Sometimes I’m Happy

~ Recording by Billie Holiday with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Sometimes I’m Happy2:50Billie Holiday with Ray Ellis and His OrchestraLast RecordingBillie Holiday with Ray Ellis and His OrchestraAlbum
MGM RecordsE3764
1.2Sometimes I’m Happy2:50Billie Holiday with Ray Ellis and His OrchestraLast RecordingBillie Holiday with Ray Ellis and His OrchestraAlbum
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)835 370-2
10.20Sometimes I’m Happy2:49Billie HolidayThe Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945–1959Billie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1993-03-09
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)517 658-2
6.11Sometimes I’m Happy2:50Billie HolidayThe Complete Verve Studio Master TakesBillie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-12-13
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)B0004291-02
2.2Sometimes I’m Happy2:50Billie HolidayLady in Satin (two album release: Lady in Satin / Last Recording)Billie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-12-06
Not Now MusicNOT2CD383
15.15Sometimes I’m Happy2:49Billie Holiday with Ray Ellis and His OrchestraThe Complete Masters 1933–1959Billie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2011-11-21
Universal Music Classics & Jazz France533 614-4
1.2Sometimes I’m Happy2:50Billie Holiday with Ray Ellis and His OrchestraLast RecordingBillie Holiday with Ray Ellis and His OrchestraAlbum
Verve Reissues
2.2Sometimes I'm Happy2:51Billie Holiday with Ray Ellis and His OrchestraThe Last AlbumsBillie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
Essential Jazz ClassicsEJC55705
10.20Sometimes I’m Happy2:46Billie HolidayThe Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945–1959Billie HolidayAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2018-08-17
Verve Reissues
1.2Sometimes I’m Happy2:48Billie HolidayBillie Holiday With Ray Ellis and His OrchestraBillie HolidayAlbum
  • XW2020-04-17
Verve Reissues

Relationships

alto saxophone:Gene Quill (on 1959-03-04)
double bass:Milt Hinton (on 1959-03-04)
drums (drum set):Osie Johnson (on 1959-03-04)
guitar:Barry Galbraith (on 1959-03-04)
piano:Hank Jones (piano) (on 1959-03-04)
trombone:Jimmy Cleveland (on 1959-03-04)
trumpet:Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1959-03-04)
conductor:Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor) (on 1959-03-04)
recording of:Sometimes I’m Happy (on 1959-03-04)

Related works

Sometimes I’m Happy

lyricist:Vincent Youmans
composer:Irving Caesar
publisher:Harms, Inc.
part of:Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)