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Billie Holiday Discography

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Session 1939-Apr-20

Date:Thursday, April 20, 1939
Location:New York City, 711 Fifth Avenue, World Broadcasting Studio
Band:Frank Newton and his Café Society Orchestra
Type:AT/MT
Photo:
[Date] tag when session info, session songs or session musicians are new or updated.
Songs recorded during this session:
No:SongtitleTypeMatrix:LabelTime
1Strange fruit
ATWP24403-ACommodore XFL144283'21"
2Strange fruit
MTWP24403-BCommodore 5263'13"
3YesterdaysMTWP24404-ACommodore 5273'26"
4Yesterdays
ATWP24404-BCommodore XFL144283'00"
5Fine and mellowMTWP24405-ACommodore 5263'18"
6I gotta right to sing the blues
ATWP24406-ACommodore XFL144282'51"
7I gotta right to sing the bluesMTWP24406-BCommodore 5272'51"
[No] tag when songs of the sessions are new or updated. [Matrix] tag when track is unknown, unique (only 1 album), very rare (2 or 3 albums) or rare (3-7 albums).
Albums containing tracks of this session:
No:TypeCoverageAlbumtitle
(albumcode)		SongNo#
1234567
1
281 Single Artist
(Lata 013)		 2 9
2
2818 Top Tracks
(CD Jazz 044-005)		 67
3
4220 Golden Greats
(DVLP 2018)		 D2C4 C3
4
2820th Century Masters: Millennium Collection
(Hip-O 589995)		 1 2
5
2825 Greatest Hits
(PLATCD 1111)		 2 19
6
4240 Great Songs, Vol. 2/2
(MUCD9507)		 13 14 15
7
2849 Original Recordings, Vol. 1/2
(Platbx 2208)		 2 19
8
2849 Original Recordings, Vol. 2/2
(Platbx 2208)		 16 7
9
14Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do, Vol. 1/4
(CBS ?)		 B1
10
28Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do, Vol. 4/4
(CBS ?)		 A1 B1
11
14All Of Me
(JAZZ CD 001)		 4
12
28Anthology 1944-1959 [Japan Bonus Tracks]
(Crown Japan 8846/7)		18 6?
13
14Ballads
(RKC 144)		 18
14
14BD Jazz - Vol. 1/2 Bluesy Billie
(JZBD 004)		 20
15
28Best Of 1935-1948, Vol. 1/2
(3046782)		 24 25
16
14Best Of 1935-1948, Vol. 2/2
(3046782)		 1
17
14Billie Holiday
(2MJP 1024)		 A5
18
14Billie Holiday
(TM1204)		 16
19
14Billie Holiday (Kbox), Vol. 2/3
(KBOX3150A)		 7
20
57Billie Holiday - Commodore Records
(LP GXC 3143)		 A1A2 A3 A4
21
14Billie Holiday - The Jazz Singer
(PACK 006)		 8
22
28Billie Holiday 2CD, Vol. 2/2
(KBOX 2101)		 14 7
23
57Billie Holiday Sings
(J-1209)		 B2A3 A2 A1
24
57Billie Holiday, Vol.2 - Fine And Mellow 1936-1941
(Naxos 8.120583)		 1514 16 13
25
14Billie's Blues
(Collector's Edition TKC4)		 7
26
14Billie's Blues
(Disky)		 14
27
14Billie’s Blues
(LATA084)		 9
28
42Billie's Blues
(MCPS SUN2088)		 67 8
29
28Billie's Blues
(RGCD 1054)		 18? 19?
