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Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra
Easy Living 1935-1939
Compil. 2001 on Naxos Jazz Legends label
Jazz (Swing, Easy Listening)
The title in the booklet is '"Easy Living" The 1935-1939 Recordings'. The title on the spines is simply 'Easy Living'. All selections issued as Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra; Billie Holiday, vocal refrain. All selections recorded in New York. Original recordings from the collections of John Wilby and David Lennick. Photo of Billie Holiday, 1939, © Hulton/Archive. Track 1, 2 and 6 recorded 2nd July, 1935. Track 3 recorded 3rd December, 1935. Track 4 and 5 recorded 30th June, 1936. Track 7 recorded 30th January, 1936. Track 8 and 9 recorded 25 January, 1937 Track 10 recorded recorded 21st October, 1936. Track 11 recorded 11th May, 1937. Track 12 and 13 recorded 1st June, 1937. Track 14, 15, 17 and 18 recorded 1st November, 1937. Track 16 recorded 30th January, 1939. ℗ & © 2001 HNH International Ltd. Made in E.C.
Musicians
 | Billie Holiday voc, 1915-1959 US vocals, vocal refrain, album by |
 | Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra , US performer, all selections issued as, piano, album by |
 | Benny Carter as, 1907-2003 US alto saxophone, tenor saxophone |
 | Johnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US alto saxophone |
 | Harry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US baritone saxophone, clarinet |
 | Grachan Moncur b, *1912 US bass |
 | John Kirby b, cb, 1908-1952 US bass |
 | Milt Hinton b, 1910-2000 US bass |
 | Walter Page b, 1900-1957 US bass |
 | Benny Goodman cl, 1909-1986 US clarinet |
 | Buster Bailey cl, 1902-1967 US clarinet |
 | Ernie Powell as, *1912 US clarinet, tenor saxophone |
 | Prince Robinson cl, ts, 1907-1960 US clarinet |
 | Rudy Powell cl, as, 1907-1976 US clarinet |
 | Tom Mace ts, as, clarinet |
 | Vido Musso ts, sax, 1913-1982 US clarinet |
 | Cozy Cole dr, 1909-1981 US drums |
 | Gene Krupa dr, 1909-1973 US drums |
 | Jo Jones dr, 1911-1985 US drums |
 | Allan Reuss g, 1915-1988 US guitar |
 | Danny Barker g, bj, 1909-1994 US guitar |
 | Dave Barbour g, 1912-1965 US guitar |
 | Freddie Green g, 1911-1987 US guitar |
 | John Trueheart g, 1900-1949 US guitar |
 | Lawrence Lucie g, 1907-2009 US guitar |
 | David Lennick , producer, transferred by |
 | Ben Webster ts, 1909-1973 US tenor saxophone |
 | Lester Young ts, 1909-1959 US tenor saxophone |
 | Teddy McRae ts, sax, 1908-1999 US tenor saxophone |
 | Buck Clayton tr, 1911-1991 US trumpet |
 | Chris Griffin tr, *1915 trumpet |
 | Irving Randolph tr, 1943-1997 US trumpet |
 | Jonah Jones tr, voc, 1909-2000 US trumpet |
 | Richard Clarke trumpet |
 | Roy Eldridge tr, 1911-1989 US trumpet |
Producers
| Ron Hoares design |
| Graham Newton engineer, digital noise reduction |
| Peter Dempsey liner notes |
| Hulton Archive photography by |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What A Little Moonligh Can Do | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Harry Woods | 2:55 |
| 2 | I Wished On The Moon | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger | 3:00 |
| 3 | These 'N' That 'N' Those | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Edgar Fairchild, Milton Pascal | 3:11 |
| 4 | It's Like Reaching For The Moon | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Al Lewis, Al Sherman | 3:19 |
| 5 | I Cried For You | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Abe Lyman, Arthur Freed, Gus Arnheim | 3:10 |
| 6 | Miss Brown To You | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger, Richard Whiting | 2:58 |
| 7 | Life Begins When You're In Love | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Harry Richman, Lew Brown, Victor Schertzinger | 3:01 |
| 8 | I Must Have That Man | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields | 2:54 |
| 9 | Why Was I Born? | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Hammerstein-Kern | 2:50 |
| 10 | With Thee I Swing | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Al Stillman, Alexander Hyde, Basil Adlam | 3:14 |
| 11 | I'll Get By | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk | 3:05 |
| 12 | Easy Living | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger | 3:01 |
| 13 | I'll Never Be The Same | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Frank Signorelli, Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck | 3:00 |
| 14 | Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Hammerstein-Kern | 3:13 |
| 15 | My Man | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Channing Pollock, Maurice Yvain | 3:00 |
| 16 | It's Easy To Blame The Weather | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin | 2:57 |
| 17 | Things Are Looking Up | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | George & Ira Gershwin | 3:18 |
| 18 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Billie Holiday With Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra | George & Ira Gershwin | 3:09 |
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