Billie Holiday - The Ultimate Collection

Title: The Ultimate Collection Artist: Billie Holiday Release Date: 4/5/2005 Label: Hip-O Records Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 075021034006 Genre: Vocal Music Styles: Classic Female Blues, Torch Songs, Swing, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz Moods: Bittersweet, Brooding, Cathartic, Elegant, Intimate, Plaintive, Poignant, Sad, Warm, Yearning, Delicate, Dramatic, Dreamy, Searching, Sentimental, Soothing, Stylish, Weary, Autumnal, Earthy, Melancholy, Nocturnal, Romantic, Sophisticated, Wistful, Confident, Laid-Back/Mellow, Sensual Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 3

1. Miss Brown to You
2. What a Little Moonlight Can Do
3. I Cried for You
4. Mean to Me
5. Strange Fruit
6. Fine and Mellow
7. God Bless the Child
8. Trav'lin' Light
9. My Old Flame
10. I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)
11. Billie's Blues
12. He's Funny That Way
13. Lover Man
14. Don't Explain
15. Good Morning Heartache
16. No Good Man
17. The Blues Are Brewin'
18. Solitude
19. Easy Living
20. I Loves You Porgy
21. My Man (Mon Homme)
22. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness if I Do

1. Them There Eyes
2. You Can't Lose a Broken Heart
3. You're My Thrill
4. Crazy He Calls Me
5. Detour Ahead
6. These Foolish Things
7. You Go to My Head
8. Love Me or Leave Me
9. Willow Weep for Me
10. I Thought About You
11. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
12. Come Rain or Come Shine
13. It Had to Be You
14. What's New?
15. Lady Sings the Blues
16. I Cover the Waterfront [Live]
17. Body and Soul
18. But Not for Me
19. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
20. I'm a Fool to Want You

1. Saddest Tale [DVD]
2. The Blues Are Brewin' [DVD]
3. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans [DVD]
4. My Man (Mon Homme) [DVD]
5. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone [DVD]
6. Billie's Blues [DVD]
7. Fine and Mellow [DVD]
8. What a Little Moonlight Can Do [DVD]
9. St. Louis Blues [DVD]
10. I Cover the Waterfront [DVD]
11. Swing! Brother, Swing! [DVD Audio]
12. They Can't Take That Away from Me [DVD Audio]
13. Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me [DVD Audio]
14. I'll Get By [DVD Audio]
15. I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone [DVD Audio]
16. Jeepers Creepers [DVD Audio]
17. Bonus Materials [DVD][*]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Hip-O Records 000391800

