Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933-1944)

by Billie Holiday

An exhaustive, flawlessly restored ten-disc box set archiving every master take, alternate take, and radio broadcast the legendary vocalist recorded during her historic tenure with Columbia Records. The anthology captures the absolute pinnacle of her vocal agility and her legendary, deeply emotive phrasing before her tragic later decline. It stands as an unparalleled, definitive historical document of 20th-century vocal jazz.

Genres

Vocal Jazz

Tracklist

Your Mother's Son-In-Law (with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra)
Riffin' the Scotch (with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra)
I Wished On the Moon (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
What a Little Moonlight Can Do (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Miss Brown to You (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
A Sunbonnet Blue (And a Yellow Straw Hat) (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
What a Night, What a Moon, What a Girl (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
I'm Painting the Town Red (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
It's Too Hot for Words (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Twenty-Four Hours a Day (feat. Billie Holiday) - Take 1
Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town (feat. Billie Holiday) - Take 1
Eeny Meeny Meiny Mo (feat. Billie Holiday) - Take 1
If You Were Mine (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
These 'N' That 'N' Those (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
You Let Me Down (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Spreadin' Rhythm Around (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Life Begins When You're In Love (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
It's Like Reaching for the Moon (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
I Cried for You (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
Guess Who (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Did I Remember? - Take 1
No Regrets - Take 1
Summertime
Billie's Blues - Take 1
A Fine Romance - Take 1
I Can't Pretend - Take 1
One, Two, Button Your Shoe
Let's Call a Heart a Heart
Easy to Love (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
With Thee I Swing (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
The Way You Look Tonight (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
Who Loves You? (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
Pennies from Heaven (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
That's Life I Guess (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
I Can't Give You Anything but Love (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
One Never Knows, Does One?
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
If My Heart Could Only Talk
Please Keep Me In Your Dreams
He Ain't Got Rhythm (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
This Year's Kisses (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Why Was I Born? (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
I Must Have That Man (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
The Mood That I'm In (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
You Showed Me the Way (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Sentimental and Melancholy (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
My Last Affair (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Carelessly (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 3
How Could You? (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Moanin' Low (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Where Is the Sun?
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
They Can't Take That Away from Me - Take 1
Don't Know If I'm Comin' or Goin' - Take 1
Sun Showers (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Yours and Mine (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
Mean to Me (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
Foolin' Myself (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Easy Living (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
I'll Never Be the Same (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Me, Myself and I - Take 2
A Sailboat In the Moonlight
Born to Love
Without Your Love - Take 1
Getting Some Fun Out of Life
Who Wants Love?
Trav'lin' All Alone
He's Funny That Way - Take 1
Nice Work If You Can Get It (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Things Are Looking Up (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
My Man (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
My First Impression of You (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 4
When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You) (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 3
I Can't Believe That You're In Love with Me (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Alternate Take
If Dreams Come True (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
Now They Call It Swing - Take 2
On the Sentimental Side - Take 2
Back In Your Own Backyard - Take 1
When a Woman Loves a Man
You Go to My Head - Take 1
The Moon Looks Down and Laughs - Take 1
If I Were You - Take 2
Forget If You Can - Take 2
Having Myself a Time - Take 1
Says My Heart - Take 1
I Wish I Had You - Take 2
I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key) - Take 1
The Very Thought of You
I Can't Get Started - Take 1
I've Got a Date with a Dream - Take 1
You Can't Be Mine
Everybody's Laughing (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Here It Is Tomorrow Again (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Say It with a Kiss (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
April In My Heart (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
I'll Never Fail You (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
They Say (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
You're so Desirable (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
You're Gonna See a Lot of Me (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
Hello, My Darling (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
