Billie Holiday - Lady Day: The Master Takes And Singles
1-01 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday I Wished On The Moon
Written-By – D. Parker*, R. Rainger*
1-02 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday What A Little Moonlight Can Do
Written-By – H. Woods*
1-03 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday Miss Brown To You
Written-By – L. Robin*, R. Rainger*, R. Whiting*
1-04 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday If You Were Mine
Written-By – J. Mercer*, M. Malneck*
1-05 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday These 'n' That 'n' Those
Written-By – E. Fairchild*, M. Pascal*
1-06 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday You Let Me Down
Written-By – A. Dubin*, H. Warren*
1-07 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday Spreadin' Rhythm Around
Written-By – J. McHugh*, T. Koehler*
1-08 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday Life Begins When You're In Love
Written-By – L. Brown*, V. Schertzinger*
1-09 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday It's Like Reaching For The Moon
Written-By – A. Lewis*, A. Sherman*, G. Marqusee*
1-10 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday These Foolish Things
Written-By – E. Maschwitz*, J. Strachey*
1-11 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday I Cried For You
Written-By – A. Lyman*, A. Freed*, G. Arnheim*
1-12 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Did I Remember?
Written-By – H. Adamson*, W. Donaldson*
1-13 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* No Regrets
Written-By – H. Tobias*, R. Ingraham*
1-14 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Summertime
Written-By – D. Heyward*, G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin*
1-15 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Billie's Blues
Written-By – B. Holiday*
1-16 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* A Fine Romance
Written-By – D. Fields*, J. Kern*
1-17 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* One, Two, Button Your Shoe
Written-By – A. Johnston*, J. Burke*
1-18 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday Easy To Love
Written-By – C. Porter*
1-19 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday The Way You Look Tonight
1-20 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday Pennies From Heaven
2-01 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday That's Life I Guess
Written-By – P. DeRose*, S. Lewis*
2-02 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Written-By – D. Fields*, J. McHugh*
2-03 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Written-By – I. Berlin*
2-04 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday He Ain't Got Rhythm
2-05 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday This Year's Kisses
2-06 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday Why Was I Born?
Written-By – J. Kern, O. Hammerstein II*
2-07 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday I Must Have That Man
2-08 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday The Mood That I'm In
Written-By – A. Silver*, A. Sherman*
2-09 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday You Showed Me The Way
Written-By – B. Green*, C. Webb*, E. Fitzgerald*, T. McRae*
2-10 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday My Last Affair
Written-By – H. Johnson*
2-11 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday Moanin' Low
Written-By – H. Dietz*, R. Rainger*
2-12 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Where Is The Sun?
Written-By – J. Redmond*, D. Lee*
2-13 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
Written-By – G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin*
2-14 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* They Can't Take That Away From Me
2-15 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Don't Know If I'm Comin' Or Goin'
Written-By – L. Wainer*, L. Fein*
2-16 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday I'll Get By
Written-By – F. Ahlert*, R. Turk*
