Billie Holiday: Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles (Columbia/Legacy, 1935-1942).

Columbia/Legacy 88697 10955 2 (2007). 

Billie Holiday (vocal sur toutes les pièces), accompagnée par: 

Disque 1: 

Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra

Roy Eldridge (trompette), Benny Goodman (clarinette), Ben Webster (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), John Truehart (guitare), John Kirby (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 2 juillet 1935. 

1. I Wished on the Moon (D. Parker, R. Rainger), Brunswick 7501. 

2. What a Little Moonlight Can Do (H. Woods), Brunswick 7498. 

3. Miss Brown to You (L. Robin, R. Whiting, R. Rainger), Brunswick 7501. 

Roy Eldridge (trompette), Benny Morton (trombone), Chu Berry (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Dave Barbour (guitare), John Kirby (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 25 octobre 1935. 

4. If You Were Mine (J. Mercer, M. Malneck), Brunswick 7554. 

Richard Clarke (trompette), Tom Mace (clarinette), Johnny Hodges (saxophone alto), Teddy Wilson (piano), Dave Barbour (guitare), Grachan Moncur (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 3 décembre 1935. 

5. These 'n' That 'n' Those (E. Fairchild, M. Pascal), Brunswick 7577. 

6. You Let Me Down (A. Dubin, H. Warren), Brunswick 7581. 

7. Spreadin' Rhythm Around (T. Koehler, J. McHugh), Brunswick 7581. 

Gordon "Chris" Griffin (trompette), Rudy Powell (clarinette), Ted McRae (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), John Truehart (guitare), Grachan Moncur (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 30 janvier 1936. 

8. Life Begins When You're in Love (L. Brown, V. Schertzinger), Brunswick 7612. 

Jonah Jones (trompette), Johnny Hodges (saxophone alto), Harry Carney (clarinette, saxophone baryton), Teddy Wilson (piano), Lawrence Lucie (guitare), John Kirby (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 10 juin 1936. 

9. It's Like Reaching for the Moon (A. Sherman, A. Lewis, G. Marquesee), Brunswick 7702. 

10. These Foolish Things (J. Strachey, E. Maschwitz), Brunswick 7699. 

11. I Cried for You (A. Freed, G. Arnheim, A. Lyman), Brunswick 7729. 

Billie Holiday & her Orchestra

Bunny Berigan (trompette), Artie Shaw (clarinette), Joe Bushkin (piano), Dick McDonough (guitare), Pete Peterson (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 10 juillet 1936. 

12. Did I Remember? (H. Adamson, W. Donaldson), Vocalion 3276. 

13. No Regrets (R. Ingraham, H. Tobias), Vocalion 3276. 

14. Summertime (D. Heyward, G. Gershwin), Vocalion 3288. 

15. Billie's Blues (B. Holiday), Vocalion 3288. 

Bunny Berigan (trompette), Irving Fazola (clarinette), Clyde Hart (piano), Dick McDonough (guitare), Artie Bernstein (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 29 septembre 1936. 

16. A Fine Romance (D. Fields, J. Kern), Vocalion 3333. 

17. One, Two, Button Your Shoe (A. Johnston, J. Burke), Vocalion 3334. 

Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra

Irving "Mouse" Randolph (trompette), Vido Musso (clarinette), Ben Webster (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Allan Reuss (guitare), Milt Hinton (contrebasse), Gene Krupa (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 21 octobre 1936. 

18. Easy to Love (C. Porter), Brunswick 7762. 

19. The Way You Look Tonight (D. Fields, J. Kern), Brunswick 7762. 

Jonah Jones (trompette), Benny Goodman (clarinette), Ben Webster (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Allan Reuss (guitare), John Kirby (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 19 novembre 1936. 

20. Pennies from Heaven (A. Johnston, J. Burke), Brunswick 7789. 

Disque 2: 

(suite de la session)

1. That's Life I Guess (S. Lewis, P. DeRose), Brunswick 7789. 

2. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (D. Fields, J. McHugh), Brunswick 7781. 

Billie Holiday & her Orchestra

Jonah Jones (trompette), Edgar Sampson (clarinette, saxophone alto), Ben Webster (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Allan Reuss (guitare), John Kirby (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 12 janvier 1937. 

3. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (I. Berlin), Vocalion 3431. 

Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra

Buck Clayton (trompette), Benny Goodman (clarinette), Lester Young (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Freddie Green (guitare), Walter Page (contrebasse), Jo Jones (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 25 janvier 1937. 

4. He Ain't Got Rhythm (I. Berlin), Brunswick 7824. 

5. This Year's Kisses (I. Berlin), Brunswick 7824. 

6. Why Was I Born? (O. Hammerstein II, J. Kern), Brunswick 7859. 

7. I Must Have That Man (D. Fields, J. McHugh), Brunswick 7859. 

Henry "Red" Allen (trompette), Cecil Scott (clarinette, saxophones alto et ténor), Prince Robinson (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Jimmy McLin (guitare), John Kirby (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 18 février 1937. 

8. The Mood That I'm In (A. Sherman, A. Silver), Brunswick 7844. 

9. You Showed Me the Way (E. Fitzgerald, B. Green, T. McRae, C. Webb), Brunswick 7840. 

10. My Last Affair (H. Johnson), Brunswick 7840. 

Cootie Williams (trompette), Johnny Hodges (saxophone alto), Harry Carney (clarinette, saxophone baryton), Teddy Wilson (piano), Allan Reuss (guitare), John Kirby (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 31 mars 1937. 

11. Moanin' Low (H. Dietz, R. Rainger), Brunswick 7877. 

Billie Holiday & her Orchestra

Eddie Tompkins (trompette), Buster Bailey (clarinette), Joe Thomas (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Carmen Mastren (guitare), John Kirby (contrebasse), Alphonse Steele (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 1er avril 1937. 

12. Where is the Sun? (D. Lee, J. Redmond), Vocalion 3543. 

13. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (I. & G. Gershwin), Vocalion 3520. 

14. They Can't Take That Away from Me (I. & G. Gershwin), Vocalion 3520. 

15. Don't Know If I'm Comin' or Goin' (L. Warner, L. Fein), Vocalion 3543. 

Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra

Buck Clayton (trompette), Buster Bailey (clarinette), Johnny Hodges (saxophone alto), Lester Young (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Allan Reuss (guitare), Artie Bernstein (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 11 mai 1937. 

16. I'll Get By (R. Turk, F. Ahlert), Brunswick 7903. 

17. Mean to Me (R. Turk, F. Ahlert), Brunswick 7903. 

Buck Clayton (trompette), Buster Bailey (clarinette), Lester Young (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Freddie Green (guitare), Walter Page (contrebasse), Jo Jones (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 1er juin 1937. 

18. Foolin' Myself (P. Tinturin, J. Lawrence), Brunswick 7911. 

19. Easy Living (L. Robin, R. Rainger), Brunswick, 7911. 

20. I'll Never Be the Same (G. Kahn, F. Signorelli, M. Malneck), Brunswick 7926. 

Disque 3: 

Billie Holiday & her Orchestra

Buck Clayton (trompette), Ed Hall (clarinette), Lester Young (saxophone ténor), James Sherman (piano), Freddie Green (guitare), Walter Page (contrebasse), Jo Jones (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 15 juin 1937. 

1. Me, Myself and I (I. Gordon, A. Kaufman, A. Roberts), Vocalion 3593. 

2. A Sailboat in the Moonlight (J. Loeb, C. Lombardo), Vocalion 3605. 

3. Without Your Love (J. Lange, F. Stryker), Vocalion 3593. 

Les mêmes, Buster Bailey (clarinette) remplace Hall, Claude Thornhill (piano) remplace Sherman. 1776 Broadway, New York, 13 septembre 1937. 

4. Trav'lin' All Alone (J.C. Johnson), Vocalion 3748. 

5. He's Funny That Way (N. Moret, R. Whiting), Vocalion 3748. 

Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra

Buck Clayton (trompette), Prince Robinson (clarinette), Vido Musso (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Allan Reuss (guitare), Walter Page (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 1er novembre 1937. 

