BILLIE: The Original Soundtrack

~ Release by Billie Holiday & The Sonhouse All Stars (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

℗ & © «2020 UMG Recordings, Inc.»
℗ «A Verve Records Compilation release; This Compilation»

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(As of 2021-11-27).

  • Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
Annotation last modified on 2021-11-27 23:20 UTC.

Tracklist

▼Digital Media 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Now or Never
vocals:
Billie Holiday
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra
conductor:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
Now or Never
writer:
Billie Holiday and Curtis Lewis
Billie Holiday feat. Sy Oliver & His Orchestra3:18
2God Bless the Child
producer:
Milt Gabler
double bass [upright bass]:
Lou Butterman
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Bob Bain (guitarist)
piano:
Charles LaVere
saxophone:
Dent Eckels
vocals:
Billie Holiday
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
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)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra3:11
3Hoppin’ Around
recording engineer:
Paul-Édouard Laurendeau (engineer/mixer/producer)
mixer:
Werner Pensaert (Belgian engineer, producer & keyboardist)
additional clarinet:
André Donni (Belgian jazz musician)
additional trumpet:
Tim De Jonghe (Belgian trumpeter)
clarinet and saxophone:
Wietse Meys (Belgian reed player)
double bass [bass]:
Sal La Rocca (Belgian bass player)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mimi Verderame (Belgian jazz drummer)
piano:
David Thomaere (Belgian jazz pianist)
trombone:
Jel Jongen (Dutch trombonist)
trumpet:
Jo Hermans (Belgian trumpeter)
arranger:
Wietse Meys (Belgian reed player)
recorded at:
ICP Studios in Brussels, Belgium
The Sonhouse All Stars2:38
4The Blues Are Brewin’
vocals:
Billie Holiday
orchestra:
John Simmons and His Orchestra
recording of:
The Blues Are Brewin’
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Louis Alter
Billie Holiday feat. John Simmons & His Orchestra3:05
5Funeral in New Orleans
recording engineer:
Paul-Édouard Laurendeau (engineer/mixer/producer)
mixer:
Werner Pensaert (Belgian engineer, producer & keyboardist)
additional clarinet:
André Donni (Belgian jazz musician)
additional trumpet:
Tim De Jonghe (Belgian trumpeter)
clarinet and saxophone:
Wietse Meys (Belgian reed player)
double bass [bass]:
Sal La Rocca (Belgian bass player)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mimi Verderame (Belgian jazz drummer)
piano:
David Thomaere (Belgian jazz pianist)
trombone:
Jel Jongen (Dutch trombonist)
trumpet:
Jo Hermans (Belgian trumpeter)
arranger:
Wietse Meys (Belgian reed player)
recorded at:
ICP Studios in Brussels, Belgium
The Sonhouse All Stars2:11
6Fine and Mellow
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Tab Smith
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer)
piano:
Sonny White
trumpet:
Frank Newton
vocals:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
Fine and Mellow
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra3:17
7Strange Fruit
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Tab Smith
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer)
piano:
Sonny White
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Payne
trumpet:
Frank Newton
vocals:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
Strange Fruit
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
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra3:13
8Just One More Chance
producer:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
alto saxophone, clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Romeo Penque
celesta [celeste] and piano:
Hank Jones (piano)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Osie Johnson
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell
harp:
Janet Putman
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland
vocals:
Billie Holiday
arranger:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
recording of:
Just One More Chance
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
Billie Holiday feat. Ray Ellis and His Orchestra3:47
9My Man
producer:
Milt Gabler
double bass [upright bass]:
John Levy
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Denzil Best
guitar:
Mundell Lowe
piano:
Bobby Tucker
vocals:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics)
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
Billie Holiday2:59
10I Only Have Eyes for You
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1952-03-26)
electric guitar:
Barney Kessel
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-03-26)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-03-26)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1952-03-26)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1952-03-26)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-03-26)
recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You (on 1952-03-26)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Inc. (not for release label use!), 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
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
Billie Holiday42:54
11I’ll Never Smile Again
producer:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
alto saxophone, clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Romeo Penque
celesta [celeste] and piano:
Hank Jones (piano)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Osie Johnson
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell
harp:
Janet Putman
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland
vocals:
Billie Holiday
arranger:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pickwick Music (publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
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
Billie Holiday feat. Ray Ellis and His Orchestra3:27
12Don’t Explain (live at Carnegie Hall / 1956)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Chico Hamilton
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell
piano:
Carl Drinkard (pianist) and Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge
vocals:
Billie Holiday
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)
Billie Holiday2:29
13Porgy
producer:
Milt Gabler
double bass [upright bass]:
John Levy
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Denzil Best
guitar:
Mundell Lowe
piano:
Bobby Tucker
vocals:
Billie Holiday
conductor:
Bob Haggart
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”
Billie Holiday2:55