ArtistInfo Logo  ArtistInfo

Album Cover
Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra
1939-1940

Compil. FR 1991 on Classics label
Jazz (Vocal, Swing)

Misspelt 'The Chronogical Classics' on the front. Tracks 1 & 2 recorded New York, March 21, 1939 Tracks 3 to 6 recorded New York, April 20, 1939 Tracks 7 to 10 recorded New York, July 5, 1939 Tracks 11 to 14 recorded New York, December 13, 1939 Tracks 15 to 18 recorded New York, February 29, 1940 Tracks 19 to 22 recorded New York, June 7, 1940

     
Musicians
PortraitBillie Holiday And Her Orchestra , 1933-1940 US
album by
PortraitBilly Bowen as, 1909-1982 US
alto saxophone
PortraitCarl Frye sax, US
alto saxophone
PortraitEarle Warren as, sax, 1914-1994 US
alto saxophone
PortraitJack Washington bs, sax, 1910-1964 US
alto saxophone
PortraitJimmy Powell as, sax,
alto saxophone
PortraitJoe Eldridge as, 1908-1952 US
alto saxophone
PortraitTab Smith sax, voc, 1909-1971 US
alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, written by
PortraitJohnny Williams b, 1908-1998 US
double bass
PortraitWalter Page b, 1900-1957 US
double bass
PortraitEddie Dougherty dr, *1915 US
drums
PortraitHal West dr,
drums
PortraitJ.C. Heard dr, 1917-1988 US
drums
PortraitJo Jones dr, 1911-1985 US
drums
PortraitBernard Addison g, 1905-1990 US
guitar
PortraitFreddie Green g, 1911-1987 US
guitar
PortraitJimmy McLin g, 1908-1983 US
guitar
PortraitLawrence Lucie g, 1907-2009 US
guitar
PortraitJoe Sullivan p, 1906-1971 US
piano
PortraitKenny Kersey p, 1916-1983 CA
piano
PortraitSonny White p, 1917-1971 US
piano, written by
PortraitTeddy Wilson p, 1912-1986 US
piano
PortraitKenneth Hollon voc, sax, 1909-1974 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitKermit Scott ts, *1913 US
tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone
PortraitLester Young ts, 1909-1959 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitStanley Payne sax, US
tenor saxophone
PortraitBuck Clayton tr, 1911-1991 US
trumpet
PortraitCharlie Shavers tr, 1920-1971 US
trumpet
PortraitFrank Newton tr, 1906-1954 US
trumpet
PortraitHarry Edison tr, US
trumpet
PortraitHot Lips Page tr, voc, 1908-1954 US
trumpet
PortraitRoy Eldridge tr, 1911-1989 US
trumpet
PortraitBillie Holiday voc, 1915-1959 US
vocals, written by
Producers
Anatol Schenker liner notes
Composers
Paul Greenwood
Tab Smith
Teddy McRae
Billie Holiday
Lewis Allan
Jerome Kern
Otto Harbach
Harold Arlen
Ted Koehler
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
Irene Kitchings
Ben Alba
Robert Conway
Sonny White
Doris Tauber
Maceo Pinkard
William Tracey
Clarence Williams
Joe Bishop
Lewis Raymond
Cole Porter
George & Ira Gershwin
Sammy Cahn
Saul Chaplin
Irene Wilson
Edward Heyman
Frank Eyton
Johnny Green
Robert Sour
Friedrich Hollaender
Sammy Lerner
Bob Todd
Charles Kenny
Cornell Todd
Nick Kenny
Harold Adamson
Mack Gordon
Vincent Youmans
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Why Did I Always Depend On You?Billie Holiday And Her OrchestraPaul Greenwood, Tab Smith, Teddy McRae2:29
2Long Gone BluesBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraBillie Holiday3:03
3Strange FruitBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraLewis Allan3:08
4YesterdaysBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraJerome Kern, Otto Harbach3:23
5Fine And MellowBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraBillie Holiday3:13
6I Gotta Right To Sing The BluesBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraHarold Arlen, Ted Koehler2:50
7Some Other SpringBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraArthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings2:59
8Our Love Is DifferentBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraBen Alba, Billie Holiday, Robert Conway, Sonny White3:12
9Them There EyesBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraDoris Tauber, Maceo Pinkard, William Tracey2:47
10Swing, Brother, SwingBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraClarence Williams, Joe Bishop, Lewis Raymond2:55
11Night And DayBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraCole Porter2:57
12The Man I LoveBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraGeorge & Ira Gershwin3:03
13You're Just A No AccountBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraSammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin2:55
14You're A Lucky GuyBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraSammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin2:43
15Ghost Of YesterdayBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraArthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Wilson2:35
16Body And SoulBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraEdward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Robert Sour2:57
17What Is This Going To Get Us?Billie Holiday And Her OrchestraArthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Wilson2:39
18Falling In Love AgainBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraFriedrich Hollaender, Sammy Lerner2:49
19I'm Pulling ThroughBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraArthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Wilson3:07
20Tell Me MoreBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraBillie Holiday3:07
21Laughing At LifeBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraBob Todd, Charles Kenny, Cornell Todd, Nick Kenny2:52
22Time On My HandsBillie Holiday And Her OrchestraHarold Adamson, Mack Gordon, Vincent Youmans3:02
External Links
Discogs Logo Discogs
ArtistInfo App
ArtistInfo for iOS and ArtistInfo for Mac are presenting musicians, composers and producers that are envolved in the musical work that you are listening to in Apple Music, iTunes, or Spotify. Discover new music via the network among artists. Manage your favorite musicians and albums via iCloud and share recommendations with your friends via email, AirDrop, or Social Media.

App Store Logo     Mac App Store Logo

Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
ArtistInfo for Mac, iPad, and iPhone
ArtistInfo App
Universal Link: https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Billie%20Holiday%20And%20Her%20Orchestra&title=1939-1940
ArtistInfo Community
Most seen topics within ArtistInfo:

Top 10 Artists    Top 20 Albums
 
What others are currently looking for:

Recent Artists    Recent Albums

ArtistInfo Logo ArtistInfo by Metason © 2015-2020 Metason Logo