6. Nice Work If You Can Get It (I. & G. Gershwin), Brunswick 8013. 

7. Things Are Looking Up (I. & G. Gershwin), Brunswick 8015. 

8. My Man (C. Pollock, M. Yvain, A. Willemetz, J. Charles), Brunswick 8008. 

9. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (O. Hammerstein II, J. Kern), Brunswick 8008. 

Buck Clayton (trompette), Benny Morton (trombone), Lester Young (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Freddie Green (guitare), Walter Page (contrebasse), Jo Jones (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 6 janvier 1938. 

10. When You're Smiling (M. Fisher, J. Goodwin, L. Shay), Brunswick 8070. 

Billie Holiday & her Orchestra

Buck Clayton (trompette), Benny Morton (trombone), Lester Young (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Freddie Green (guitare), Walter Page (contrebasse), Jo Jones (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 12 janvier 1938. 

11. On the Sentimental Side (J. Burke, J. Monaco), Vocalion 4029. 

12. When a Woman Loves a Man (J. Mercer, G. Jenkins, B. Hanighen), Vocalion 4029. 

Charlie Shavers (trompette), Buster Bailey (clarinette), Babe Russin (saxophone ténor), Billy Kyle (piano), possiblement Danny Barker (guitare), John Kirby (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 11 mai 1938. 

13. You Go to My Head (H. Gillespie, J.F. Coots), Vocalion 4126. 

14. I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key) (J. Eaton, T. Shand), Vocalion 4238. 

Buck Clayton (trompette), Lester Young (clarinette, saxophone ténor), Margaret "Countess" Johnson (piano), Freddie Green (guitare), Walter Page (contrebasse), Jo Jones (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 15 septembre 1938. 

15. The Very Thought of You (R. Noble), Vocalion 4457. 

16. I Can't Get Started (I. Gershwin, V. Duke), Vocalion 4457. 

Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra

Roy Eldridge (trompette), Ernie Powell (clarinette, saxophone alto), Benny Carter (saxophones alto et ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Danny Barker (guitare), Milt Hinton (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). 1776 Broadway, New York, 30 janvier 1939. 

17. More Than You Know (E. Eliscu, B. Rose, V. Youmans), Brunswick 8319. 

18. Sugar (S. Mitchell, M. Pinkard), Brunswick 8319. 

Billie Holiday & her Orchestra

Hot Lips Page (trompette), Tab Smith (saxophones soprano et alto), Stanley Payne (saxophone ténor), Kenny Kersey (piano), Jimmy McLin (guitare), John Williams (contrebasse), Eddie Dougherty (batterie). 711 Fifth Avenue, New York, 21 mars 1939. 

19. Long Gone Blues (B. Holiday), Columbia 37586. 

Charlie Shavers (trompette), Tab Smith (saxophones soprano et alto), Kenneth Hollon, Stanley Payne (saxophone ténor), Sonny White (piano), Bernard Addison (guitare), John Williams (contrebasse), Eddie Dougherty (batterie). 711 Fifth Avenue, New York, 5 juillet 1939. 

20. Some Other Spring (I. Kitchings, A. Herzog), Vocalion 5021. 

Disque 4: 

(suite de la session)

1. Them There Eyes (M. Pinkard, W. Tracey, D. Tauber), Vocalion 5021. 

2. Swing, Brother, Swing (L. Raymond, W. Bishop, C. Williams), Vocalion 5129. 

Buck Clayton, Harry Edison (trompette), Earl Warren, Jack Washington (saxophone alto), Lester Young (saxophone ténor), Joe Sullivan (piano), Freddie Green (guitare), Walter Page (contrebasse), Jo Jones (batterie). 711 Fifth Avenue, New York, 13 décembre 1939. 

3. Night and Day (C. Porter), Vocalion 5377. 

4. The Man I Love (I. & G. Gershwin), Vocalion 5377. 

Roy Eldridge (trompette), Jimmy Powell (clarinette), Carl Frye (saxophone alto), Kermit Scott (saxophone ténor), Sonny White (piano), Lawrence Lucie (guitare), John Williams (contrebasse), Hal West (batterie). 711 Fifth Avenue, New York, 29 février 1940. 

