Lady Sings the Blues

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Good Man Is a Seldom Thing
Chris Connor3:25
2All of Me
vocals:
Mildred Bailey (in 1947)
Mildred Bailey3:07
3Body and Soul
Carmen McRae4:27
4Come See About Me
Gladys Knight2:44
5Empty Bed Blues
Bessie Smith6:25
6Furniture Man Blues, Part 2
Victoria Spivey with Lonnie Johnson3:09
7I’m Walking the Street
Georgia White2:30
8Lover Man
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone:
Jack Cressey (on 1944-10-04) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1944-10-04)
double bass [bass]:
Haig Stephens (on 1944-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1944-10-04)
guitar:
Carl Kress (on 1944-10-04)
piano:
Dave Bowman (jazz pianist) (on 1944-10-04)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Binyon (on 1944-10-04) and Paul Ricci (on 1944-10-04)
trumpet:
Russ Case (US trumpeter & bandleader)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1944-10-04)
orchestra:
Toots Camarata and His Orchestra (on 1944-10-04)
conductor:
Tutti Camarata
arranger:
Tutti Camarata (on 1944-10-04)
recording of:
Lover Man (on 1944-10-04)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Billie Holiday43:19
9Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean
recording of:
(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean
writer:
Herb Lance (Herbert J. Lance) (in 1952), Charlie Singleton (Jazz saxophone player) (in 1952) and John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin) (in 1952)
Ruth Brown2:55
10My Country Man
Big Maybelle2:34
11Or Leave Me Alone
Lil Hardin Armstrong2:56
12Slave to Love
Christine Kittrell3:10
13You Killed My Love
Bettye LaVette2:55
14You’re Driving Me Crazy
vocals:
Joséphine Baker (on 1931-06-30)
orchestra:
Orchestre Mélodic Jazz du Casino de Paris (on 1931-06-30)
conductor:
Edmond Mahieux (french conductor and composer) (on 1931-06-30)
recording of:
You’re Driving Me Crazy (on 1931-06-30)
lyricist and writer:
Walter Donaldson
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1930)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Donaldson Publishing Company, Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
Joséphine Baker2:23
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