Lady Day (1939-1944): The Sixteen Original Commodore Interpretations

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1I'll Get By
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Lem Davis (saxophonist) (on 1944-03-25)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-03-25)
guitar:
Teddy Walters (on 1944-03-25)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-03-25)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-03-25)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1944-03-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-03-25)
arranger:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, United States (on 1944-03-25)
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1944-03-25)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
2:59
2My Old Flame
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Lem Davis (saxophonist) (on 1944-03-25)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-03-25)
guitar:
Teddy Walters (on 1944-03-25)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-03-25)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-03-25)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1944-03-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-03-25)
arranger:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, United States (on 1944-03-25)
recording of:
My Old Flame (on 1944-03-25)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:02
3Embraceable You
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Lem Davis (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-01)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-01)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-01)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-04-01)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1944-04-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-01)
arranger:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, United States (on 1944-04-01)
recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1944-04-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:17
4Billie's Blues (I Love My Man)
producer:
Milt Gabler
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-08)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-08)
arranger:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, United States (on 1944-04-08)
recording of:
Billie’s Blues (on 1944-04-08)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Billie Holiday (until 1936-08-01)
publisher:
Basart Editions
3:09
5I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1939-04-20)
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone and saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-04-20)
double bass:
John 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) and Stan Payne (on 1939-04-20)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio (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!)
2:53
6I Cover the Waterfront
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Lem Davis (saxophonist) (on 1944-03-25)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-03-25)
guitar:
Teddy Walters (on 1944-03-25)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-03-25)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-03-25)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1944-03-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-03-25)
arranger:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, United States (on 1944-03-25)
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1944-03-25)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
43:29
7He's Funny That Way
producer:
Milt Gabler
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-08)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-08)
arranger:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, United States (on 1944-04-08)
recording of:
He's Funny That Way (on 1944-04-08)
writer:
Neil Moret and Richard A. Whiting
3:16
8Yesterdays
producer:
Milt Gabler
double bass:
John 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)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio (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
3:25
9Strange Fruit
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone and saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-04-20)
double bass:
John 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) and Stan Payne (on 1939-04-20)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio (on 1939-04-20)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, National Recording Registry (a list of sound recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States”) (number: 1939, inducted: 2002) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 21)
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
43:11
10On the Sunny Side of the Street
producer:
Milt Gabler
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-08)
drums (drum set):
"Big Sid" Catlett (on 1944-04-08)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-08)
performer:
Eddie Heywood Trio (on 1944-04-08)
arranger:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, United States (on 1944-04-08)
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (on 1944-04-08)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
part of:
American Splendor
3:03
11I'm Yours
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Lem Davis (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-01)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-01)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-01)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-04-01)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1944-04-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-01)
arranger:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, United States (on 1944-04-01)
recording of:
I’m Yours (on 1944-04-01)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
3:16
12Fine and Mellow
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-04-20)
double bass:
John 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) and Stan Payne (on 1939-04-20)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
orchestra:
The Frankie Newton Orchestra (on 1939-04-20)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio (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)
3:17
13Lover Come Back to Me
producer:
Milt Gabler
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-08)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-08)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-08)
arranger:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, United States (on 1944-04-08)
recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (The New Moon) (on 1944-04-08)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
3:21
14I'll Be Seeing You
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Lem Davis (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-01)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-01)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-01)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-04-01)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1944-04-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-01)
arranger:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, United States (on 1944-04-01)
recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You (on 1944-04-01)
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 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (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 (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
3:33
15As Time Goes By
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Lem Davis (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-01)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-01)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-01)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-04-01)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1944-04-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-01)
arranger:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, United States (on 1944-04-01)
cover recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”) (on 1944-04-01)
lyricist, writer 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:
Warner/Chappell Music Taiwan Ltd.
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
3:12
16How Am I to Know
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Lem Davis (saxophonist) (on 1944-03-25)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-03-25)
guitar:
Teddy Walters (on 1944-03-25)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-03-25)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-03-25)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1944-03-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-03-25)
arranger:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, United States (on 1944-03-25)
recording of:
How Am I to Know? (on 1944-03-25)
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Jackie King
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
2:43