5. Body and Soul (E. Heyman, R. Sour, F. Eyton, J. Green), Vocalion 5481. 

6. Falling in Love Again (S. Lerner, F. Hollander), Vocalion 5609. 

Roy Eldridge (trompette), Bill Bowen, Joe Eldridge (saxophone alto), Kermit Scott, Lester Young (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Freddy Green (guitare), Walter Page (contrebasse), J.C. Heard (batterie). Liederkranz Hall, E. 58th Street, New York, 7 juin 1940. 

7. Laughing at Life (C. Kenny, N. Kenny, B. Todd, C. Todd), Vocalion 5719. 

8. Time on My Hands (H. Adamson, M. Gordon, V. Youmans), OKeh 5991. 

Billie Holiday, accompagnée par Benny Carter & his All Star Orchestra

Bill Coleman (trompette), Benny Morton (trombone), Benny Carter (clarinette, saxophone alto), Georgie Auld (saxophone ténor), Sonny White (piano), Ulysses Livingston (guitare), Wilson Myers (contrebasse), Yank Porter (batterie). Liederkranz Hall, E. 58th Street, New York, 15 octobre 1940. 

9. St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy), OKeh 6064. 

10. Loveless Love (W.C. Handy), OKeh 6064. 

Billie Holiday, accompagnée par Eddie Heywood & his Orchestra

Shad Collins (trompette), Leslie Johnakins, Eddie Barefield (saxophone alto), Lester Young (saxophone ténor), Eddie Heywood (piano), John Collins (guitare), Ted Sturgis (contrebasse), Kenny Clarke (batterie). 799 Seventh Avenue, New York, 21 mars 1941. 

11. Let's Do It (C. Porter), OKeh 6134. 

12. Georgia on My Mind (S. Gorrell, H. Carmichael), OKeh 6134. 

13. All of Me (S. Simons, G. Marks), OKeh 6214. 

Billie Holiday & her Orchestra

Roy Eldridge (trompette), Ernie Powell (clarinette, saxophone ténor), Lester Boone, Jimmy Powell (saxophone alto), Eddie Heywood (piano), Paul Chapman (guitare), Grachan Moncur (contrebasse), Herbert Cowens (batterie). 799 Seventh Avenue, New York, 9 mai 1941. 

14. God Bless the Child (B. Holiday, A. Herzog), OKeh 6270. 

15. Am I Blue? (H. Akst, G. Clarke), Columbia 37586. 

Billie Holiday, accompagnée par Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra

Emmett Berry (trompette), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinette), Hymie Schertzer (clarinette, saxophone alto), Babe Russin (saxophone ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Al Casey (guitare), John Williams (contrebasse), J.C. Heard (batterie). 799 Seventh Avenue, New York, 7 août 1941. 

16. I Cover the Waterfront (E. Heyman, J. Green), Columbia 37493. 

17. Love Me or Leave Me (G. Kahn, W. Donaldson), OKeh 6369. 

18. Gloomy Sunday (L. Javor, S. Lewis, R. Seress), OKeh 6451. 

Les mêmes, Gene Fields (guitare) remplace Casey. 799 Seventh Avenue, New York, 10 février 1942. 

19. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie (B. Mayhew), Harmony 1075. 

20. Until the Real Thing Comes Along (S. Cahn, S. Chaplin, A. Nichols, M. Holiner), Columbia 37493. 

Notes de pochette: Gary Giddins, Michael Brooks. 

Producteur exécutif: Steve Berkowitz. 

Producteur de la réédition: Michael Brooks. 

Mastering digital: Vic Anesini. 

Transerts des 78-tours: Matt Cavaluzzo, Harry Coster, Darcy Proper. 

Restauration sonore: Harry Coster, Seth Foster, Ken Robertson, Mark Wilder. 

78-tours originaux tirés des collections de Michael Brooks, Harry Coster, John R.T. Davies, Scott Wenzel et l'Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University, Newark, N.J.. 

Design: Joel Zimmerman. 

Photographies: collection de Duncan P. Schiedt, collection Frank Driggs, Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, SonyBMG Archives, Charles Peterson, gracieuseté de Don Peterson.