20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billie Holiday

~ Release by Billie Holiday (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Strange 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 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
43:14
2Fine and Mellow
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-04-20, on 1939-04-30)
bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20) and Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-30)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20, on 1939-04-30)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20, on 1939-04-30)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20, on 1939-04-30)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20, on 1939-04-30), Stan Payne (on 1939-04-20) and Stanley Payne (on 1939-04-30)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-04-20, on 1939-04-30)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20, on 1939-04-30)
orchestra:
The Frankie Newton Orchestra (on 1939-04-30)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio (on 1939-04-20, on 1939-04-30)
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)
3:18
3Lover Man
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Jack Cressey (on 1944-10-04) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1944-10-04)
double bass [bass]:
Haig Stephens (on 1944-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1944-10-04)
guitar:
Carl Kress (on 1944-10-04)
piano:
Dave Bowman (jazz pianist) (on 1944-10-04)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Binyon (on 1944-10-04) and Paul Ricci (on 1944-10-04)
trumpet:
Russ Case (US trumpeter & bandleader)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-10-04)
orchestra:
Toots Camarata and His Orchestra (on 1944-10-04)
conductor:
Tutti Camarata
arranger:
Tutti Camarata (on 1944-10-04)
recording of:
Lover Man (on 1944-10-04)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
43:18
4Don’t Explain
recording of:
Don’t Explain
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country-specific information is available)
3:24
5Good Morning Heartache
recording of:
Good Morning Heartache
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter)
composer:
Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp., Lindabet Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
3:09
6T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
recording of:
T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
lyricist:
Porter Grainger
composer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
American Splendor
3:21
7My Man
2:58
8I Loves You Porgy
recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
2:58
9Lady Sings the Blues
recording of:
Lady Sings the Blues
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Herbie Nichols (jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Northern Music Company
3:45
10I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1937)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3:58
11I Cover the Waterfront
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1956-11-10)
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1956-11-10)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (pianist) (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Cohn (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1956-11-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall (1956-11-11) (late show)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-10)
live recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1956-11-10)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
33:51
12God Bless the Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
3:57