I'll Be Seeing You / I'll Get By
by Billie Holiday
- Type: Single
- Released: July 1944
- Label: Commodore
- Country: United States
- Community rating: 4.11/5 from 4 ratings
Artists on this release: John Simmons, Sidney Catlett, Doc Cheatham, Lem Davis, Vic Dickenson, Teddy Walters, Eddie Heywood
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Reimagining a popular Tin Pan Alley standard, this deeply melancholic performance perfectly captured the intense longing of wartime separation. The vocalist's masterful, behind-the-beat phrasing beautifully transforms a simple romantic ballad into a profound statement of nostalgic yearning.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, vintage, ballad, orchestral, reflective
Tracklist
- I'll Be Seeing You (3:31)
- I'll Get By (2:57)
Credits
- Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra - primary artist, vocals [uncredited]
- Lem Davis - alto saxophone
- Eddie Heywood - arranged by, piano
- John Simmons - bass
- Sidney Catlett - drums
- Teddy Walters - guitar
- Vic Dickenson - trombone
- Doc Cheatham - trumpet
- Irving Kahal - Written-By
- Sammy Fain - Written-By
- Fred E. Ahlert - Written-By
- Roy Turk - Written-By