30
14Billie's Love Songs
(NI 2000)		 15
31
42Billy Remembers Billie
(Verve 0602498648827)		 129 3
32
42Bitter Fruit
(Jazz 95)		 23 4
33
57Blue Billie - Saga Jazz 57
(981 063-4)		 1112 13 14
34
14Blue Moon
(FDM 36749-2)		 19
35
28Body And Soul
(LATA054)		 2 9
36
28CD Livre
(Cd Livre 2-909828-19-02)		 13 14
37
28Classic Decade
(Prism 254)		 2 19
38
57Commodore Recording
(SL 10007)		 B1A1 B4 A2
39
57Commodore Jazz Classics
(MS 56000, S/6000)		 A1B3 A3 B4
40
42Complete 1936-1944 Alternates Vol. 2 1938-1940
(BlueMoon CD 1502)		14 15 16
41
42Complete Billie Holiday Alternates Vol. 2 1938-40
(King Jazz KJ 172 FS)		16 17 18
42
100Complete Commodore Recordings (Japan), Vol. 1/2
(KICJ 43)		1234567
43
100Complete Commodore Recordings, Original American, Vol. 1/2
(Jazz Factory 22820)		1012113124
44
100Complete Commodore Recordings, Vol. 1/2
(CMD 24012)		2134576
45
42Easy To Love - CD 1/2
(274 1363.64 1)		 2123 22
46
14Essential Billie Holiday, The, Vol. 1/3
(SOHO CD002)		20
47
28Essential Billie Holiday, The, Vol. 2/3
(SOHO CD002)		 7 9
48
14Essential Billie Holiday, The, Vol. 3/3
(Rajon EMPRCD 899)		 20
49
14Essential Billie Holiday, The, Vol. 3/3
(SOHO CD002)		 3
50
28Feel The Blues
(SUMCD 4005)		 14 15
51
28Fine & Mellow
(IGOCD 2034)		 24 18
52
57Fine And Mellow
(Collector's Edition 24)		 1112 13 14
53
57Fine And Mellow
(Newsound)		 1112 13 14
54
100Fine And Mellow 1939 And 1944
(AG 6.24055)		A2A1A3A4A5A7A6
55
100Fine And Mellow 1939 And 1944
(Commodore 8.24055)		2134576
56
100Fine And Mellow Vol. 1
(Commodore)		A2A1A3A4A5A6A7
57
28From Baltimore
(WES 4005)		 1 7
58
42Giants Of Jazz, Vol. 3/3
(TimeLife Records)		 A5A6 A7
59
57God Bless The Child
(CDD 3421 Nichevo Productio)		 1112 13 14
60
28Greatets Hits
(AA08606)		 A1B3
61
57Henry Allen: Red Allen And His Friends
(Merrit 26)		 A1A2 A3 A4
62
14Her Best Recordings: 1935-1942
(Best Of Jazz 4003)		 12
63
42Her Finest Studio Recordings, Vol. 1/3
(BT 3007)		 5 6 7
64
57History Of Jazz - Billie Holiday
(Joker SM 3289)		 B4A3 A2 A1
65
42Hits & Highlights - Billie Holiday - Ghost Of Yesterday - CD 1/2
(BLUE101CD(1))		 1416 15
66
57I’ve Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
(Jazz Greats JG-622)		 B2A3 A2 A1
67
57Immortal Sessions
(Sonet SLP 1000)		 A1A2 A3 A4
68
57Immortal Sessions - As Time Goes By
(DLP 2-788)		 A1C2 D5 C1
69
14Immortal Sessions 1939-45 Vol 1 (7")
(Sonet SXP 2023)		 A1
70
28In A Soulful Mood CD 2/2
(MCCD597)		 23 18
71
14Jazz After Dark, Vol. 2
(Public Music 8007)		 2?
72
28Jazz After Hours
(Jazz After Hours 200004)		 5 16?
