| Album Title: | The Essential Billie Holiday |  |
|---|---|---|
| Albumcode: | Verve 314517172-2 | |
| Year: | 1997 | |
| Mediumtype: | ||
| # Tracks: | 17 | |
| Total Time: | 1h06'19" | |
| Relevance: | 0,8 | |
| Similar albums: | (94%, no extra track(s) ) The Essential Billie Holiday: Songs Of Lost Love | |
| Thanks to: | "Billiefan" Ruud, Netherlands. |
| No: | Tracktitle | Date: | Type | Matrix: | Label | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love for sale | 1952-Apr-01 | MT | YBC785-4 | Clef EPC 224 / Verve MGC 690 | 2'58" |
| 2 | Sophisticated lady | 1956-Aug-18 | MT | YBC2931-6 | Verve MGV 8329 | 4'51" |
| 3 | Lover come back to me | 1952-Jul-27 | MT | YBC840-4 | Clef 89037 / Verve MGC 686 | 3'37" |
| 4 | I don't want to cry anymore | 1955-Aug-23 | MT | YBC2438-2 | Clef EPC 368 / Verve MGC 669 | 3'55" |
| 5 | Trav'lin' light | 1956-Jun-06 | MT | YBC2850-5 | Clef MGC 721 | 3'10" |
| 6 | Say it isn't so | 1955-Feb-14 | MT | YBC2274-4 | Verve MGV 8302 | 3'03" |
| 7 | When your lover has gone | 1955-Aug-23 | MT | YBC2441-3 | Clef MGC 713 | 4'58" |
| 8 | Body and soul | 1957-Jan-07 | MT | 20507-1 | Verve MGV 8329 | 6'26" |
| 9 | Good morning heartache | 1956-Jun-07 | MT | YBC2857-8 | Clef MGC 721 | 3'31" |
| 10 | Remember | 1952-Apr-01 | MT | YBC789-3 | Clef 89096 / Verve MGC 686 | 2'36" |
| 11 | Willow weep for me | 1954-Sep-03 | MT | YBC1937-4 | Clef 89141 / Clef MGC 721 | 3'07" |
| 12 | I gotta right to sing the blues | 1955-Aug-25 | MT | YBC2447-1 | Clef MGC 713 / Verve VSP-5 | 5'53" |
| 13 | Love me or leave me | 1954-Sep-03 | MT | YBC1930-2 | Clef MGC 721 | 2'35" |
| 14 | I can't face the music | 1952-Jul-27 | MT | YBC844-3 | Clef 89096 / Verve MGC 686 | 3'18" |
| 15 | One for my baby (and one more for the road) | 1957-Jan-08 | MT | 20564-3 | Verve MGV 8257 | 5'42" |
| 16 | Don't worry 'bout me | 1959-Mar-04 | MT | 59XY440-2 | MGM K12813 / MGM E3764 / Verve VSP-5 | 3'10" |
| 17 | Billie's blues (I love my man) | 1958-Nov-12 | LR | - | RJD 508 / Kangourou Swing CD 27236 | 3'29" |
| # | Coverage | Session | Location | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 25 | 1952-Apr-01 | Los Angeles, Radio Recorders studio | Billie Holiday and her Orchestra |
| 114 | 33 | 1952-Jul-27 | New York City | Billie Holiday and her Lads of Joy |
| 129 | 22 | 1954-Sep-03 | Los Angeles, Capitol Studios | Billie Holiday and her Orchestra |
| 132 | 14 | 1955-Feb-14 | New York City, Fine Sound Studios | Billie Holiday with Tony Scott and his Orchestra |
| 135 | 12 | 1955-Aug-23 | Los Angeles, Radio Recorders studio | Billie Holiday and her Orchestra |
| 136 | 6 | 1955-Aug-25 | Los Angeles, Radio Recorders studio | Billie Holiday and her Orchestra |
| 141 | 25 | 1956-Jun-06 | New York City, Fine Sound Studios | Billie Holiday with Tony Scott and his Orchestra |
| 142 | 25 | 1956-Jun-07 | New York City, Fine Sound Studios | Billie Holiday with Tony Scott and his Orchestra |
| 145 | 25 | 1956-Aug-18 | Los Angeles, Radio Recorders studio | Billie Holiday recording unit |
| 158 | 25 | 1957-Jan-07 | Los Angeles, Capitol Studios | Billie Holiday recording unit |
| 159 | 8 | 1957-Jan-08 | Los Angeles, Capitol Studios | Billie Holiday recording unit |
| 175 | 100 | 1958-Nov-12 | Paris (France), Olympia Theatre | Jimmy Rushing & Billie Holiday Concert |
| 179 | 25 | 1959-Mar-04 | New York City, Metropolitan Recording Studio | Billie Holiday with Ray Ellis & his Orchestra |
