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- Date Released: May 31, 2005
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: Originally Released 1935-1940, (P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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They Say...
For anyone who missed any of the three original Billie Holiday Collections on Legacy, this box, which contains 54 cuts on three discs covering the years 1935 through 1939, compiles those three volumes handily. Many hits from the singer's prime are here -- even though the cover photo isn't necessarily representative. The only problem is that, soon after this was issued, Sony released a fourth volume in the series covering the end of 1939 up to the beginning of 1944, and on it were some of her greatest sides, including "Gloomy Sunday," "God Bless the Child," and "Body and Soul." Still, her original versions of tunes such as "Summertime," "Swing Brother, Swing," "The Way You Look Tonight," "Night and Day," and "I Can't Get Started" are all here along with dozens more. For the casual listener, one who came to Billie Holiday's music via the records of her many admirers, this might be a good investment because of its budget price; yet, more than likely, a single disc best-of on Columbia might better serve your needs until you're ready for an undertaking like this one.
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18 Total Tracks, 54:27 Total Length
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18 Total Tracks, 53:05 Total Length
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18 Total Tracks, 51:22 Total Length
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Credits
- Chuck Berry - Sax (Tenor) // Henry "Red" Allen - Trumpet // Henry "Red" Allen - Trumpet // Buster Bailey - Clarinet // Danny Barker - Guitar // Bunny Berigan - Trumpet // Bunny Berigan - Trumpet // Bunny Berigan - Trumpet // Bunny Berigan - Trumpet // Buck Clayton - Trumpet // Buck Clayton - 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 // Benny Goodman - Trumpet // Benny Goodman - Trumpet // Benny Goodman - Trumpet // Benny Goodman - Trumpet // Benny Goodman - Trumpet // Benny Goodman - Trumpet // Benny Goodman - Trumpet // Benny Goodman - Trumpet // Freddie Green - Guitar // Johnny Hodges - Sax (Alto) // Jo Jones - Drums // Jonah Jones - Trumpet // John Kirby - Bass // John Kirby - 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) // Charlie Shavers - Trumpet // Cootie Williams - Trumpet // Cootie Williams - Trumpet // Lester Young - Sax (Tenor) // Lester Young - Sax (Tenor) // Lester Young - Sax (Tenor) // Dave Barbour - Guitar // Joe Bushkin - Piano // Cozy Cole - Drums // Cozy Cole - Drums // Cozy Cole - Drums // Cozy Cole - Drums // Irving Fazola - Clarinet // Edmond Hall - Clarinet // Vido Musso - Clarinet // Babe Russin - Sax (Tenor) // Grachan Moncur III - Bass // Ken Kersey - Piano // Steven Berkowitz - A&R // Walter Page - Bass // Bernard Addison - Guitar // Artie Bernstein - Bass // Harry Carney - Clarinet // Harry Carney - Sax (Baritone) // Eddie Dougherty - Drums // Gordon Griffin - Trumpet // Clyde Hart - Piano // Milt Hinton - Bass // Milt Hinton - Bass // Billy Kyle - Piano // Lawrence Lucie - Guitar // Tom Mace - Clarinet // Carmen Mastren - Guitar // Teddy McRae - Sax (Tenor) // Hot Lips Page - Trumpet // Rudy Powell - Clarinet // Irving "Mouse" Randolph - Trumpet // Allan Reuss - Guitar // Phil Schaap - Consultant // Cecil Scott - Clarinet // Cecil Scott - Sax (Alto) // Cecil Scott - Sax (Tenor) // Alphonse Steele - Drums // Eddie Tompkins - Trumpet // John Trueheart - Guitar // Earle Warren - Sax (Alto) // Jack Washington - Sax (Alto) // Dicky Wells - Trombone // Dicky Wells - Trombone // Sonny White - Piano // Mark Wilder - Digital Remastering // Bernie Hanighen - Original Recording Producer // Michael Brooks - Liner Notes // Michael Brooks - Compilation Producer // Kenneth Hollon - Sax (Tenor) // Dick McDonough - Guitar // Richard Clarke - Trumpet // Ken Robertson - Transfers // Ken Robertson - Restoration // Seth Rothstein - Project Director // Howard Fritzson - Art Direction // Darcy Proper - Transfers // Darcy Proper - Restoration // Margaret Johnson - Piano // Jimmy McLin - Guitar // Stanley Payne - Sax (Tenor) // Randall Martin - Design // Matt Cavaluzzo - Transfers // Matt Cavaluzzo - Restoration // Harry Coster - Transfers // Harry Coster - Restoration // Rosa Menkes - Producer // Benny Morton's All Stars - Trombone // Seth Foster - Digital Remastering // John Christiana - Packaging Manager // Darren Salmieri - Coordination // Darren Salmieri - A&R // Mark Unterberger - Packaging Manager // John Williams & the Tick Tocks - Bass // Joe "Cornbread" Thomas - Sax (Tenor) // Pete Peterson - Bass
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Performers
John Williams (2) played Bass (Vocal) // Benny Goodman played Clarinet // Hot Lips Page played Trumpet // Roy Eldridge played Trumpet // Lester Young played Sax (Tenor) // Buck Clayton played Trumpet // Ben Webster played Sax (Tenor) // Henry Red Allen played Trumpet // Bunny Berigan played Trumpet // Gene Krupa played Drums // Teddy Wilson played Piano // Cootie Williams played Trumpet // Artie Shaw & His Orchestra played Clarinet // Joe Thomas played Sax (Tenor) // Charlie Shavers played Trumpet // Jonah Jones played Trumpet // Edmond Hall played Clarinet // Chu Berry played Sax (Tenor) // Babe Russin played Sax (Tenor) // John Kirby played Double Bass // Claude Thornhill played Piano // Billy Kyle played Piano // Joe Sullivan played Piano // Dick McDonough played Guitar // Freddie Green played Guitar // Tab Smith played Sax (Soprano) // sonny white played Piano // Harry Carney played Clarinet // Gene Krupa & His Orchestra played Drums // Allen Reuss played Guitar // Dave Barbour played Guitar // Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra // Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra // Dicky Wells played Trombone // Jo Jones played Drums // Buster Bailey played Clarinet // Walter Page played Bass (Vocal) // Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra played Sax (Alto) // John Kirby & His Orchestra played Bass (Vocal) // Bernard Addison played Guitar // Harry Edison played Trumpet // Kenny Kersey played Piano // Cozy Cole played Drums // James Sherman played Piano // Vido Musso played Clarinet // Irving Fazola played Clarinet // Prince Robinson played Clarinet // Earle Warren played Sax (Alto) // Clyde Hart played Piano // Stanley Payne played Sax (Tenor) // Joe Bushkin & Trio played Piano // Alphonse Steele played Drums // Jimmy McLin played Guitar // Eddie Tompkins played Trumpet // Allan Reuss played Guitar // Lawrence Lucie played Guitar // Teddy Wilson & His Trio played Piano // Jack Washington played Sax (Alto) // Richard Clarke played Trumpet // Eddie Dougherty played Drums // Carmen Mastren played Guitar // Tom Mace played Clarinet // Benny Morton played Trombone // John Truehart played Guitar // Kenneth Hollon played Sax (Tenor) // Margaret "Countess" Johnson played Piano // Cozy Cole (as Swing Roo) played Drums // Danny Barker played Guitar // Allan Reus played Guitar // Rudy Powell played Clarinet // Gordon Griffin played Trumpet // Teddy Wison played Piano // Jonah Jones & Orchestra played Trumpet // Ted McRae played Sax (Tenor) // Irving Randolph played Trumpet // Cecil Scott played Sax (Alto) // Eddy Dougherty played Drums // Buster Bailley played Clarinet -
Other Details
- Instruments:
- Clarinet //
- Guitar //
- Piano //
- Trombone //
- Trumpet //
- Bass (Vocal) //
- Drums //
- Sax (Alto) //
- Sax (Baritone) //
- Sax (Soprano) //
- Sax (Tenor) //
- Double Bass
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