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- Date Released: September 28, 2001
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: Originally Released 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945 (P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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Forget for a moment that The Best of Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday was tied into the release of the superb box set, ady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia, thereby offering a bit of advertisement to the full-fledged set. That doesn't matter -- even if there was never a box set, this would have been a welcome addition to Billie Holiday's catalog, since it's the first concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to her groundbreaking, perhaps greatest, recordings. Over the course of two discs, nearly all of her finest moments for Columbia are chronicled (along with a handful of rarities to entice the curious to the big box), providing a welcome summary for serious listeners on a budget. Prior to this release, the Columbia recordings were available either individually, as part of the Quintessential series, or on haphazard single-disc collections. This provides a logical, thorough overview of her acknowledged peak at Columbia (meaning that there's nothing from Lady in Satin) and that may be enough for serious listeners who don't have the money or inclination to delve into the full box.
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18 Total Tracks, 51:50 Total Length
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- Buster Bailey - Clarinet // Danny Barker - Guitar // Bunny Berigan - Trumpet // Bunny Berigan - Trumpet // Bunny Berigan - Trumpet // Bunny Berigan - Trumpet // Chu Berry - Sax (Tenor) // Al Casey - Guitar // Buck Clayton - Trumpet // Buck Clayton - Trumpet // Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet // Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet // Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet // Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet // Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet // Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet // Roy Eldridge - Trumpet // Roy Eldridge - Trumpet // Roy Eldridge - Trumpet // Roy Eldridge - Trumpet // Roy Eldridge - Trumpet // Benny Goodman - Clarinet // Benny Goodman - Clarinet // Benny Goodman - Clarinet // Benny Goodman - Clarinet // Benny Goodman - Clarinet // Benny Goodman - Clarinet // Benny Goodman - Clarinet // Benny Goodman - Clarinet // Freddie Green - Guitar // Eddie Heywood - Piano // Eddie Heywood - Leader // Johnny Hodges - Sax (Alto) // Jo Jones - Drums // Jonah Jones - Trumpet // John Kirby - String Bass // John Kirby - String Bass // Gene Krupa - Drums // Gene Krupa - Drums // Gene Krupa - Drums // Artie Shaw - Clarinet // Artie Shaw - Clarinet // Tab Smith - Sax (Alto) // Tab Smith - Sax (Soprano) // Claude Thornhill - Piano // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Teddy Wilson - Piano // Teddy Wilson - Piano // Teddy Wilson - Piano // Teddy Wilson - Piano // Teddy Wilson - Piano // Teddy Wilson - Piano // Teddy Wilson - Piano // Teddy Wilson - Leader // Teddy Wilson - Leader // Teddy Wilson - Leader // Teddy Wilson - Leader // Teddy Wilson - Leader // Teddy Wilson - Leader // Teddy Wilson - Leader // Charlie Shavers - Trumpet // Lester Young - Sax (Tenor) // Lester Young - Sax (Tenor) // Lester Young - Sax (Tenor) // Dave Barbour - Guitar // Eddie Barefield - Sax (Alto) // Joe Bushkin - Piano // Cozy Cole - Drums // Cozy Cole - Drums // Cozy Cole - Drums // Cozy Cole - Drums // Irving Fazola - Clarinet // Edmond Hall - Clarinet // John Hammond, Sr. - Original Recording Producer // Benny Morton - Trombone // Vido Musso - Clarinet // Babe Russin - Clarinet // Babe Russin - Sax (Tenor) // Edgar Sampson - Clarinet // Edgar Sampson - Sax (Alto) // Joe Sullivan - Piano // Joe Sullivan - Piano // Ken Kersey - Piano // Walter Page - String Bass // Bernard Addison - Guitar // Benny Carter - Sax (Alto) // Benny Carter - Sax (Alto) // Benny Carter - Sax (Alto) // Benny Carter - Sax (Tenor) // Benny Carter - Sax (Tenor) // Benny Carter - Sax (Tenor) // Artie Bernstein - String Bass // Emmett Berry - Trumpet // Billie Holiday - Leader // Billie Holiday - Leader // Billie Holiday - Leader // Billie Holiday - Leader // Billie Holiday - Leader // Billie Holiday - Leader // Billie Holiday - Leader // Billie Holiday - Vocals // Billie Holiday - Vocals // Billie Holiday - Vocals // Billie Holiday - Vocals // Billie Holiday - Vocals // Billie Holiday - Vocals // Billie Holiday - Vocals // Lester Boone - Sax (Tenor) // Harry Carney - Clarinet // Harry Carney - Sax (Baritone) // Kenny Clarke - Drums // Kenny Clarke - Drums // Kenny Clarke - Drums // Kenny Clarke - Drums // Kenny Clarke - Drums // Kenny Clarke - Drums // Kenny Clarke - Drums // John Collins - Guitar // Shad Collins - Trumpet // Michael Cuscuna - Compilation Producer // Eddie Dougherty - Drums // Eddie Durham - Guitar // Gene Fields - Guitar // Carl Frye - Sax (Alto) // Jimmy Hamilton - Clarinet // Clyde Hart - Piano // J.C. Heard - Drums // Milt Hinton - String Bass // Milt Hinton - String Bass // Billy Kyle - Piano // Lawrence Lucie - Guitar // Carmen Mastren - Guitar // Hot Lips Page - Trumpet // Irving "Mouse" Randolph - Trumpet // Allan Reuss - Guitar // Hymie Schertzer - Clarinet // Hymie Schertzer - Sax (Alto) // Alphonse Steele - Drums // John Trueheart - Guitar // Earle Warren - Sax (Alto) // Jack Washington - Sax (Alto) // Sonny White - Piano // Mark Wilder - Digital Remastering // Bernie Hanighen - Original Recording Producer // Michael Brooks - Compilation Producer // Kenneth Hollon - Sax (Tenor) // Dick McDonough - Guitar // Leslie Johnakins - Sax (Alto) // Ken Robertson - Transfers // Ken Robertson - Restoration // Jimmy Sherman - Piano // Seth Rothstein - Project Director // Howard Fritzson - Art Direction // Darcy Proper - Transfers // Darcy Proper - Restoration // Margaret Johnson - Piano // Jimmy McLin - Guitar // Ernie Powell - Clarinet // Ernie Powell - Sax (Tenor) // Stanley Payne - Sax (Tenor) // Randall Martin - Design // Ron Jaramillo - Cover Art // Matt Cavaluzzo - Transfers // Matt Cavaluzzo - Restoration // Hal West - Drums // Harry Coster - Transfers // Harry Coster - Restoration // Seth Foster - Digital Remastering // John "Buddy" Williams - String Bass
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Other Details
- Instruments:
- Clarinet //
- Guitar //
- Piano //
- Trombone //
- Trumpet //
- Bass (Vocal) //
- Drums //
- Sax (Alto) //
- Sax (Baritone) //
- Sax (Soprano) //
- Sax (Tenor) //
- Vocals
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