Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1952-07-27)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1952-07-27)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-07-27)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1952-07-27)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1952-07-27)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-07-27)
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics) (on 1952-07-27)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
3.52:40
2Strange Fruit
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1945-02-12)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1945-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Davie Coleman (jazz drummer) (on 1945-02-12)
electric guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1945-02-12)
piano:
Milt Raskin (Milton Raskin) (on 1945-02-12)
tenor saxophone:
Wardell Gray (on 1945-02-12), Illinois Jacquet (on 1945-02-12) and Charlie Ventura (on 1945-02-12)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (on 1945-02-12)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1945-02-12)
recorded at:
Billie Holliday at Philharmonic Auditorium (1945-02-12)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-02-12)
live recording of:
Strange Fruit (on 1945-02-12)
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
2.52:56
3Jim
recording of:
Jim
lyricist:
Nelson Shawn
composer:
Edward Ross and Caesar Petrillo
publisher:
MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
3:09
4Be Fair With Me Baby
guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1951-04-29)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1951-04-29)
saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-04-29)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1951-04-29)
2:41
5Don’t Explain
alto saxophone:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1945-08-14)
baritone saxophone:
Stanley Webb (on 1945-08-14)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1945-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Specs Powell (on 1945-08-14)
guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1945-08-14)
piano:
Sammy Benskin (on 1945-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Armand Camgros (on 1945-08-14) and Hank Ross (on 1945-08-14)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1945-08-14)
viola:
Armand Kaproff (on 1945-08-14)
violin:
Frank Siefield (on 1945-08-14), George Swernoff (on 1945-08-14), Charles Jaffe (on 1945-08-14), Leo Kruczek (on 1945-08-14) and Morris Leftkowitz (on 1945-08-14)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1945-08-14)
conductor:
Bob Haggart (on 1945-08-14)
recording of:
Don’t Explain (on 1945-08-14)
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)
3:25
6Georgia 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 (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
3:10
7The 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)
43:08
8Solitude
recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:19
9Please Tell Me Now
3:16
10Gloomy Sunday
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1941-08-07)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1941-08-07)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1941-08-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-08-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-08-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
Irving “Babe” Russin (on 1941-08-07)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1941-08-07)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-08-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1941, on 1941-08-07)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1941, on 1941-08-07)
recording of:
Gloomy Sunday (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Jávor László (Hungarian poet)
composer:
Rezső Seress
translator:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
translated version of:
Szomorú vasárnap
43:14
11Keeps on a Rainin’
recording of:
Keeps On a‐Rainin’
writer:
Max Kortlander and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
3:19
12As Time Goes By
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
3:17
13Lover Man
recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (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)
3:21
14Am I Blue
cover recording of:
Am I Blue?
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) 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)
2:48
15I Love My Man (Billie’s Blues)
recording of:
Billie’s Blues (on 1944-04-08)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Billie Holiday (until 1936-08-01)
publisher:
Basart Editions
3:10
16God Bless the Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
3:12
17Tell Me More and More
3:09
18I’ll Be Seeing You
recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You
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 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
3:33
19Rocky Mountain Blues
recording of:
Rocky Mountain Blues
lyricist:
Ernest Monroe Tucker
composer:
Frank Haywood (blues vocalist and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
3:13
20Yesterdays
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-07-27)
recording of:
Yesterdays (on 1952-07-27)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
32:51
2CD: Swingin’ Billie

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part of:BD Jazz (number: 4) (order: 4)