Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra – 1939-1940

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Label:	Classics (11) – CLASSICS 601
Series:	The Classics Chronological Series – 601
Format:	CD, Compilation
Country:	Europe
Released:	1991
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Vocal, Swing

Tracklist

1	Why Did I Always Depend On You? Written-By – Greenwood, Smith, McRae*	2:29
2	Long Gone Blues Written-By – Holiday*	3:03
3	Strange Fruit Written-By – Allan*	3:08
4	Yesterdays Written-By – Kern, Harbach	3:23
5	Fine And Mellow Written-By – Holiday*	3:13
6	I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues Written-By – Arlen, Koehler	2:50
7	Some Other Spring Written-By – Herzog, Kitchings	2:59
8	Our Love Is Different Written-By – Alba, Holiday, Conway, White	3:12
9	Them There Eyes Written-By – Tauber, Pinkard, Tracey*	2:47
10	Swing, Brother, Swing Written-By – Williams, Raymond, Bishop*	2:55
11	Night And Day Written-By – Porter*	2:57
12	The Man I Love Written-By – Gershwin-Gershwin*	3:03
13	You're Just A No Account Written-By – Cahn, Chaplin	2:55
14	You're A Lucky Guy Written-By – Cahn, Chaplin	2:43
15	Ghost Of Yesterday Written-By – Herzog Jr., Wilson	2:35
16	Body And Soul Written-By – Heyman, Eyton, Green, Sour	2:57
17	What Is This Going To Get Us? Written-By – Herzog Jr., Wilson	2:39
18	Falling In Love Again Written-By – Hollander, Lerner	2:49
19	I'm Pulling Through Written-By – Herzog Jr., Wilson	3:07
20	Tell Me More Written-By – Holiday*	3:07
21	Laughing At Life Written-By – Todd, Kenny, Todd, Kenny	2:52
22	Time On My Hands Written-By – Adamson, Gordon, Youmans*	3:02

Companies, etc.

Pressed By – MPO

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Bill Bowen* (tracks: 19 to 22), Carl Frye (tracks: 15 to18), Earle Warren (tracks: 11 to 14), Jack Washington (tracks: 11 to 14), Jimmy Powell (tracks: 15 to 18), Joe Eldridge (tracks: 19 to 22), Tab Smith (tracks: 1 to 10)
Double Bass – John Williams* (tracks: 1 to 10, 15 to 18), Walter Page (tracks: 11 to 14, 19 to 22)
Drums – Eddie Dougherty (tracks: 1 to 10), Hal West (2) (tracks: 15 to 18), J.C. Heard (tracks: 19 to 22), Joe Jones* (tracks: 11 to 14)
Guitar – Bernard Addison (tracks: 7 to 10), Freddie Green (tracks: 11 to 14, 19 to 22), Jimmy McLin (tracks: 1 to 6), Lawrence Lucie (tracks: 15 to 18)
Liner Notes – Anatol Schenker
Piano – Joe Sullivan (tracks: 11 to 14), Kenneth Kersey* (tracks: 1, 2), Sonny White (tracks: 3 to 10, 15 to 18), Teddy Wilson (tracks: 19 to 22)
Soprano Saxophone – Tab Smith (tracks: 1 to 10)
Tenor Saxophone – Kenneth Hollon (tracks: 1 to 10), Kermit Scott (tracks: 15 to 18), Kermit Scott (tracks: 19 to 22), Lester Young (tracks: 11 to 14, 19 to 22), Stanley Payne (tracks: 1 to 10)
Trumpet – Buck Clayton (tracks: 11 to 14), Charlie Shavers (tracks: 7 to 10), Frank Newton (tracks: 3 to 6), Harry Edison (tracks: 11 to 14), Hot Lips Page (tracks: 1, 2), Roy Eldridge (tracks: 15 to 22)
Vocals – Billie Holiday

Notes

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