2-17 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday Mean To Me
2-18 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday Foolin' Myself
Written-By – J. Lawrence*, P. Tinturin*
2-19 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday Easy Living
Written-By – L. Robin*, R. Rainger*
2-20 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday I'll Never Be The Same
Written-By – F. Signorelli*, G. Kahn*, M. Malneck*
3-01 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Me, Myself And I
Written-By – A. Roberts*, A. Kaufman*, I. Gordon*
3-02 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* A Sailboat In The Moonlight
Written-By – C. Lombardo*, J. Loeb*
3-03 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Without Your Love
Written-By – F. Stryker*, J. Lange*
3-04 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Trav'lin' All Alone
Written-By – J.C. Johnson
3-05 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* He's Funny That Way
Written-By – N. Moret*, R. Whiting*
3-06 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday Nice Work If You Can Get It
3-07 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday Things Are Looking Up
3-08 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday My Man
Written-By – A. Willemetz*, C. Pollock*, J. Charles*, M. Yvain*
3-09 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
3-10 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday When You're Smiling
Written-By – J. Goodwin*, L. Shay*, M. Fisher*
3-11 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* On The Sentimental Side
Written-By – J. Monaco*, J. Burke*
3-12 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* When A Woman Loves A Man
Written-By – B. Hanighen*, G. Jenkins*, J. Mercer*
3-13 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* You Go To My Head
Written-By – H. Gillespie*, J.F. Coots*
3-14 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away The Key)
Written-By – J. Eaton*, T. Shand*
3-15 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* The Very Thought Of You
Written-By – R. Noble*
3-16 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* I Can't Get Started
Written-By – I. Gershwin*, V. Duke*
3-17 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday More Than You Know
Written-By – B. Rose*, E. Eliscu*, V. Youmans*
3-18 –Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Vocalist: Billie Holiday Sugar
Written-By – M Pinkard*, S. Mitchell*Written-By [Uncredited] – Edna B. Pinkard*
3-19 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Long Gone Blues
3-20 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Some Other Spring
Written-By – A. Herzog*, I. Kitchings*
4-01 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Them There Eyes
Written-By – D. Tauber*, M. Pinkard*, W. Tracey*
4-02 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Swing, Brother, Swing
Written-By – C. Williams*, L. Raymond*, W. Bishop*
4-03 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Night And Day
4-04 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* The Man I Love
4-05 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Body And Soul
Written-By – E. Heyman*, J. Green*, R. Sour*
4-06 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Falling In Love Again
Written-By – F. Hollander*, S. Hollander*
4-07 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Laughing At Life
Written-By – B. Todd*, C. Kenny*, C. Todd*, N. Kenny*
4-08 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Time On My Hands
Written-By – H. Adamson*, M. Gordon*, V. Youmans*
4-09 –Billie Holiday Accompanied By Benny Carter & His All Star Orchestra* St. Louis Blues
Written-By – W.C. Handy*
4-10 –Billie Holiday Accompanied By Benny Carter & His All Star Orchestra* Loveless Love
4-11 –Billie Holiday Accompanied By Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra* Let's Do It
4-12 –Billie Holiday Accompanied By Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra* Georgia On My Mind
Written-By – H. Carmichael*, S. Gorrell*
4-13 –Billie Holiday Accompanied By Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra* All Of Me
