Billie’s Blues

~ Release by Billie Holiday (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Announcement by Leonard Feather
0:29
2Blue Moon
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1954-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Elaine Leighton (on 1954-01-05)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (pianist) (on 1954-01-05)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-01-05)
live recording of:
Blue Moon (on 1954-01-05)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions (SABAM)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
2:15
3All of Me
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1954-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Elaine Leighton (on 1954-01-05)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (pianist) (on 1954-01-05)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-01-05)
live recording of:
All of Me (on 1954-01-05)
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)
1:43
4My Man
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1954-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Elaine Leighton (on 1954-01-05)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (pianist) (on 1954-01-05)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-01-05)
live recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics) (on 1954-01-05)
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
2:51
5Them There Eyes
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1954-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Elaine Leighton (on 1954-01-05)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (pianist) (on 1954-01-05)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-01-05)
live recording of:
Them There Eyes (on 1954-01-05)
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019–present)
1:40
6I Cried for You
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1954-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Elaine Leighton (on 1954-01-05)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (pianist) (on 1954-01-05)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-01-05)
live recording of:
I Cried for You (on 1954-01-05)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Abe Lyman
publisher:
Arthur Freed Music, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
3:23
7What a Little Moonlight Can Do
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1954-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Elaine Leighton (on 1954-01-05)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (pianist) (on 1954-01-05)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-01-05)
live recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do (on 1954-01-05)
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
2:46
8I Cover the Waterfront
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1954-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Elaine Leighton (on 1954-01-05)
piano:
Carl Drinkard (pianist) (on 1954-01-05)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-01-05)
live recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1954-01-05)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
3:32
9Billie’s Blues
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-01-05)
live recording of:
Billie’s Blues (on 1954-01-05)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Billie Holiday (until 1936-08-01)
publisher:
Basart Editions
11:36
10Lover, Come Back to Me
clarinet:
Buddy DeFranco (on 1954-01-05)
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1954-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Elaine Leighton (on 1954-01-05)
guitar:
Jimmy Raney (on 1954-01-05)
piano:
Sonny Clark (on 1954-01-05)
vibraphone:
Red Norvo (on 1954-01-05)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-01-05)
live recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon") (on 1954-01-05)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
6:40
11Blue Turning Grey Over You
clarinet:
Buddy DeFranco (on 1954-01-05)
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1954-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Elaine Leighton (on 1954-01-05)
guitar:
Jimmy Raney (on 1954-01-05)
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1954-01-05)
vibraphone:
Red Norvo (on 1954-01-05)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1954-01-05)
live recording of:
Blue, Turning Grey Over You (on 1954-01-05)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Thomas Waller (Fats Waller)
2:02
12Be Fair With Me Baby
guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1951-04-29)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1951-04-29)
saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-04-29)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1951-04-29)
2:37
13Rocky Mountain Blues
guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1951-04-29)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1951-04-29)
saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-04-29)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1951-04-29)
3:05
14Detour Ahead
guitar:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (on 1951-04-29)
piano:
Bobby Tucker (on 1951-04-29)
saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-04-29)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1951-04-29)
recording of:
Detour Ahead (on 1951-04-29)
composer:
Lou Carter (in 1947), Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (in 1947) and Johnny Frigo (US jazz musician) (in 1947)
publisher:
Woodrow Music
3:04
15Trav’lin’ Light
banjo:
Mike Pingitore (on 1942-06-12)
double bass:
Arthur "Artie" Shapiro (on 1942-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Willie Rodriguez (Latin jazz drummer and percussionist) (on 1942-06-12)
piano:
Buddy Weed (on 1942-06-12)
saxophone:
Danny d'Andrea (on 1942-06-12), Lenny Hartman (on 1942-06-12) and Alvy West (on 1942-06-12)
trombone:
Skip Layton (on 1942-06-12) and Murray McEachern (on 1942-06-12)
trumpet:
Monty Kelly (on 1942-06-12), Larry Neill (on 1942-06-12) and Don Waddilove (on 1942-06-12)
lead vocals:
Lady Day (on 1942-06-12)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (on 1942-06-12)
recording of:
Trav’lin’ Light (on 1942-06-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Jimmy Mundy (in 1942) and Trummy Young (in 1942)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Commander Publishing, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:17

Credits

Release

liner notes:Leonard Feather
engineer:Ron McMaster (US mastering & cutting engineer)
producer:Michael Cuscuna
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3505663 [info]
ASIN:US: B000005H65 [info]