Ladies of Jazz

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Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lilac Wine
Eartha Kitt3:45
2Sophisticated Lady
cover recording of:
Sophisticated Lady
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Sarah Vaughan3:47
3Forbidden Fruit
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
recording of:
Forbidden Fruit (in 1961)
writer:
Oscar Brown Jr.
Nina Simone33:50
4Do Your Duty
recording of:
Do Your Duty
writer:
Wesley A. Wilson
Billie Holiday3:17
5Standing on the Corner
Ruth Brown3:12
6I Want to Be Evil
Eartha Kitt3:31
7Don't Smoke in Bed
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1947-12-02)
orchestra:
Dave Barbour and His Orchestra (on 1947-12-02)
recording of:
Don’t Smoke in Bed (on 1947-12-02)
lyricist and composer:
Willard Robison
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and Oriole Music Corp.
Peggy Lee3:08
8Time out for Tears
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1950-09-01)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (on 1950-09-01)
cover recording of:
Time Out for Tears (on 1950-09-01)
writer:
Irving Berman and Abe Schiff
Dinah Washington3:19
9I Must Have That Man
Ella Fitzgerald2:22
10Practice Makes Perfect
recording of:
Practice Makes Perfect
composer:
Ernest Gold and Don Roberts (Jazz guitarist)
Billie Holiday3:06
11The Other Woman
producer:
Bob Blake (co-producer of Nina Simone's live 1959 album "At Town Hall") and Jack Gold
bass:
Jimmy Bond
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
cover recording of:
The Other Woman
writer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Nina Simone43:01
12Baby Don't Be Mad at Me
Peggy Lee2:24
13Star Eyes
cover recording of:
Star Eyes
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
Red Cape Songs
Sarah Vaughan4:22
14You Satisfy
Dinah Washington2:49
15I'm the Lonesomest Gal in Town
recording of:
I’m the Lonesomest Gal in Town
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Albert Von Tilzer
Kay Starr2:09
16Body & Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Billie Holiday2:45
17Round Midnight
cover recording of:
’Round Midnight
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
Sarah Vaughan3:37
18Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me
recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:
Concerto for Cootie
Patti Page3:29
19Love Me or Leave Me
recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Company (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
Kay Starr2:51
20Inder the Lowest
recording of:
Under the Lowest
composer:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
Nina Simone7:56
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sinner or Saint
Sarah Vaughan3:00
2It Isn't Fair
cover recording of:
It Isn’t Fair
writer:
Richard Himber, Sylvester Sprigato and Frank Warshauer
Dinah Washington3:02
3Let's Do It
Eartha Kitt3:05
4Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
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 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)
lyrics quoted on:
Doin’ Time
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Nina Simone5:36
5Stormy Weather
Della Reese3:37
6Teardrops from My Eyes
Ruth Brown2:52
7Oklahoma Blues
Patti Page2:31
8River River
Peggy Lee3:12
9On the Sentimental Side
recording of:
On the Sentimental Side
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
Billie Holiday2:53
10Stairways to the Stars
Ella Fitzgerald3:17
11I Love the Guy
Sarah Vaughan2:34
12I Wanna Be Loved
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Loved
lyricist:
Edward Heyman and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1932)
Dinah Washington2:53
13Just One of These Things
cover recording of:
Just One of Those Things
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
Peggy Lee2:59
14Exactly Like You
Patti Page2:52
15Sweet Lorraine
Kay Starr2:37
16That Was My Heart
Ella Fitzgerald3:07
17I'm in a Low Down Groove
recording of:
I'm in a Low Down Groove
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
Billie Holiday2:56
18I'll Wait for You
Ruth Brown2:36
19What Do You Know About Love?
recording of:
What Do You Know About Love?
writer:
Mort Goode and Walter Scharf
Della Reese3:09
20My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Eartha Kitt2:59