Laughing at Life

~ Recording by Billie Holiday & Lester Young

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.13Laughing at Life2:55Billie Holiday & Lester YoungLady Day & Prez 1937–1941Billie Holiday & Lester YoungAlbum + Compilation
Giants of Jazz (Italian)CD 0218
1.13Laughing at Life2:55Billie Holiday & Lester YoungLady Day & Prez 1937–1941Billie Holiday & Lester YoungAlbum + Compilation
Giants of Jazz (Italian)CD 53006
1.17Laughing at Life2:55Billie Holiday & Lester YoungLady Day & Pres: New York 1937–1941Billie Holiday & Lester YoungAlbum + Compilation
Frémeaux & AssociésFA 013

Relationships

recorded in:New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-07)
alto saxophone:Billy Bowen (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07)
Joe Eldridge (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07)
double bass:Walter Page (on 1940-06-07)
drums (drum set):J.C. Heard (on 1940-06-07)
guitar:Freddie Green (on 1940-06-07)
piano:Teddy Wilson (on 1940-06-07)
tenor saxophone:Kermitt Scott (on 1940-06-07)
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1940-06-07)
trumpet:Roy Eldridge (on 1940-06-07)
vocals:Billie Holiday (on 1940-06-07)
orchestra:Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (on 1940-06-07)
recording of:Laughing at Life (on 1940-06-07)

Laughing at Life

writer:Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist)
Nick Kenny
Bob Todd
Cornell Todd