The Complete Masters 1933–1959

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

Tracklist

▶CD 1: 1933–1936
▶CD 2: 1936–1937
▶CD 3: 1937
▼CD 4: 1937–1938
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1Getting Some Fun Out of Life
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-09-13)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-09-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-09-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-09-13)
piano:
Freddie Green (on 1937-09-13) and Claude Thornhill (on 1937-09-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-09-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-09-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-09-13)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (on 1937-09-13)
recording of:
(Getting Some) Fun Out of Life (on 1937-09-13)
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:04
2Who Wants Love?
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-09-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-09-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-09-13)
piano:
Claude Thornhill (on 1937-09-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-09-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-09-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-09-13)
recording of:
Who Wants Love? (on 1937-09-13)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Franz Waxman
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:35
3Travellin’ All Alone
recording of:
Trav’lin’ All Alone (on 1937-09-13)
composer:
J.C. Johnson
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:16
4(I Got a Man, Crazy for Me) He’s Funny That Way
recording of:
She’s Funny That Way
lyricist:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1928)
composer:
Neil Moret (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI April Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:41
5Nice 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)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:10
6Things Are Looking Up
recording of:
Things Are Looking Up (A Damsel in Distress) (on 1937-01-11)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:22
7My Man
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics) (on 1937-11-01)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:04
8Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat) (on 1937-11-01)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:17
9My First Impression of You
recording of:
My First Impression of You (on 1938-01-06)
writer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:50
10When You’re Smiling
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-01-06)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-01-06)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1938-01-06)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-01-06)
tenor trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1938-01-06)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-01-06)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-01-06)
recording of:
When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) (on 1938-01-06)
lyricist:
Mark Fisher (early 20th century songwriter) and Joe Goodwin
composer:
Larry Shay
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:52
11I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me (on 1938-01-06)
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra42:52
12If Dreams Come True
recording of:
If Dreams Come True (on 1938-01-06)
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Edgar M. Sampson and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:06
13Now They Call It Swing
recording of:
Now They Call It Swing (on 1938-01-12)
lyricist:
Vaughn De Leath and Walter Hirsch
composer:
Norman Cloutier and Lou Handman
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:01
14On the Sentimental Side
recording of:
On the Sentimental Side (on 1938-01-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:06
15Back on Your Own Backyard
recording of:
Back in Your Own Back Yard (on 1938-01-12)
additional lyricist:
Al Jolson
lyricist:
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Dave Dreyer
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:42
16When a Man Loves a Woman
recording of:
When a Woman Loves a Man (on 1938-01-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
composer:
Bernie Hanighen (in 1938) and Gordon Jenkins (in 1938)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:26
17You Go to My Head
recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1938-05-11)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:56
18The Moon Looks Down and Laughs
recording of:
The Moon Looks Down and Laughs (on 1938-05-11)
writer:
Bert Kalmar, Herman Ruby and Sid Silvers
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:57
19If I Were You
recording of:
If I Were You (on 1938-05-11)
lyricist:
Buddy Bernier
composer:
Robert Emmerich (writer "Our Love")
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:26
20Forget If You Can
recording of:
Forget If You Can (on 1938-05-11)
lyricist:
Jack Manus (lyricist)
writer:
Len Joy and Kay Upham
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:50
21Having Myself a Time
recording of:
Havin’ Myself a Time (on 1938-06-23)
writer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:31
22Says My Heart
recording of:
Says My Heart (on 1938-06-23)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser (in 1938)
composer:
Burton Lane (in 1938)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:51
23I Wish I Had You
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1938-06-23)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1938-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1938-06-23)
piano:
Claude Thornhill (on 1938-06-23)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-06-23)
trumpet:
Bernard Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-06-23)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-06-23)
recording of:
I Wish I Had You (on 1938-06-23)
writer:
Bud Green, Al Stillman and Claude Thornhill
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:51
24I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1938-06-23)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1938-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1938-06-23)
piano:
Claude Thornhill (on 1938-06-23)
tenor saxophone:
Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1938-06-23)
trumpet:
Bernard Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-06-23)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1938-06-23)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key) (on 1938-06-23)
composer:
Jimmy Eaton (songwriter) and Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:08
▶CD 5: 1938–1939
▶CD 6: 1939–1940
▶CD 7: 1940–1942
▶CD 8: 1944–1946
▶CD 9: 1946–1949
▶CD 10: 1949–1952
▶CD 11: 1952–1955
▶CD 12: 1955–1956
▶CD 13: 1956–1957
▶CD 14: 1957-1958
▶CD 15: 1958–1959