The Essence of Billie Holiday

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1If You Were Mine
recording of:
If You Were Mine (from “To Beat the Band”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
3:15
2What a Little Moonlight Can Do
recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do
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.
3:00
3Twenty Four Hours a Day
recording of:
Twenty-Four Hours a Day (on 1935-10-25)
writer:
James F. Hanley and Arthur Swanstrom
3:04
4Summertime
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
2:54
5It's Like Reaching for the Moon
recording of:
It’s Like Reaching for the Moon
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist)
composer:
Gerald Marqusee and Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
3:21
6Let's Call a Heart a Heart
recording of:
Let’s Call a Heart a Heart
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
2:59
7You Let Me Down
recording of:
You Let Me Down
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:55
8That's Life I Guess
recording of:
That’s Life I Guess
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
3:07
9Pennies From Heaven
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-11-19)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1936-11-19)
double bass [string bass]:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1936-11-19)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1936-11-19)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1936-11-19)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1936-11-19)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster
trumpet:
Jonah Jones (on 1936-11-19)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1936-11-19)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1936-11-19)
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven (on 1936-11-19)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
3:14
10The Way You Look Tonight
clarinet:
Vido Musso (on 1936-10-21)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1936-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1936-10-21)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1936-10-21)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1936-10-21)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1936-10-21)
trumpet:
Irving Randolph (on 1936-10-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1936-10-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charly Records (in 1936)
recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”) (on 1936-10-21)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
4.653:01
11Who Loves You?
recording of:
Who Loves You?
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)
composer:
J. Fred Coots
3:14
12These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
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.
3:18
13A Sailboat in the Moonlight2:50
14This Is My Last Affair
3:09
15Me, Myself and I
recording of:
Me, Myself and I
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Alvin S. Kaufman
composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
2:34
16Moanin' Low3:04
17How Could You?
recording of:
How Could You?
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:31
18Yours and Mine
3:16
19Please Keep Me in Your Dreams2:17
20Nice Work If You Can Get It
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1937-11-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
3:09
21I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1937)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
2:54
22Mean to Me3:07
23The Mood That I'm In
recording of:
The Mood That I'm In
writer:
Al Sherman (jazz trombone) and Abner Silver
3:00
24This Year's Kisses
recording of:
This Year’s Kisses
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
3:07
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ASIN:UK: B000I6B00U [info]