73
14Jazz Classic's, Vol.1/2
(52197-2 Zaiks/Biem)		 3
74
14Jazz Masters
(JZ 003)		 7
75
57Jazz Roots, Vol.4/4
(CDB 1804/4)		 910 87
76
14Jukebox Hits
(ACMCD 4078)		 18
77
28Ken Burns Jazz
(Verve 549 081)		 56
78
57Kind Of Holiday Vol. 03/10 - Early Greats Vol. 3
(220121/3)		 12 3 4
79
28L’Art Vocal, Vol.1, La Sélection 1935 - 1939
(DK025)		 21 22
80
57La Regina Del Blues
(Variety LP. No. Rel-St 19186)		 B1A5 A4 A1
81
14Lady Blues
(Imagem 6054)		 A1
82
57Lady Day
(Tristar 80903)		 98 12 5
83
14Lady Day - The Very Best Of Billie Holiday
(MOODCD52)		 13
84
28Lady Day Vol. 2/3
(GSS 5289)		 8 13
85
57Lady Day Vol. 3
(Magnum 34 / CECD 034)		 32 4 1
86
28Lady Day Vol. 3/3
(GSS 5289)		 1 3
87
28Lady Day’s 25 Greatest 1933 – 1944
(CD AJA 5181)		25 16
88
57Lady Day's Immortal Performances 1939 - 1944
(LPJT 40 Sarabandas)		 B6A7 A8 A2
89
57Lady Day’s Immortal Performances, Vol. 3/3
(Giants Of Jazz CDB1204)		 43 2 1
90
57Lady Day, Vol. 2/7 - 'Lady Day's Immortal Performances'
(LP JT40)		 B6A7 A8 A2
91
57Lady Of Jazz, Vol. 3/4
(CD Dig 11)		11 12 13 14
92
57Lady Sings The Blues
(6188442)		 1512 2 1
93
42Lady Sings The Blues
(BGTS LATA 085)		 7 8 6
94
14Lady Sings The Blues - Vol. 4/4
(TKO LATA527A)		 1
95
14Leading Ladies - Vol. 2/3
(Wegram KBOX3190A)		 2
96
57Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons De Billie Holiday, Vol. 2/4
(7243 8106052)		 1819 20 21
97
14Lover Man
(WMO 90334)		 11
98
100Masters Of Jazz - Vol. 08 '39
(MJCD 070)		891011121314
99
28Masters Of Jazz, Vol. 2/2
(Média 7 R2CD 8007/2)		 1 2
100
14Me Myself And I
(35717-2)		 15
101
14Members Edition
(Members Edition 30122)		 5
102
42Mémoire Du Jazz
(7243 8 39345 2 2)		11 12 13
103
28Milt Gabler Story, The
(B0003911-00)		 1 2
104
28Moanin’ Low, Vol. 1/2
(AJS 282 2)		 25 16
105
14More Billie Holiday
(GRP GRBD-9917)		 3
106
14Night And Day
(RAJCD 857)		 9
107
14On The Sentimental Side
(LATA083)		 5
108
57Portrait, Vol. 1/2
(Storyville)		 A1A2 A3 A4
109
14Prime All–Time– Hits Vol.1
(WSC 99901)		 1
110
28Real Gold, CD 2/2
(Licensemusic. APS)		 14 7
111
28Retrospective 1935-1952, CD 1/3
(Saga 983 953-3)		 14 10
112
28Side By Side - Ella Fitzgerald And Billie Holiday
(Newsound 304)		 10 15
113
42Sings The Blues
(KATCD209)		5 2 17
114
14Sings The Great American Songbook
(Jazz Factory 22818)		 14
115
14Songbook
(Jazz Factory 22817)		 4
116
14Star Power: Billie Holiday
(Direct Source 1457)		 4
117
28Stormy Weather (2 CD Box), Vol. 2/2
(BB242)		 14 7
118
57Strange Fruit
(Atlantic SD 1614)		 B1A8 B4 A5
119
14Strange Fruit
(Crown Collection 2014)		20
120
57Strange Fruit
(Giants Of Jazz CD 53085)		4 3 2 1
121
57Strange Fruit
(Proper 1202)		 1920 21 22
122
28Strange Fruit (7")
(Sonet SXP 2800)		 A1 A2
123
14Summertime
(Mastersound 50088)		 19
124
14Tenderly
(BGTS LATA 086)		 7
125
28That Ole Devil Called Love
(Prism Leisure 567)		 16 7
126
14The Best Of Billie Holiday & Lester Young
(CN1028)		 19
127
57The Best Of Billie Holiday, Vol.3
(Carlton 311172)		 419 11 10
128
14The Best, Vol. 1
(Platinum Disc 1607)		 4
129
14The Best, Vol. 2
(Platinum Disc 1608)		 8?
