The Voice of Jazz: The Complete Recordings 1933-1940

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8cd box set

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Tracklist

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1You’re Too Lovely to Last
2:51
2You’re Too Lovely to Last
2:58
3Under a Blue Jungle Moon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-03-21)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-03-21)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-03-21)
piano:
Kenny Kersey (on 1939-03-21)
saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-03-21) and Stanley Payne (on 1939-03-21)
trumpet:
Hot Lips Page (on 1939-03-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-03-21)
3:00
4Under a Blue Jungle Moon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-03-21)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-03-21)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-03-21)
piano:
Kenny Kersey (on 1939-03-21)
saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-03-21) and Stanley Payne (on 1939-03-21)
trumpet:
Hot Lips Page (on 1939-03-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-03-21)
2:57
5Everything Happens for the Best
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-03-21)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-03-21)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-03-21)
piano:
Kenny Kersey (on 1939-03-21)
saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-03-21) and Stanley Payne (on 1939-03-21)
trumpet:
Hot Lips Page (on 1939-03-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-03-21)
recording of:
Everything Happens for the Best (on 1939-03-21)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday (in 1939)
composer:
Billie Holiday
2:52
6Why Did I Always Depend on You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-03-21)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-03-21)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-03-21)
piano:
Kenny Kersey (on 1939-03-21)
saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-03-21) and Stanley Payne (on 1939-03-21)
trumpet:
Hot Lips Page (on 1939-03-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-03-21)
recording of:
Why Did I Always Depend on You? (on 1939-03-21)
writer:
Teddy McRae
2:34
7Long Gone Blues
recording of:
Long Gone Blues
writer:
Billie Holiday
3:09
8Strange Fruit
recording of:
Strange Fruit
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
3:17
9Strange Fruit
recording of:
Strange Fruit
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
3:11
10Yesterdays
recording of:
Yesterdays
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
3:24
11Yesterdays
recording of:
Yesterdays
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
2:58
12Fine and Mellow
orchestra:
Mal Waldron All-Stars
recording of:
Fine and Mellow
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
3:15
13I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
2:50
14I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
2:52
15Some Other Spring
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (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)
saxophone:
Tab Smith (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:
Some Other Spring (on 1939-07-05)
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
3:03
16Our Love Is Different
3:16
17Them There Eyes
recording of:
Them There Eyes
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)
2:51
18Swing Brother Swing
recording of:
Swing, Brother, Swing
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr., Raymond Lewis and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
2:58
19Night 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
43:02
20Night 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
42:58
21The Man I Love
recording of:
The Man I Love
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)
3:07
22You’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
23You’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
2:43
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part of:Prix du jazz vocal de l’Académie du Jazz (number: 1992) (order: 14)