The Rough Guide to Billie Holiday: Birth of a Legend

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

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Good Morning Heartache
alto saxophone:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1946-01-22)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1946-01-22)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1946-01-22)
guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1946-01-22)
piano:
Joe Springer (on 1946-01-22)
tenor saxophone:
Armand Camgros (on 1946-01-22), Bernie Kaufman (on 1946-01-22) and Hank Ross (on 1946-01-22)
trumpet:
Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1946-01-22) and Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1946-01-22)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1946-01-22)
conductor:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1946-01-22)
recording of:
Good Morning Heartache (on 1946-01-22)
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter)
composer:
Dan Fisher (U.S. songwriter ("Good Morning Heartache"), author, producer) and Irene Higginbotham
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp., Lindabet Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
43:06
A2Now They Call It Swing
recording of:
Now They Call It Swing (on 1938-01-27)
lyricist:
Vaughn De Leath and Walter Hirsch
composer:
Norman Cloutier and Lou Handman
2:56
A3Until the Real Thing Comes Along
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1942-02-10)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1942-02-10)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1942-02-10)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1942-02-10)
guitar:
Eugene Fields (on 1942-02-10)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1942-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Irving “Babe” Russin (on 1942-02-10)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1942-02-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1942-02-10)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
recording of:
Until the Real Thing Comes Along (on 1942-02-10)
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:07
A4My Sweet Hunk o’ Trash
alto saxophone:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1949-09-30) and Johnny Mince (on 1949-09-30)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1949-09-30)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1949-09-30)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1949-09-30)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1949-09-30)
tenor saxophone:
Art Drelinger (on 1949-09-30) and Pat Nizza (on 1949-09-30)
trumpet:
Bernie Privin (on 1949-09-30)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1949-09-30)
recording of:
My Sweet Hunk o’ Trash (on 1949-09-30)
lyricist:
Flournoy E. Miller
composer:
James P. Johnson
3:18
A5As Time Goes By
alto saxophone:
Lem Davis (saxophonist) (on 1944-04-01)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1944-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1944-04-01)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1944-04-01)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-04-01)
trumpet:
Doc Cheatham (on 1944-04-01)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-04-01)
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”) (on 1944-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
3:09
A6My Man
2:59
B1I Loves You Porgy
double bass:
John Levy (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1948-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Denzil Best (on 1948-12-10)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1948-12-10)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1948-12-10)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1948-12-10)
recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1948-12-10)
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”
2:53
B2I 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!)
2:49
B3Swing Brother Swing
recording of:
Swing, Brother, Swing (on 1939-07-05)
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr., Raymond Lewis and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
2:53
B4You Go to My Head
recording of:
You Go to My Head
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
2:50
B5All of Me
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1941)
orchestra:
Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (in 1941)
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., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
2:58
B6I Hear Music
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-09-12)
alto saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1940-09-12) and Don Redman (on 1940-09-12)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1940-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1940-09-12)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1940-09-12)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1940-09-12)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1940-09-12) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1940-09-12)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1940-09-12)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1940-09-12)
recording of:
I Hear Music (Dancing on a Dime) (on 1940-09-12)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Burton Lane
2:39
B7Strange Fruit
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
3:10

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part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1389) (order: 388)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1677573 [info]