Written-By – G. Marks*, S. Simons*
4-14 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* God Bless The Child
Written-By – A. Herzog*, B. Holiday*
4-15 –Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra* Am I Blue?
Written-By – G. Clarke*, H. Akst*
4-16 –Billie Holiday Accompanied By Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* I Cover The Waterfront
Written-By – E. Heyman*, J. Green*
4-17 –Billie Holiday Accompanied By Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Love Me Or Leave Me
Written-By – G. Kahn*, W. Donaldson*
4-18 –Billie Holiday Accompanied By Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Gloomy Sunday
Written-By – L. Javor*, R. Seress*, S. Lewis*
4-19 –Billie Holiday Accompanied By Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
Written-By – B. Mayhew*
4-20 –Billie Holiday Accompanied By Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra* Until The Real Thing Comes Along
Written-By – A. Nichols*, M. Holiner*, S. Cahn*, S. Chaplin*Written-By [Uncredited] – L.E. Freeman
Alto Saxophone – Bill Bowen* (tracks: 4-07 to 4-08), Carl Frye (tracks: 4-05 to 4-06), Earl Warren* (tracks: 4-03 to 4-04), Eddie Barefield (tracks: 4-11 to 4-13), Jack Washington (tracks: 4-03 to 4-04), Jimmy Powell (tracks: 4-14 to 4-15), Joe Eldridge (tracks: 4-07 to 4-08), Johnny Hodges (tracks: 1-05 to 1-07, 1-09 to 1-11, 2-11, 2-16 to 2-17), Leslie Johnakins (tracks: 4-11 to 4-13), Lester Boone (tracks: 4-14 to 4-15)
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Benny Carter (tracks: 3-17 to 3-18)
Bass – Artie Bernstein (tracks: 1-16 to 1-17, 2-16 to 2-17), Grachan Moncur (tracks: 1-05 to 1-07, 1-08, 4-14 to 4-15), John Kirby (tracks: 1-01 to 1-03, 1-04, 1-09 to 1-11, 1-20 to 2-02, 2-03, 2-08 to 2-10, 2-11, 2-12 to 2-15, 3-13 to 3-14), John Williams* (tracks: 3-19, 3-20 to 4-02, 4-05 to 4-06, 4-16 to 4-18, 4-19 to 4-20), Milt Hinton (tracks: 1-18 to 1-19, 3-17 to 3-18), Pete Peterson (tracks: 1-12 to 1-15), Ted Sturgis (tracks: 4-11 to 4-13), Walter Page (tracks: 2-04 to 2-07, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-01 to 3-03, 3-04 to 3-05, 3-06 to 3-09, 3-10, 3-11 to 3-12, 3-15 to 3-16, 4-03 to 4-04, 4-07 to 4-08), Wilson Myers (tracks: 4-09 to 4-10)
Clarinet – Artie Shaw (tracks: 1-12 to 1-15), Benny Goodman (tracks: 1-01 to 1-03, 1-20 to 2-02, 2-04 to 2-07), Buster Bailey (tracks: 2-12 to 2-15, 2-16 to 2-17, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-04 to 3-05, 3-13 to 3-14), Ed Hall* (tracks: 3-01 to 3-03), Irving Fazola (tracks: 1-16 to 1-17), Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: 4-16 to 4-18, 4-19 to 4-20), Jimmy Powell (tracks: 4-05 to 4-06), Prince Robinson (tracks: 3-06 to 3-09), Rudy Powell (tracks: 1-08), Tom Mace (tracks: 1-05 to 1-07), Vido Musso (tracks: 1-18 to 1-19)
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Benny Carter (tracks: 4-09 to 4-10), Edgar Sampson (tracks: 2-03), Ernie Powell (tracks: 3-17 to 3-18), Hymie Schertzer (tracks: 4-16 to 4-18, 4-19 to 4-20)
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Cecil Scott (tracks: 2-08 to 2-10)
Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney (tracks: 1-09 to 1-11, 2-11)
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Ernie Powell (tracks: 4-14 to 4-15)
Drums – Alphonse Steele (tracks: 2-12 to 2-15), Cozy Cole (tracks: 1-01 to 1-03, 1-04, 1-05 to 1-07, 1-08, 1-09 to 1-11, 1-12 to 1-15, 1-16 to 1-17, 1-20 to 2-02, 2-03, 2-08 to 2-10, 2-11, 2-16 to 2-17, 3-06 to 3-09, 3-13 to 3-14, 3-17 to 3-18), Eddie Dougherty (tracks: 3-19, 3-20 to 4-02), Gene Krupa (tracks: 1-18 to 1-19), Hal West* (tracks: 4-05 to 4-06), Herbert Cowens (tracks: 4-14 to 4-15), J.C. Heard (tracks: 4-07 to 4-08, 4-16 to 4-18, 4-19 to 4-20), Jo Jones (tracks: 2-04 to 2-07, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-01 to 3-03, 3-04 to 3-05, 3-10, 3-11 to 3-12, 3-15 to 3-16, 4-03 to 4-04), Kenny Clarke (tracks: 4-11 to 4-13), Yank Porter (tracks: 4-09 to 4-10)
Executive-Producer – Steve Berkowitz