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Although the title could only have been coined by a marketing department, The Ultimate Collection deserves the highest of praise. It is not only the first American compilation to survey Billie Holiday's entire 25-year career -- and astutely, at that -- but it also includes a DVD that presents the lion's share of her film and TV appearances, a full discography, and an interactive timeline. The audio discs spotlight all of Holiday's most innovative material, from the musically pioneering "Billie's Blues" and "Lover Man," in which she refined the perpetually coarse female blues form and virtually invented the slow-burn torch song, to the socially progressive "Strange Fruit" and "God Bless the Child," wherein she yoked reform concerns to beguiling pop songs and became a master of the protest song. (As it should be, the 1939 of Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" seems much more recent than the 1939 when a majority of Southerners felt lynching was justified in case of sexual assault.) The bulk of the material rightly comes from her Verve and Columbia libraries, but there are many inclusions from her breathtaking Decca and Commodore catalogs, as well as a superb version of "Trav'lin Light" from a 1942 Capitol session with accompaniment from (surprise) the outmoded but effective Paul Whiteman Orchestra. Fittingly, the program begins with one of Holiday's first sessions -- in 1933, when she provided a short vocal chorus over a reading of "Miss Brown to You" by Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra -- and it ends, on the DVD portion, with her reprising another 1933 title for the television program Art Ford's Jazz Party one year before her death. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Name Credits Aaron Bell Bass Adolph Zukor Producer Al Cohn Sax (Tenor) Al Klink Sax (Alto) Albert Casey Guitar Allan Reuss Guitar Alvin Stoller Drums Alvy West Saxophone Amos Gordon Sax (Alto) Andrew "Fats" Ford Trumpet Andy Engel Design Andy McKaie Compilation Producer Armand Camgros Sax (Tenor) Armand Karpoff Viola Art Drellinger Sax (Tenor) Art Ford ? Art Tatum Piano Arthur Berstein Bass Arthur Lubin Director Arthur Whetsol Trumpet Artie Shapiro Bass Arvell Shaw Bass Ashley Kahn Liner Notes Barney Bigard Clarinet, Reeds Barney Josephson Interviewee Barney Kessel Guitar Barry Galbraith Guitar Ben Webster Sax (Tenor) Benny Carter Sax (Alto) Benny Goodman Clarinet Bernard Kaufman Sax (Tenor) Bernie Leighton Piano Bernie Privin Trumpet Beth Stempel Production Coordination Big Chief Russell Moore Trombone Big Sid Catlett Drums Bill Stegmeyer Sax (Alto), Director, Clarinet Billie Holiday Interviewee, Vocals Billy Bauer Guitar Billy Butterfield Trumpet Billy Eckstine Interviewee Billy Kyle Piano Billy Taylor Piano Blinkie Garner Drums Bob Dorsey Sax (Tenor) Bob Haggart Bass, Director Bob Moore Trumpet Bob Neel Drums Bobby Hackett Trumpet Bobby Troup ? Bobby Tucker Piano Buck Clayton Trumpet Bud Scott Guitar, Banjo Budd Johnson Sax (Tenor) Buddy Weed Piano Bunny Shawker Drums Buster Bailey Clarinet Buster Harding Director Carey Kress Guitar Carl Drinkard Piano Carson Smith Bass Charles Jaffe Violin Charles Peterson Cover Photo, Photography Charlie Beal Piano Charlie Shavers Trumpet Chico Hamilton Drums Chuck Stewart Cover Photo Coleman Hawkins Sax (Tenor) Cootie Williams Trumpet Corky Hale Interviewee, Piano Count Basie Piano Cozy Cole Drums Dan d'Andrea Saxophone Dan Minor Trombone Daniel Perry Guitar Danny Bank Woodwind Danny Barker Guitar Dave Bowman Piano Dave Sawyer Cello David "Fathead" Newman Strings Denzil Best Drums Dick Vance Trumpet Dicky Wells Trombone Doc Cheatham Trumpet Don Hill Sax (Alto) Don Waddilove Trumpet Donna Ranieri Photo Research Doug Schwartz Digital Remastering Duke Ellington Piano Duncan P. Schiedt Photography Earl Mason Piano Earle Warren Sax (Alto) Earnest Thompson Sax (Baritone) Ed Lewis Trumpet Ed Mullens Trumpet Eddie Barefield Sax (Baritone), Clarinet Eddie Dougherty Drums Eddie Heywood Piano, Director, Arranger Edward McConney Drums Elise Bretton Soprano (Vocal) Elmer Warner