Discography of American jazz singer Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday discographyPhoto from Down Beat magazine, c. February 1947
Studio albums 12 Live albums 3 Compilation albums 24 Singles 38 Box sets 6
The discography of Billie Holiday consists of 12 studio albums , three live albums, 24 compilations, six box sets , and 38 singles .
Holiday recorded extensively for six labels: Columbia Records (on its subsidiary labels Brunswick Records , Vocalion Records , and Okeh Records ), from 1933 through 1942; Commodore Records in 1939 and 1944; Decca Records from 1944 through 1950; briefly for Aladdin Records in 1951; Verve Records and its earlier imprint Clef Records , from 1952 through 1957; again for Columbia Records from 1957 to 1958 and MGM Records in 1959. Many of Holiday's recordings were released on 78-rpm records , before the advent of long-playing vinyl records , and only Clef, Verve, and Columbia issued Holiday albums during her lifetime that were not compilations of previously released material. Many compilations have been issued since her death, including comprehensive box sets and live recordings.[1] [2]
Studio albums [ ]
Clef Records and Verve Records, 1952–1958 [ ]
Year
Album details
1952
Billie Holiday Sings
Released: 1952
Recorded: March 26, 1952
Label: Clef Records
Clef MGC 118 (10" LP )
Mercury 89002 (four 78-rpm records )
1953
An Evening with Billie Holiday
Released: 1953
Recorded: April 1, 1952; July 27, 1952
Label: Clef Records
Clef MGC 144 (10" LP)
Mercury 89028 (four 78-rpm records)
1954
Billie Holiday
Released: 1954
Recorded: April 1, 1952; April 14, 1954
Label: Clef Records
Clef MGC 161 (10" LP)
Mercury 89045 (four 78-rpm records)
1955
Music for Torching
Released: October 1955
Recorded: August 23 and 25, 1955
Label: Clef Records
Clef MGC 669 / Verve MV 2595
Format: LP
1956
Recital [3] [4]
Released: 1956
Recorded: April 1, 1952; July 27, 1952; April 14, 1954
Label: Clef Records
Clef MGC 686 / Verve MGV-8027
Format: LP (reissue of 10" LPs An Evening with Billie Holiday and Billie Holiday )
Solitude [5] [6]
Released: 1956
Recorded: 1952
Label: Clef Records
Clef MGC 690 / Verve MGV-8074
Format: LP (reissue of 10" LP Billie Holiday Sings )
Velvet Mood
Released: 1956
Recorded: August 23 and 25, 1955
Label: Clef Records
Clef MGC 713
Format: LP
Lady Sings the Blues
Released: 1956
Recorded: June 6 and 7, 1956; September 3, 1954
Label: Clef Records
Clef MGC 721, Verve MV 2047
Format: LP
1957
Body and Soul
Released: 1957
Recorded: January 3, 4, 7, and 9, 1957
Label: Verve Records
Verve MGV 8197
Format: LP
Songs for Distingué Lovers
Released: 1957
Recorded: January 3, 4, 7, and 8, 1957
Label: Verve Records
Verve MGV 8257, Verve 2352 085
Format: LP
1958
Stay with Me
Released: 1958[7]
Recorded: February 14, 1955
Label: Verve Records
Verve MGV 8302
Format: LP
All or Nothing at All
Released: 1958
Recorded: August 14 and 18, 1956; January 3, 7, and 8, 1957
Label: Verve Records
Verve MGV 8329
Format: LP
Columbia Records and MGM Records, 1958–1959 [ ]
Year
Album details
1958
Lady in Satin
Released: June 1958
Recorded: February 19–21, 1958
Label: Columbia Records
Columbia CL 1157
Format: LP
1959
Last Recording
Released: July 1959
Recorded: March 3, 4, and 11, 1959
Label: MGM
MGM 3764
Format: LP
Live albums [ ]
Compilation albums [ ]
Most of Holiday's albums prior to 1952 were made up of material previously released as singles.
