Contained here are some of the most important recordings by the great Billie Holiday (1915-1959), considered by many to be the best jazz singer of all time. This set’s first CD compiles a selection of Billie’s incredible ballad performances, while the second is devoted to her medium and up-tempo numbers. CD3 features the singer’s studio versions of her own compositions. Four songs from a series of sessions presenting Billie backed by Ben Webster and Harry “Sweets” Edison (also represented on the first two discs) have been added as a bonus. BILLIE HOLIDAY, vocals On all tracks, plus: Collective personnel: Harry “Sweets” Edison, Charlie Shavers, Roy Eldridge (tp), Ben Webster, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins (ts), Willie Smith, Benny Carter (as), Tony Scott (cl), Teddy Wilson, Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly (p), Kenny Burrell, Barney Kessel (g), Red Mitchell, Ray Brown (b), Chico Hamilton, Alvin Stoller (d). Orchestras conducted by Ray Ellis, Toots Camarata & Sy Oliver, among others. Recorded in Los Angeles & New York between 1939 & 1959. Artist Holiday Billie Enheter i förpackning 3 st Label New Contine Lev. Artnr. 648062 Leverantör Bertus Media CD Releasedatum 2019-09-13 Spår 1. Strange Fruit [verve Version] 2. P.S. I Love You 3. We’ll Be Together Again 4. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was 5. Trav’lin’ Light 6. Good Morning[komma] Heartache 7. Body And Soul 8. These Foolish Things 9. Willow Weep For Me 10. Ill Wind 11. Come Rain Or Come Shine 12. I’m A Fool To Want You 13. Gloomy Sunday 14. Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me 15. I Thought About You 16. All The Way 17. I Loves You Porgy 18. I’ll Be Seeing You 19. Lover Man 20. Strange Fruit [commodore Version] 21. What A Little Moonlight Can Do 22. A Foggy Day 23. Ain’t Misbehavin’ 24. Just One Of Those Things 25. All Of Me 26. Too Marvelous For Words 27. Lover Come Back To Me 28. They Can’t Take That Away From Me 29. Love Me Or Leave Me 30. Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off 31. Them There Eyes 32. On The Sunny Side Of The Street 33. Stars Fell On Alabama 34. One For My Baby 35. I Wished On The Moon 36. Gee Baby[komma] Ain’t I Good To You 37. How Deep Is The Ocean? 38. I Hear Music 39. Day In[komma] Day Out 40. Swing[komma] Brother[komma] Swing 41. Billie’s Blues [1936 Columbia Version] 42. Everything Happens For The Best 43. Long Gone Blues 44. Our Love Is Different 45. Tell Me More 46. God Bless The Child [1941 Columbia Version] 47. Fine And Mellow [1939 Commodore Version] 48. Billie’s Blues (I Love My Man)[1944 Commodore Version] 49. Don’t Explain [1945 Decca Version] 50. Now Or Never [1949 Decca Version] 51. Somebody’s On My Mind 52. God Bless The Child [1950 Decca Version] 53. Stormy Blues 54. Lady Sings The Blues 55. God Bless The Child [1956 Verve Version] 56. Fine And Mellow [1957 Columbia Version] 57. Love Is Here To Stay 58. Embraceable You 59. Darn That Dream 60. But Not For Me Streckkod 8436569194584
