100 Years of Lady Day

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

Annotation

A Collection of 15 Billie Holiday albums on 10 CDs.
The albums are distributed over the 10 CDs as follows:
CD 1:
1-8: Billie and Stan
9-16: Billie Holiday Sings
CD 2:
1-8: An Evening With Billie Holiday
9-16: Billie Holiday at Jazz at the Philharmonic
CD 3:
1-8: Music for Torching
9-16: Velvet Mood
CD 4:
1-12: A Recital By Billie Holiday
13-24: Lady Sings the Blues
CD 5:
1-15: Jazz Recitals
16-21: Songs for Distingué Lovers
CD 6: Body and Soul
CD 7: Lady in Satin
CD 8: The Blues Are Brewin'
CD 9: Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport
CD 10: Stay With Me

Annotation last modified on 2023-03-08 18:52 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Billie and Stan + Billie Holiday Sings
2▶CD: An Evening With Billie Holiday + Billie Holiday at Jazz at the Philharmonics
3▼CD: Music for Torching + Velvet Mood
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1I Had to Be You
recording of:
It Had to Be You (on 1955-08-23)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
Billie Holiday, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Benny Carter, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons54:03
2Come Rain or Come Shine
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-08-25)
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1955-08-25)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1955-08-25)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1955-08-25)
electric guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1955-08-25)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-08-25)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-08-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1955-08-25)
recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine (on 1955-08-25)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
Billie Holiday, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Benny Carter, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons44:24
3I Don’t Want to Cry Anymore
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Cry Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Victor Schertzinger
Billie Holiday, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Benny Carter, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons3:55
4I Don’t Sand a Ghost of a Chance With You
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1955-08-23)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1955-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1955-08-23)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1955-08-23)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-08-23)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-08-23)
recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (on 1955-08-23)
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
Billie Holiday, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Benny Carter, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons44:29
5A Fine Romance
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1954-08-25)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1954-08-25)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1954-08-25)
electric guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1954-08-25)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1954-08-25)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1954-08-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-08-25)
cover recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”) (on 1955-08-25)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Billie Holiday, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Benny Carter, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons43:35
6Gone with the Wind
recording of:
Gone With the Wind
lyricist:
Herb Magidson
composer:
Herb Magidson and Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
Billie Holiday, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Benny Carter, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons3:26
7I Get a Kick Out of You
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1955-08-25)
recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You (on 1955-08-25)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
Billie Holiday, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Benny Carter, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons3.655:42
8Isn’t This a Lovely Day?
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1955-08-25)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1955-08-25)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1955-08-25)
electric guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1955-08-25)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-08-25)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-08-25)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1955-08-25)
recording of:
Isn’t This a Lovely Day? (from “Top Hat”) (on 1955-08-25)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Billie Holiday, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Benny Carter, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons44:16
9Prelude to a Kiss
recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons5:35
10When Your Lover Has Gone
recording of:
When Your Lover Has Gone
lyricist and composer:
Einar Aaron Swan
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons4:59
11Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
recording of:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Sam H. Stept
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Remick Music Corp.
Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons4:21
12Nice Work If You Can Get It
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1955-08-23)
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1955-08-23)
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)
Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons53:51
13I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons45:53
14What’s New?
recording of:
What’s New? (on 1955-08-25)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Bob Haggart
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons34:18
15I Hadn’t Anyone Till You
recording of:
I Hadn’t Anyone Till You (on 1955-08-25)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons44:03
16Everything I Have Is Yours
recording of:
Everything I Have Is Yours
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Burton Lane
Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Larry Bunker, John Simmons4:33
4▶CD: A Recital By Billie Holiday + Lady Sings the Blues
5▶CD: Jazz Recital + Songs for Distingué Lovers
6▶CD: Body and Soul
7▶CD: Lady in Satin
8▶CD: The Blues Are Brewin’
9▶CD: Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport
10▶CD: Stay With Me

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7528401 [info]

Release group

part of:10 CD Collection (order: 6)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1757294 [info]