Billie Holliday With Lester Young: Lady Day & Prez 1937–1941

~ Release by Billie Holiday & Lester Young (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1This Year’s Kisses
recording of:
This Year’s Kisses
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
3:09
2Without Your Love
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
Without Your Love (1930s jazz/blues song) (on 1937-06-15)
composer:
Johnny Lange and Fred Stryker
2:53
3All of Me
recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Peermusic, Round Hill Songs, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and 日音 Synch事業部
3:03
4Me, Myself and I (Are All in Love With You)
recording of:
Me, Myself and I
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Alvin S. Kaufman
composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
2:38
5I’ll Get By
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-05-11)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1937-05-11)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1937-05-11)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1937-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1937-05-11)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1937-05-11)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1937-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-05-11)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-05-11)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-05-11)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1937-05-11)
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1937-05-11)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
3:10
6Mean to Me
recording of:
Mean to Me
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
3:08
7A Sailboat in the Moonlight
recording of:
Sailboat in the Moonlight
writer:
John Jacob Loeb and Carmen Lombardo
2:54
8I’ll Never Be the Same
recording of:
I’ll Never Be the Same
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
3:04
9Getting Some Fun Out of Life
recording of:
(Getting Some) Fun Out of Life
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
3:05
10The Man I Love
recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
3:06
11Trav’Lin’ All Alone
recording of:
Trav’lin’ All Alone
composer:
J.C. Johnson
2:16
12Time on My Hands
recording of:
Time on My Hands
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell, Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
3:07
13Laughing at Life
recording of:
Laughing at Life
writer:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist), Nick Kenny, Bob Todd and Cornell Todd
2:54
14Back in Your Own Backyard
recording of:
Back in Your Own Back Yard
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)
2:42
15Georgia on My Mind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-03-21)
alto saxophone:
Eddie Barefield (on 1941-03-21) and Leslie Johnakins (on 1941-03-21)
double bass:
Ted Sturgis (on 1941-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1941-03-21)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1941-03-21)
piano:
Eddie Heywood, Jr. (pianist, composer and bandleader) (on 1941-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1941-03-21)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-03-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-03-21)
orchestra:
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (on 1941-03-21)
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1941-03-21)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
arrangement of:
Georgia On My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
3:19
16Let’s Do It
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical) (on 1941-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
2:57
17Foolin’ Myself
recording of:
Foolin’ Myself
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
publisher:
Chappell Music Co. Inc.
3:01
18Easy Living
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-01)
recording of:
Easy Living (on 1937-06-01)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1937) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1937)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1937, in 1964)
3:06
19Say It With a Kiss
recording of:
Say It With a Kiss
writer:
Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:35
20You Can’t Be Mine (And Someone Else’s Too)
2:22
21I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
2:46
22She’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.
2:40
23Romance in the Dark
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-03-21)
alto saxophone:
Eddie Barefield (on 1941-03-21) and Leslie Johnakins (on 1941-03-21)
double bass:
Ted Sturgis (on 1941-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1941-03-21)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1941-03-21)
piano:
Eddie Heywood, Jr. (pianist, composer and bandleader) (on 1941-03-21)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1941-03-21)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1941-03-21)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-03-21)
orchestra:
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (on 1941-03-21)
recording of:
Romance in the Dark (on 1941-03-21)
composer:
Big Bill Broonzy and Bud Green
2:18
24I Must Have That Man!
recording of:
I Must Have That Man
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:54