Empik Jazz Club: The Very Best of Billie Holiday

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Billie Holiday the Very Best of 1
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1April in Paris
recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:05
2Cheek to Cheek
recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
The 8th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
3:37
3Ain’t Misbehavin’
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
4:41
4Body and Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Johnny 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 (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
6:23
5God Bless the Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
4:00
6Lady Sings the Blues
recording of:
Lady Sings the Blues
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Herbie Nichols (jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Northern Music Company
3:46
7Strange 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
3:04
8Sophisticated Lady
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-08-18)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-08-18)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1956-08-18)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1956-08-18)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-08-18)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1956-08-18)
recording of:
Sophisticated Lady (on 1956-08-18)
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)
4:51
9Moonlight in Vermont
recording of:
Moonlight in Vermont
lyricist:
John Blackburn (songwriter)
composer:
Karl Suessdorf
publisher:
Johnny R. Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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 (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
3:50
10Stormy Weather
recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
3:43
11Embraceable You
recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
6:48
12We’ll Be Together Again
recording of:
We’ll Be Together Again
lyricist:
Frankie Laine
composer:
Carl T. Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Cares Music, Cares Music Company, EDM Music, Fischer-Carey Music Co., Marmor Music, Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd., Terry Fischer Music Co., ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
4:26
13Good Morning Heartache
recording of:
Good Morning Heartache
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter)
composer:
Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp., Lindabet Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
3:31
14When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music (publisher)
4:07
15I 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!)
5:53
16Autumn in New York
recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:44
▼ CD 2: Billie Holiday the Very Best of 2
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1All of You
recording of:
All of You (Silk Stockings musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Chappell Music (UK)
part of:
Silk Stockings (1957 musical film)
2:34
2Willow Weep for Me
recording of:
Willow Weep for Me
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
3:08
3A Foggy Day
cover recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
4:42
4No Good Man
recording of:
No Good Man
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham
3:22
5I Wished on the Moon
recording of:
I Wished on the Moon
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
6:51
6I Must Have That Man
recording of:
I Must Have That Man
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:05
7Comes Love
recording of:
Comes Love
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
4:01
8Darn That Dream
recording of:
Darn That Dream
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1939)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1939)
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP)
part of:
Swingin’ the Dream
6:18
9Blue Moon
recording of:
Blue Moon
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., 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 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 (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 (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
3:31
10Easy to Love
recording of:
Easy to Love
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
3:02
11These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
3:36
12Solitude
recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:31
13Moonglow
recording of:
Moonglow
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
3:01
14Tenderly
recording of:
Tenderly
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
3:25
15Speak Low
recording of:
Speak Low (One Touch of Venus)
lyricist:
Ogden Nash
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
One Touch of Venus (1943 musical)
4:28
16One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
5:41
17Prelude 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.
5:35