Let's Dream In the Moonlight (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
That's All I Ask of You - Take 1
Dream of Life
What Shall I Say? (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
It's Easy to Blame the Weather (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
More Than You Know (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
Sugar (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
You're Too Lovely to Last - Take 1
Under a Blue Jungle Moon - Take 1
Everything Happens for the Best
Why Did I Always Depend On You?
Long Gone Blues
Some Other Spring
Our Love Is Different
Them There Eyes
Swing! Brother, Swing!
Night and Day - Take 1
The Man I Love
You're Just a No Account
You're a Lucky Guy
Ghost of Yesterday
Body and Soul
What Is This Going to Get Us?
Falling In Love Again - Take 1
I'm Pulling Through
Tell Me More-More-Then Some
Laughing at Life - Take 1
Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)
I'm All for You - Take 1
I Hear Music - Take 1
The Same Old Story - Take 1
Practice Makes Perfect - Take 1
St. Louis Blues (with Benny Carter & His All Star Orchestra) - Take 1
Loveless Love (with Benny Carter & His All Star Orchestra) - Take 1
Let's Do It (with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra) - Take 1
Georgia On My Mind (with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra) - Take 1
Romance In the Dark (with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra) - Take 1
All of Me
I'm In a Low Down Groove
God Bless the Child - Take 1
Am I Blue?
Solitude - Take 1
Jim (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
I Cover the Waterfront
Love Me or Leave Me (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
Gloomy Sunday (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
Wherever You Are (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
Mandy Is Two (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
It's a Sin to Tell a Lie (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
Until the Real Thing Comes Along (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
Saddest Tale
No Regrets - Take 2
The Way You Look Tonight (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
Who Loves You? (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 3
Pennies from Heaven (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
That's Life I Guess (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
They Can't Take That Away from Me - Take 2
Don't Know If I'm Comin' or Goin' - Take 2
I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
Mean to Me (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
Me, Myself and I - Take 1
Without Your Love - Take 2
They Can't Take That Away from Me - Live
Swing, Brother, Swing - Live
I Can't Get Started - Live
My First Impression of You (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 3
When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You) (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 4
I Can't Believe That You're In Love with Me (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra)
If Dreams Come True (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
Now They Call It Swing - Take 1
On the Sentimental Side - Take 1
Back In Your Own Backyard - Take 2
You Go to My Head - Take 2
The Moon Looks Down and Laughs - Take 2
If I Were You - Take 1
Forget If You Can - Take 1
Having Myself a Time - Take 2
Says My Heart - Take 2
I Wish I Had You - Take 1
I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key) - Take 2
I Can't Get Started - Take 2
I've Got a Date with a Dream - Take 2
April In My Heart (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
They Say (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
You're so Desirable (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
You're Gonna See a Lot of Me (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
Hello, My Darling (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
Let's Dream In the Moonlight (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 1
I Cried for You (with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra)
Jeepers Creepers (with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra)
That's All I Ask of You - Alternate Take
More Than You Know (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
You're Too Lovely to Last - Take 2
Under a Blue Jungle Moon - Take 2
Night and Day - Take 2
Falling In Love Again - Take 2
Laughing at Life - Take 2
I'm All for You - Take 2
I Hear Music - Take 2
The Same Old Story - Take 2
The Same Old Story - Take 3
Practice Makes Perfect - Take 2
Practice Makes Perfect - Take 3
Practice Makes Perfect - Take 4
St. Louis Blues - Take 2
Loveless Love (with Benny Carter & His All Star Orchestra) - Take 2
Let's Do It (with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra) - Take 2
Georgia On My Mind (with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra) - Take 2
Georgia On My Mind (with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra) - Take 3
Romance In the Dark (with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra) - Take 2
Romance In the Dark (with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra) - Take 3
Romance In the Dark (with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra) - Take 4
All of Me (with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra) - Take 2
All of Me (with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra) - Take 3
God Bless the Child (with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra) - Take 2
God Bless the Child - Take 3
Am I Blue? - Take 2
Am I Blue? - Take 3
Jim (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
Gloomy Sunday (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
Wherever You Are (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
Mandy Is Two (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
It's a Sin to Tell a Lie (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
It's a Sin to Tell a Lie (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 3
Until the Real Thing Comes Along (with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra) - Take 2
Do Nothing 'Til You Hear from Me / I 'll Get By (with The All-Star Jam Band)
I Love My Man (with The All-Star Jam Band)