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In conjunction with the release of Ken Burns' ten-part, 19-hour epic PBS documentary Jazz, Columbia issued 22 single-disc compilations devoted to jazz's most significant artists, as well as a five-disc historical summary. Since the individual compilations attempt to present balanced overviews of each artist's career, tracks from multiple labels have thankfully been licensed where appropriate. That's especially nice in the case of Billie Holiday, who recorded excellent and essential work for Columbia, Commodore, Decca, and Verve. Since her signature numbers were also spread out over those labels, and since Ken Burns Jazz includes pretty much all of her best-known songs, this makes an excellent introduction and an even better single-disc retrospective. No previous Holiday compilation gathers her original recordings of "Strange Fruit," "God Bless the Child," "Gloomy Sunday," "Lover Man," and "Lady Sings the Blues." While the collection isn't quite perfect -- some might miss "Tain't Nobody's Business if I Do" or her cover of Bessie Smith's "Them There Eyes" -- it is the only one to draw from Holiday's entire output, and as such, it's truly a best-of.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Sonny White, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Williams, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Gabler, Producer - Lewis Allan, ComposerLyricist - Tab Smith, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra, MainArtist - Frank Newton, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Dougherty, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley Payne, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1939 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerome Kern, Composer - Billie Holiday, MainArtist - John Williams, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Otto Harbach, Author - Milt Gabler, Producer - Tab Smith, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Newton, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Dougherty, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy McLin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley Payne, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1939 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Irene Kitchings, Composer - Billie Holiday, MainArtist - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Quinichette, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Burrell, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Herzog Jr., Author - Tony Scott, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Shavers, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Aaron Bell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lennie McBrowne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Johnny Mercer, Author - Billie Holiday, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Producer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Red Mitchell, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Raney, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Leighton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Drinkard, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Feather, Writer, AssociatedPerformer - Beryl Booker, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Red Norvo, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Jimmy Munday, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mundy, Composer - James Oliver "Trummy" Young, Composer - Buddy De Franco, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1942 Blue Note Records, a division of Capitol Records Inc., Courtesy of Capitol Records, under license from EMI Music Special Markets Blue Note(R) is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, Inc.
Billie Holiday, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Gabler, Producer - Jimmy Sherman, ComposerLyricist - James Davis, ComposerLyricist - Roger J. "Ram" Ramirez, ComposerLyricist - Camarata, Conductor
℗ 1945 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billie Holiday, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Herzog Jr., ComposerLyricist - Camarata, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1946 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billie Holiday, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ervin Drake, ComposerLyricist - Milt Gabler, Producer - Tiny Grimes, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DAN FISHER, ComposerLyricist - Irene Higginbotham, ComposerLyricist - John Simmons, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Catlett, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Guy, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Griffin, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Ross, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Springer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Stegmeyer's Orchestra, Orchestra - Bernie Kaufman, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Armand Camgros, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1946 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barney Kessel, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Duke, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Peterson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Alvin Stoller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Shavers, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Flip Phillips, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billie Holiday, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Drinkard, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Coleman Hawkins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Burrell, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Nichols, ComposerLyricist - Tony Scott, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Eldridge, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
In conjunction with the release of Ken Burns' ten-part, 19-hour epic PBS documentary Jazz, Columbia issued 22 single-disc compilations devoted to jazz's most significant artists, as well as a five-disc historical summary. Since the individual compilations attempt to present balanced overviews of each artist's career, tracks from multiple labels have thankfully been licensed where appropriate. That's especially nice in the case of Billie Holiday, who recorded excellent and essential work for Columbia, Commodore, Decca, and Verve. Since her signature numbers were also spread out over those labels, and since Ken Burns Jazz includes pretty much all of her best-known songs, this makes an excellent introduction and an even better single-disc retrospective. No previous Holiday compilation gathers her original recordings of "Strange Fruit," "God Bless the Child," "Gloomy Sunday," "Lover Man," and "Lady Sings the Blues." While the collection isn't quite perfect -- some might miss "Tain't Nobody's Business if I Do" or her cover of Bessie Smith's "Them There Eyes" -- it is the only one to draw from Holiday's entire output, and as such, it's truly a best-of.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:37
- Main artists: Billie Holiday
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
© 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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