130
42The Billie Holiday Collection, CD 2/2
(MUS 10003-2)		 111 10
131
42The Billie Holiday Story, 4-CD-Set, Vol. 4/4
(LPS 8001/2)		 1 2 3
132
57The Chronological 1939-1940
(Melodie Jazz Classics 601)		 34 5 6
133
57The Commodore Master Takes
(GRP 543272)		 12 3 4
134
57The Commodore Years
(Decca AHC 184)		 A1A2 A3 A4
135
14The Definitive Collection 1939-1948, Vol. 1/2
(CDRTV0130)		 13
136
28The Diva Series
(Verve 065 204-2)		 11 15
137
28The Essential Lady Day, Vol.2
(CPCD 8264-2)		 1 2
138
14The Essential Billie Holiday
(MCUTACD19)		 1
139
28The Essential Billie Holiday
(METRO CD098)		 24 18
140
14The Genius Of Billie Holiday, Vol. 1/2
(Ucj - 9828894)		 19
141
28The Genius Of Billie Holiday, Vol. 2/2
(Ucj - 9828894)		 114
142
42The Golden Era Of Jazz Vol.2, CD 1/2
(RMB 4012-2 A)		 111 10
143
28The Great Jazz Artist Series
(OB-3023)		 910
144
57The Incomparable, Vol. 4
(ABMMCD 1144)		 1011 12 13
145
14The Lady Sings
(Charly Budget 1005)		 11
146
57The Lady Sings The Blues
(CeDe International 66002)		14 3 13 1
147
14The Life And Songs Of Billie Holiday
(CMCD.01)		2
148
14The Man I Love
(FDM 36723-2)		 19
149
42The Man I Love
(PD 5065-2 Zyx Music)		 112 11
150
42The Man I Love
(PDI 6110-2)		 112 11
151
14The Most Important Recordings Of Billie Holiday, Vol. 1/2
(Official Denmark 83048-2)		 16
152
42The One And Only Lady Day, CD 2/2
(PRMCD6026A)		 1 2 3
153
28The Very Best
(APWCD1186)		 11 16
154
14The Very Best Of Billie Holiday - Gold - God Bless The Child - CD 3/3
(White Puma Records 6633)		8
155
28The Very Best Of Billie Holiday, CD 1/2
(Mastertech 580292)		 8 9
156
14The Very Best Of Billie Holiday, CD 2/2
(Mastertech 580292)		 20
157
14The Very Best Of Billie Holiday, Vol.1
(Verve 547 494-2)		 4
158
100The Voice Of Jazz Complete Recordings 1933-1940 Vol. 7/8
(AFS BOX 1019-7)		891011121413
159
28The Voice Of Lady Day, The Essential Billie Holiday - CD 2/2
(METROCD552 CD2)		 1 2
160
14These Foolish Things, Vol. 1
(IMPORT-GBR)		 7
161
28Trav’lin’ Light, Trav’lin’ All Alone
(CDCD 1202)		 19 5
162
42Yesterdays
(PIESD 043)		 19 14 10
163
14You Go To My Head
(FDM 36742-2)		 10
# The cellcontent is the tracknumber on the album of the sessionsong. [No] tag when album is new or updated.
Session musician(s):
InstrumentMusician Name:
BassWilliams, John
DrumsDougherty, Eddie
GuitarMcLin, Jimmy
PianoWhite, Sonny
Sax, AltSmith, Tab
Sax, SopranoSmith, Tab
Sax, TenorHollon, Kenneth / Payne, Stanley
TrumpetNewton, Frankie
[Musician name] tag when musician is added to session or updated in session.

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