The Very Best of the Ladies of Jazz

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Tracklist

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#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 (in 1961)
recording of:
Forbidden Fruit (in 1961)
writer:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
Nina Simone33:50
4Do Your Duty
recording of:
Do Your Duty
writer:
Wesley A. Wilson
Billie Holiday3:17
5Standing on the Corner
Ruth Brown3:13
6I Want to Be Evil
recording of:
I Want to Be Evil (on 1953-03-12)
writer:
Lester Judson and Raymond Taylor (member of the Deuces of Rhythm)
Eartha Kitt33:32
7Don’t Smoke in Bed
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-12-02)
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1947-12-02)
orchestra:
Dave Barbour and His Orchestra (on 1947-12-02)
conductor:
Dave Barbour (on 1947-12-02)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
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 Lee3:09
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 Washington3:20
9I Must Have That Man
cover recording of:
I Must Have That Man
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Ella Fitzgerald2:22
10Practice Makes Perfect
recording of:
Practice Makes Perfect
composer:
Ernest Gold and Don Roberts (Jazz guitarist)
Billie Holiday3:07
11The Other Woman
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1959-10)
producer:
Bob Blake (co-producer of Nina Simone's live 1959 album "At Town Hall") and Jack Gold
bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1959-10)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1959-10)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1959-10)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959-10)
recorded at:
The Town Hall in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-15)
cover recording of:
The Other Woman (in 1959-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Nina Simone4.653:02
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:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Red Cape Songs
part of:
I Dood It (1943)
Sarah Vaughan4:22
14You Satisfy
Dinah Washington2:50
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:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Billie Holiday2:46
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 Vaughan3:38
18Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
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 Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
Kay Starr2:52
20Under the Lowest
live recording of:
Under the Lowest (on 1959-09-12)
composer:
Nina Simone
Nina Simone7:57
2▼CD
#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
recorded at:
The Town Hall in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-12)
compilation of:
Summertime (instrumental) (live, 1959-09-12: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA) by Nina Simone and Summertime (vocal) (live, 1959-09-12: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
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, Inc.), 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)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Nina Simone5:37
5Stormy Weather
Della Reese3:37
6Teardrops From My Eyes
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1950-09)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Herb Abrahmson
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (in 1950-09)
vocals:
Ruth Brown (in 1950-09)
orchestra:
Budd Johnson Orchestra (in 1950-09)
recording of:
Teardrops From My Eyes (in 1950-09)
lyricist and composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc. and Simon House
Ruth Brown2:53
7Oklahoma Blues
Patti Page2:32
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 Holiday2:54
10Stairways to the Stars
cover recording of:
Stairway to the Stars
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Ella Fitzgerald3:18
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 Washington2:54
13Just One of Those Things
cover recording of:
Just One of Those Things
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) 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
cover recording of:
That Was My Heart
writer:
J.C. Johnson and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald3:08
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 Holiday2:57
18I’ll Wait for You
Ruth Brown2:37
19What Do You Know About Love?
recording of:
What Do You Know About Love?
writer:
Mort Goode and Walter Scharf
Della Reese3:10
20My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Eartha Kitt2:59