Guitar Emmett Berry Trumpet Ernie Powell Sax (Tenor) Everett Barksdale Guitar Frank Siefiels Violin Frankie Newton Trumpet Fred Waller Director Freddie Green Guitar Freddie Jenkins Trumpet Freddie Williams Sax (Tenor) Freddy Guy Guitar Frede Skaarup Producer George Dorsey Sax (Alto) George Duvivier Bass George Hunt Trombone George Mathews Trombone George Ockner Violin, Concert Master George Serloff Violin Georgie Auld Sax (Tenor) Gerry Mulligan Sax (Baritone) Glenn Barry Design Producer Gordon Griffin Trumpet Gordon Jenkins Arranger, Director Grachan Moncur III Bass Haig Stephens Bass Hank Ross Sax (Tenor) Harry "Sweets" Edison Trumpet Harry Azen Strings Harry Carney Reeds, Sax (Baritone) Haywood Henry Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone) Henderson Chambers Trombone Herbert Cowans Drums Herbie Harper Trumpet Herbie Steward Sax (Tenor), Clarinet Herman Leonard Photography Herschel Evans Sax (Tenor) Holger Madsen Director Horace Henderson Piano Hymie Schertzer Sax (Alto) Iggy Shevak Bass Irving Townsend Producer J.J. Johnson Trombone Jack Cressey Sax (Alto) Jack Lesberg Bass Jack Teagarden Trombone Jack Washington Sax (Baritone), Sax (Alto) James P. Johnson Director James Whitney Trombone Janet Putnam Harp Jimmie Baker Producer Jimmy Crawford Drums Jimmy McLin Guitar Jimmy Mundy Arranger Jimmy Nottingham Trumpet Jimmy Rowles Interviewee, Piano Jo Jones Interviewee, Drums Joe "Cornbread" Thomas Sax (Tenor) Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton Trombone Joe Benjamin Bass Joe Garland Sax (Tenor) Joe Guy Trumpet Joe Springer Piano John Fulton Clarinet, Sax (Tenor), Flute John Hammond, Sr. Producer, Interviewee, A&R John Kirby Bass John Levy Bass John Simmons Bass, Director John Sparrow Sax (Tenor) John Trueheart Guitar John Williams & the Tick Tocks Bass Johnny Blowers Drums Johnny Hodges Sax (Alto), Reeds Johnny Mince Sax (Alto) Jonah Jones Trumpet Juan Tizol Trombone Jules Bertaux Bass Jules Levy Producer Kenneth Hollon Sax (Tenor) Kenny Burrell Guitar Kid Ory Trombone King Guion Saxophone Larry Binyon Sax (Tenor) Larry Bunker Drums Larry Neill Trumpet Lawrence D. Brown Trombone Lawrence Lucie Guitar Lem Davis Sax (Alto) Lennie Hartman Saxophone Lenny McBrowne Drums Leo Kruczek Violin Leonard Gaskin Bass Leroy Lovett Musical Direction Lester Boone Sax (Alto) Lester Young Sax (Tenor) Lois Soprano (Vocal) Louis Armstrong Vocals, Trumpet Mal Waldron Piano Mary Osborne Guitar Mike Pingatore Guitar Mike Wallace Interviewer Milt Gabler A&R, Producer Milt Hinton Photography, Bass Milt Yaner Sax (Alto), Clarinet Miriam Workman Soprano (Vocal) Monty Kelly Trumpet Morris Lefkowitz Violin Mort Bullman Trombone Mundell Lowe Guitar Murray McEachern Trombone Nat Allen Trombone Neal Hefti Trumpet Norman Granz Producer Oscar Peterson Piano Oscar Pettiford Bass Osie Johnson Drums Otto Harwicke Reeds Pat Lawrence Executive Producer Pat Nizza Sax (Tenor) Paul Chapman Guitar Paul Quinichette Sax (Tenor) Paul Ricci Sax (Tenor) Phil Bodner Woodwind Phil Kraus Percussion Ramon Galbert Product Manager Ray Brown Bass Ray Ellis Arranger, Conductor Red Callender Bass Red Mitchell Bass Red Norvo Vibraphone Robert Butler Trumpet Robert Herridge ?, Producer Romeo Penque Woodwind Rostelle Reese Trumpet Roy Eldridge Trumpet, Interviewee Rudy Powell Sax (Alto) Ryan Null Photo Coordination Sammy Benskin Piano Shadow Wilson Drums Sid Cooper Sax (Alto) Skip Layton Trombone Sol Blumenthal Strings Sol Moore Sax (Baritone) Sonny Greer Drums Sonny White Piano Specs Powell Drums Stan Webb Sax (Baritone) Stanley Payne Sax (Tenor) Steve Lasker Disc Transfers Sy Oliver Director, Arranger Sylvia Syms Interviewee Tab Smith Sax (Alto) Teddy Walter Guitar Teddy Wilson Piano Tiny Grimes Guitar, Interviewee Tom Mitchell Jr. Trombone Tony Faso Trumpet Tony Mottola Guitar Tony Scott Clarinet Toots Camarata Direction Toots Mondello Sax (Alto) Urbie Green Trombone Vartan Art Direction Vic Dickenson Trombone Vinnie Burke Bass Waddey Williams Trombone Walter Page Bass Wellman Braud Bass William Gottlieb Photography Willie Rodriguez Drums Willie Smith Sax (Alto) Wynton Kelly Piano Zutty Singleton Drums