Guitar – Al Casey (tracks: 4-16 to 4-18), Allan Reuss (tracks: 1-18 to 1-19, 1-20 to 2-02, 2-03, 2-11, 2-16 to 2-17, 3-06 to 3-09), Bernard Addison (tracks: 3-20 to 4-02), Carmen Mastren (tracks: 2-12 to 2-15), Danny Barker (tracks: 3-13 to 3-14 [possibly], 3-17 to 3-18), Dave Barbour (tracks: 1-04, 1-05 to 1-07), Dick McDonough (tracks: 1-12 to 1-15, 1-16 to 1-17), Freddie Green (tracks: 2-04 to 2-07, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-01 to 3-03, 3-04 to 3-05, 3-10, 3-11 to 3-12, 3-15 to 3-16, 4-03 to 4-04, 4-07 to 4-08), Gene Fields (tracks: 4-19 to 4-20), Jimmy McLin (tracks: 2-08 to 2-10, 3-19), John Collins (tracks: 4-11 to 4-13), John Truehart* (tracks: 1-01 to 1-03, 1-08), Lawrence Lucie (tracks: 1-09 to 1-11, 4-05 to 4-06), Paul Chapman (tracks: 4-14 to 4-15), Ulysses Livingston (tracks: 4-09 to 4-10)
Liner Notes [Essay] – Gary Giddins
Liner Notes [Track-by-track Commentary] – Michael Brooks
Mastered By [Digital Mastering] – Vic Anesini
Piano – Billy Kyle (tracks: 3-13 to 3-14), Claude Thornhill (tracks: 3-04 to 3-05), Clyde Hart (tracks: 1-16 to 1-17), Eddie Heywood (tracks: 4-11 to 4-13, 4-14 to 4-15), James Sherman* (tracks: 3-01 to 3-03), Joe Bushkin (tracks: 1-12 to 1-15), Joe Sullivan (tracks: 4-03 to 4-04), Kenny Kersey (tracks: 3-19), Margaret "Countess" Johnson* (tracks: 3-15, 3-16), Sonny White (tracks: 3-20 to 4-02, 4-05 to 4-06, 4-09 to 4-10), Teddy Wilson (tracks: 1-01 to 1-03, 1-04, 1-05 to 1-07, 1-08, 1-09 to 1-11, 1-18 to 1-19, 1-20 to 2-02, 2-03, 2-04 to 2-07, 2-08 to 2-10, 2-11, 2-12 to 2-15, 2-16 to 2-17, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-06 to 3-09, 3-10, 3-11 to 3-12, 3-17 to 3-18, 4-07 to 4-08, 4-16 to 4-18, 4-19 to 4-20)
Producer [Original Sessions, Uncredited] – Bernie Hanighen, John Hammond
Reissue Producer – Michael Brooks
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Tab Smith (tracks: 3-19, 3-20 to 4-02)
Tenor Saxophone – Babe Russin (tracks: 3-13 to 3-14, 4-16 to 4-18, 4-19 to 4-20), Ben Webster (tracks: 1-01 to 1-03, 1-18 to 1-19, 1-20 to 2-02, 2-03), Georgie Auld (tracks: 4-09, 4-10), Joe Thomas (tracks: 2-12 to 2-15), Kenneth Holton (tracks: 3-20 to 4-02), Kermit Scott (tracks: 4-05 to 4-06, 4-07 to 4-08), Chu Berry* (tracks: 1-04), Lester Young (tracks: 2-04 to 2-07, 2-16 to 2-17, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-01 to 3-03, 3-04 to 3-05, 3-10, 3-11 to 3-12, 3-15 to 3-16, 4-03 to 4-04, 4-07 to 4-08, 4-11 to 4-13), Prince Robinson (tracks: 2-08 to 2-10), Stanley Payne (tracks: 3-19, 3-20 to 4-02), Ted McRae* (tracks: 1-08), Vido Musso (tracks: 3-06 to 3-09)
Trombone – Benny Morton (tracks: 1-04, 3-10, 3-11 to 3-12, 4-09 to 4-10)
Trumpet – Bill Coleman (tracks: 4-09 to 4-10), Buck Clayton (tracks: 2-04 to 2-07, 2-16 to 2-17, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-01 to 3-03, 3-04 to 3-05, 3-06 to 3-09, 3-10, 3-11 to 3-12, 3-15 to 3-16, 4-03 to 4-04), Bunny Berigan (tracks: 1-12 to 1-15, 1-16 to 1-17), Charlie Shavers (tracks: 3-13 to 3-14, 3-20 to 4-02), Gordon "Chris" Griffin* (tracks: 1-08), Cootie Williams (tracks: 2-11), Eddie Tompkins (tracks: 2-12 to 2-15), Emmett Berry (tracks: 4-16 to 4-18, 4-19 to 4-20), Harry Edison (tracks: 4-03 to 4-04), Henry "Red" Allen (tracks: 2-08 to 2-10), Hot Lips Page (tracks: 3-19), Irving "Mouse" Randolph* (tracks: 1-18 to 1-19), Johah Jones (tracks: 1-09 to 1-11, 1-20 to 2-02, 2-03), Richard Clarke (tracks: 1-05 to 1-07), Roy Eldridge (tracks: 1-01 to 1-03, 1-04, 3-17 to 3-18, 4-05 to 4-06, 4-07 to 4-08, 4-14 to 4-15), Shad Collins (tracks: 4-11 to 4-13)
Voice [Spoken Introduction] – Cozy Cole (tracks: 1-16)
Special advance copy - not for sale
For promotional use only - in stores October 9th, 2007
In regular 4-disc jewel box, with no booklet or cover, just white cover with black block lettering.
88697 10955 2 Billie Holiday Lady Day: The Master Takes And Singles ‎(4xCD, Comp, RM + Box) Columbia, Legacy 88697 10955 2 US 2007
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Lady Day: The Master Takes And Singles
Label: Columbia ‎– 88697 13178 2, Legacy ‎– 88697 13178 2
Type: 4 x CD, Compilation, Promo, Remastered
Category: Jazz
Style: Swing
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