Album · 2007
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
I Wished on the Moon
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:04
2
What a Little Moonlight Can Do
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:59
3
Miss Brown to You
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:01
4
If You Were Mine
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:13
5
These ’n’ That ’n’ Those
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:15
6
You Let Me Down
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:55
7
Spreadin’ Rhythm Around
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:56
8
Life Begins When You’re in Love
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:05
9
It’s Like Reaching for the Moon
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:23
10
These Foolish Things
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:20
11
I Cried for You
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:14
12
Did I Remember?
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:53
13
No Regrets
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:38
14
Summertime
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:56
15
Billie’s Blues
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:41
16
A Fine Romance
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:54
17
One, Two, Button Your Shoe
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:52
18
Easy to Love
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:14
19
The Way You Look Tonight
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:03
20
Pennies From Heaven
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:15
Disc 2
1
That’s Life I Guess
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:11
2
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:29
3
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:58
4
He Ain’t Got Rhythm
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:52
5
This Year’s Kisses
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:11
6
Why Was I Born?
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:53
7
I Must Have That Man
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:57
8
The Mood That I’m In
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:02
9
You Showed Me the Way
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:01
10
My Last Affair
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:11
11
Moanin’ Low
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:06
12
Where Is the Sun?
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:48
13
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:39
14
They Can’t Take That Away From Me
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:05
15
Don’t Know If I’m Comin’ or Goin’
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:48
16
I’ll Get By
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:10
17
Mean to Me
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:09
18
Foolin’ Myself
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:03
19
Easy Living
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:05
20
I’ll Never Be the Same
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:02
Disc 3
1
Me, Myself and I
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:38
2
A Sailboat in the Moonlight
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:52
3
Without Your Love
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:54
4
Trav’lin’ All Alone
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:15
5
He’s Funny That Way
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:42
6
Nice Work If You Can Get It
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:10
7
Things Are Looking Up
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:22
8
My Man
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:04
9
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:17
10
When You’re Smiling
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:52
11
On the Sentimental Side
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:06
12
When a Woman Loves a Man
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:26
13
You Go to My Head
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:55
14
I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key)
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:09
15
The Very Thought of You
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:48
16
I Can’t Get Started
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:49
17
More Than You Know
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:08
18
Sugar
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:48
19
Long Gone Blues
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:07
20
Some Other Spring
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:01
Disc 4
1
Them There Eyes
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:51
2
Swing, Brother, Swing
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:58
3
Night and Day
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:01
4
The Man I Love
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:07
5
Body and Soul
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:00
6
Falling in Love Again
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:53
7
Laughing at Life
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:57
8
Time on My Hands
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:07
9
St. Louis Blues
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:56
10
Loveless Love
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:18
11
Let’s Do It
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:58
12
Georgia on My Mind
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:20
13
All of Me
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:04
14
God Bless the Child
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:57
15
Am I Blue?
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:53
16
I Cover the Waterfront
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
2:58
17
Love Me or Leave Me
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:23
18
Gloomy Sunday
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:14
19
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:05
20
Until the Real Thing Comes Along
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
3:09
In print
First pressed 2007, still pressed 2015 — 4 pressings across 2 countries.
Credits
Al Casey
Instrument · guitar
Allan Reuss
Instrument · guitar
Alphonse Steele
Instrument · drums
Artie Bernstein
Instrument · bass
Artie Shaw
Instrument · clarinet
Benny Carter
Instrument · alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Benny Goodman
Instrument · clarinet
Benny Morton
Instrument · trombone
Ben Webster
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Bernard Addison
Instrument · guitar
Bill Coleman
Instrument · trumpet
Billy Bowen
Instrument · alto saxophone
Billy Kyle
Instrument · piano
Buck Clayton
Instrument · trumpet
Bunny Berigan
Instrument · trumpet
Buster Bailey
Instrument · clarinet
Carl Frye
Instrument · alto saxophone
Carmen Mastren
Instrument · guitar
Cecil Scott
Instrument · clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Charlie Shavers
Instrument · trumpet
Chris Griffin
Instrument · trumpet
Claude Thornhill
Instrument · piano
Clyde Hart
Instrument · piano
Cootie Williams
Instrument · trumpet
Cozy Cole
Instrument · drums
Danny Barker
Instrument · guitar
Dave Barbour
Instrument · guitar
Dick Clarke
Instrument · trumpet
Dick McDonough
Instrument · guitar
‘Doc’ West
Instrument · drums
Earle Warren
Instrument · alto saxophone
Eddie Barefield
Instrument · alto saxophone
Eddie Dougherty
Instrument · drums
Eddie Heywood
Instrument · piano
Eddie Tompkins
Instrument · trumpet
Edgar Sampson
Instrument · clarinet, alto saxophone
Edmond Hall
Instrument · clarinet
Emmett Berry
Instrument · trumpet
Ernie Powell
Instrument · clarinet, alto saxophone
Eugene Fields
Instrument · guitar
Freddie Green
Instrument · guitar
Gene Krupa
Instrument · drums
Georgie Auld
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Grachan Moncur II
Instrument · bass
Harry Carney
Instrument · clarinet, baritone saxophone
Harry “Sweets” Edison
Instrument · trumpet
Henry “Red” Allen
Instrument · trumpet
Herbert Cowans
Instrument · drums
Hot Lips Page
Instrument · trumpet
Hymie Shertzer
Instrument · clarinet, alto saxophone
Irving “Babe” Russin
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Irving Fazola
Instrument · clarinet
Irving Randolph
Instrument · trumpet
Jack Washington
Instrument · alto saxophone
J.C. Heard
Instrument · drums
Jimmy Hamilton
Instrument · clarinet
Jimmy McLin
Instrument · guitar
Jimmy Powell
Instrument · alto saxophone
Jimmy Sherman
Instrument · piano
Joe Bushkin
Instrument · piano
Joe Eldridge
Instrument · alto saxophone
Joe Sullivan
Instrument · piano
Joe Thomas
Instrument · tenor saxophone
John Collins
Instrument · guitar
John Kirby
Instrument · bass
Johnny Hodges
Instrument · alto saxophone
Johnny Williams
Instrument · bass
John Trueheart
Instrument · guitar
Jo Jones
Instrument · drums
Jonah Jones
Instrument · trumpet
Ken Kersey
Instrument · piano
Kenneth Holton
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Kenny Clarke
Instrument · drums
Kermit Scott
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Lawrence Lucie
Instrument · guitar
Leon “Chu” Berry
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Leslie Johnakins
Instrument · alto saxophone
Lester Boone
Instrument · alto saxophone
Lester Young
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Margaret Johnson
Instrument · piano
Milt Hinton
Instrument · bass
Paul Chapman
Instrument · guitar
Pete Peterson
Instrument · bass
Prince Robinson
Instrument · clarinet
Roy Eldridge
Instrument · trumpet
Rudy Powell
Instrument · clarinet
Shad Collins
Instrument · trumpet
Sonny White
Instrument · piano
Stanley Payne
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Tab Smith
Instrument · soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
Teddy McRae
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Teddy Wilson
Instrument · piano
Ted Sturgis
Instrument · bass
Tom Mace
Instrument · clarinet
Ulysses Livingston
Instrument · guitar
Vido Musso
Instrument · clarinet
Walter Page
Instrument · bass
Wilson Myers
Instrument · bass
Yank Porter
Instrument · drums
Gary Giddins
Liner Notes
Michael Brooks
Liner Notes
Vic Anesini
Mastering
Bernie Hanighen
Producer
John Hammond
Producer
Steve Berkowitz
Producer · executive-producer