Year
Title
Label and number
1946
Billie Holiday (four 78-rpm records)
Commodore CR-2
1946
Fancy Free (four 78-rpm records)
Decca DA-406
1947
Teddy Wilson–Billie Holiday, Hot Jazz Classics (four 78-rpm records)
Columbia C-61
1947
A Hot Jazz Classic Set, Vol. 1 (four 78-rpm records)
Columbia-135
1947
Distinctive Song Stylings (four 78-rpm records)
Decca A-652
1949
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday (10")
Columbia CL-6040
1950
An Evening with Eddie Heywood and Billie Holiday (10")
Commodore FL 30001
1950
Ella, Lena and Billie (10")
Columbia CL 2531
1950
Billie Holiday Sings (10")
Columbia CL 6129
1950
Billie Holiday Volume One (10")
Commodore 20005
1950
Billie Holiday Volume Two (10")
Commodore 20006
1951
Billie Holiday and Teddy Wilson (7")
Columbia ESDF 1038
1951
Favorites (10")
Columbia CL 6163
1951
Lover Man (10")
Decca DL 5345
1954
Billie Holiday and Teddy Wilson Orchestras
Columbia 33 S 1034
1954
Lady Day
Columbia CL 637
1954
Billie Holiday Volume One
Jolly Roger 5020
1954
Billie Holiday Volume Two
Jolly Roger 5021
1954
Billie Holiday Volume Three
Jolly Roger 5022
1955
A Collection of Classic Jazz Interpretations by Billie Holiday (10")
Columbia B-1949
1956
A Recital by Billie Holiday
Clef MGC 686
1956
Solitude
Clef MGC 690 / Verve V6-8074
1956
Hall of Fame Series (7")
Columbia B-2534
1956
Jazz Recital (partial reissue of Billie Holiday at JATP )
Verve MGC 718
1956
The Lady Sings
Decca DL 8215
1957 (released 1999)
A Midsummer Night's Jazz at Stratford '57
Baldwin Street 308
1957
The Sound of Jazz (various artists)
Columbia CL 1098
1957
The Unforgettable Lady Day
Verve V 8338-2 2 LP
1958
The Blues Are Brewin'
Decca DL 8701
1958
Lover Man
Decca DL 8702
1958
Billie Holiday
Commodore 30008
1958 (released 1986)
At Monterey
Blackhawk 50701
1959
Seven Ages of Jazz
Metrojazz 1009
1970
Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits
Columbia CL 2666
1993
16 Most Requested Songs
Columbia/Legacy CK 53776
Box sets [ ]
Year
Title
Label and catalogue number
Format and content
1985
Billie Holiday on Verve 1946–1959
Polydor Japan 00MJ 3480/9
10 LPs with 134 monaural tracks, including four previously unreleased takes
1992
The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945–1959
Verve 314 513 859-2
10 CDs, 256 tracks
2001
Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933–1944
Columbia/Legacy CXK 85470
10 CDs, 230 tracks
2005
The Complete Verve Studio Master Takes
Verve B0004291-02
6 CDs, 100 tracks, recorded 1952–1959, 24-bit digital remastering , limited edition
2007
Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles
Columbia 88697
4 CDs, 80 tracks
2009
The Complete Commodore & Decca Masters
Hip-O Select BC013146-02
3 CDs, 49 remastered tracks
Singles [ ]
Compositions [ ]
Never recorded
1939: "Lost at the Crossroads of Love"
1940: "Say I'm Yours Again"
1949: "Close Dem Eyes My Darlin'"
1952: "Please Don't Do It in Here"
1952: "You'd Do It Anyway"
1955: "Preacher Boy "
1957: "Left Alone "
1957: "Who Needs You (Baby) "
Notes [ ]
^ Billie Holiday Long Play Discography Archived February 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . Billieholidaysongs.com. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
^ Billie Holiday . AllMusic.com.
Retrieved 2010-11-13.
^ Discogs, 'Recital' entry https://www.discogs.com/Billie-Holiday-Recital-By-Billie-Holiday/release/4196672
^ AllMusic, 'Recital' entry https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-recital-mw0000912340
^ Discogs, 'Solitude' entry https://www.discogs.com/Billie-Holiday-Solitude/release/4617997
^ AllMusic, 'Solitude' entry https://www.allmusic.com/album/solitude-verve-mw0000102964
^ Discogs. Retrieved 2014-10-08
^ Discogs. Retrieved 2014-10-08
^ Record notes, Billie Holiday: Ladylove (or Lady Love ), United Artists Records , UAL 8073; notes by Leonard Feather and LeRoi Jones .
^ Billie Holiday – Ladylove , discogs.com. Accessed 29 December 2014
^ Count Basie, At the Savoy Ballroom 1937 . Discogs.com. Accessed April 6, 2016.
^ "Song artist 250 – Billie Holiday" . Tsort . Retrieved November 13, 2010 .
References [ ]
Millar, Jack (1994). Fine and Mellow: A Discography of Billie Holiday . London: Billie Holiday Circle. ISBN 1-899161-00-7 .
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