The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings Volume I

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Annotation

Volume 1 of a three volume limited edition (2500 copies) boxed set compiling the complete recordings of the Commodore label, re-issued by the Mosaic Label.

Annotation last modified on 2020-12-14 00:20 UTC.

Tracklist

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O1Candlelights
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1939-01-18)
Jess Stacy3:12
O2Candlelights No.2
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1939-01-18)
Jess Stacy3:14
O3Complainin'
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1939-01-18)
Jess Stacy2:33
O4Complainin' No.2
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1939-01-18)
Jess Stacy2:57
O5Ain't Goin' Nowhere
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1939-01-18)
Jess Stacy2:41
O6Strange Fruit
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recording of:
Strange Fruit (on 1939-04-20)
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
Billie Holiday3:08
O7Strange Fruit No.2
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recording of:
Strange Fruit (on 1939-04-20)
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
Billie Holiday3:14
P1Yesterdays
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recording of:
Yesterdays (on 1939-04-20)
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
Billie Holiday3:22
P2Yesterdays No.2
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recording of:
Yesterdays (on 1939-04-20)
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
Billie Holiday2:55
P3Fine and Mellow
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recording of:
Fine and Mellow (on 1939-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday3:11
P4I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1939-04-20)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Billie Holiday2:48
P5I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues No.2
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1939-04-20)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Billie Holiday2:48
P6My Thoughts
Stuff Smith and His Orchestra2:50
P7My Blue Heaven
Stuff Smith and His Orchestra3:04
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part of:The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings (number: 1) (order: 1)