Name: BILLIE: The Original Soundtrack by Billie Holiday, The Sonhouse All Stars
Brand: Billie Holiday
SKU: 602435056623
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The soundtrack to the 2020 Billie Holiday documentary, Billie brings together a nice cross-section of the legendary singer's output from her early work in the 1930s to just before her death in the 1950s. The music correlates nicely with the director James Erskine's film, which works to illuminate Holiday's groundbreaking career, as well as her troubled personal life. Included on the soundtrack are a handful of what are largely considered Holiday's most important recordings. Chief among them is her landmark 1939 recording of "Strange Fruit," a haunting protest ballad against the lynching of black people that many believe helped to ignite the Civil Rights Movement. Also featured are a handful of her other classic studio recordings, including 1939's "Fine and Mellow," 1950's "God Bless the Child" with the Gordon Jenkins vocal group, and her live 1956 performance of "Don't Explain" captured at Carnegie Hall. We also get her swinging 1949 take on "Now or Never" with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra and her shimmering 1959 rendition of "I'll Never Smile Again" with Ray Ellis & His Orchestra. Included alongside these original recordings are a handful of contemporary instrumentals performed in a period-appropriate swing jazz style by the Sonhouse Allstars for incidental inclusion in the documentary. As a souvenir of the film, Billie works quite well. That said, one could quibble with some of the choices, such as picking the 1950 Jenkins arrangement of "God Bless the Child" over her original 1941 version, which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1976. Nonetheless, in terms of sheer listenability and as a documentation of her career arc, Billie is a fine introduction to her work.
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1. Now Or Never

by Billie Holiday, Sy Oliver & His Orchestra

Featured Artist: Sy Oliver & His Orchestra; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Billie Holiday; Main Performer
Lyricist: Billie Holiday
Curtis Reginald Lewis; Composer
Alto Saxophone: Sid Cooper
Johnny Mince; Performer
Bass: Joe Benjamin; Performer
Drums: Jimmy Crawford; Performer
Guitar: Everett Barksdale; Performer
Performer: Pat Nizza
Billie Holiday
Jimmy Crawford
Billy Kyle
Johnny Mince
Sid Cooper
Joe Benjamin
Everett Barksdale
Bernie Privin
Artie Drelinger; Performer
Piano: Billy Kyle; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Pat Nizza
Artie Drelinger; Performer
Conductor: Sy Oliver; Conductor
Composer: Curtis Reginald Lewis
Billie Holiday; Composer
Trumpet: Bernie Privin; Performer
Vocals: Billie Holiday; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Billie Holiday
Curtis Reginald Lewis; Other

2. God Bless The Child

by Billie Holiday, Her Orchestra

Double Bass: Lou Butterman; Performer
Primary Artist: Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
Billie Holiday; Main Performer
Drums: Nick Fatool; Performer
Guitar: Bob Bain; Performer
Performer: Nick Fatool
Dent Eckels
Lou Butterman
Charles Lavere
Bob Bain
Gordon Jenkins; Performer
Piano: Charles Lavere; Performer
Saxophone: Dent Eckels; Performer
Arranger: Rob Mounsey; Composer
Composer: Arthur Herzog Jr.; Composer
Adaptation: Rob Fahie; Production
Author: Billie Holiday; Production
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Recording Arrangement: Gordon Jenkins; Production

3. Hoppin’ Around

by The Sonhouse All Stars

Bass: Sal La Rocca; Performer
Clarinet: Wietse Meys
André Donni; Performer
Drums: Mimi Verderame; Performer
Performer: Wietse Meys
Tim De Jonghe
Jo Hermans
Jel Jongen
André Donni
Sal La Rocca
David Thomaere
Mimi Verderame; Performer
Piano: David Thomaere; Performer
Composer: Wietse Meys; Composer
Lyricist: Wietse Meys; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Seth Foster; Production
Mixing: Werner Pensaert; Production
Primary Artist: The Sonhouse All Stars; Main Performer
Producer: Thierry Van Durme; Production
Recording Producer: Thierry Van Durme; Production
Saxophone: Wietse Meys; Performer
Recording: Paul-edouard Laurendeau; Production
Trombone: Jel Jongen; Performer
Trumpet: Jo Hermans
Tim De Jonghe; Performer
Studio Personnel: Seth Foster
Paul-edouard Laurendeau
Werner Pensaert; Production
Composer Lyricist: Wietse Meys; Other
Rhythm Arranger: Wietse Meys; Other

4. The Blues Are Brewin'

by Billie Holiday, John Simmons & His Orchestra

Performer: Denzil Best
Lem Davis
Bobby Tucker
John Simmons
Bob Dorsey
Teddy Brannon
Billie Holiday
Rostelle Reese; Performer
Piano: Bobby Tucker; Performer
Composer: Louis Alter; Composer
Alto Saxophone: Lem Davis; Performer
Featured Artist: John Simmons & His Orchestra; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Billie Holiday; Main Performer
Bass: John Simmons; Performer
Drums: Denzil Best; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Bob Dorsey; Performer
Trumpet: Rostelle Reese; Performer
Vocals: Billie Holiday; Performer
Author: Eddie Delange; Production
Musical Director: John Simmons & His Orchestra; Production
Recording Arrangement: Teddy Brannon; Production

5. Funeral In New Orleans

by The Sonhouse All Stars

Bass: Sal La Rocca; Performer
Clarinet: Wietse Meys
André Donni; Performer
Drums: Mimi Verderame; Performer
Performer: Wietse Meys
Tim De Jonghe
Jo Hermans
Jel Jongen
André Donni
Sal La Rocca
David Thomaere
Mimi Verderame; Performer
Piano: David Thomaere; Performer
Composer: Wietse Meys; Composer
Lyricist: Wietse Meys; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Seth Foster; Production
Mixing: Werner Pensaert; Production
Primary Artist: The Sonhouse All Stars; Main Performer
Producer: Thierry Van Durme; Production
Recording Producer: Thierry Van Durme; Production
Saxophone: Wietse Meys; Performer
Recording: Paul-edouard Laurendeau; Production
Trombone: Jel Jongen; Performer
Trumpet: Jo Hermans
Tim De Jonghe; Performer
Studio Personnel: Seth Foster
Paul-edouard Laurendeau
Werner Pensaert; Production
Composer Lyricist: Wietse Meys; Other
Rhythm Arranger: Wietse Meys; Other

6. Fine And Mellow

by Billie Holiday, Her Orchestra

Primary Artist: Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
Billie Holiday; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Tab Smith; Performer
Double Bass: John Williams; Performer
Drums: Eddie Dougherty; Performer
Performer: Tab Smith
Eddie Dougherty
Frank Newton
John Williams
Billie Holiday
Sonny White; Performer
Piano: Sonny White; Performer
Trumpet: Frank Newton; Performer
Vocals: Billie Holiday; Performer
Composer: Billie Holiday; Composer
Lyricist: Billie Holiday; Composer
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Billie Holiday; Other

7. Strange Fruit

by Billie Holiday, Her Orchestra

Alto Saxophone: Tab Smith; Performer
Primary Artist: Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
Billie Holiday; Main Performer
Double Bass: John Williams; Performer
Drums: Eddie Dougherty; Performer
Performer: Eddie Dougherty
John Williams
Billie Holiday
Tab Smith
Sonny White
Frank Newton
Stanley Payne; Performer
Piano: Sonny White; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Stanley Payne; Performer
Trumpet: Frank Newton; Performer
Vocals: Billie Holiday; Performer
Composer: Lewis Allan; Composer
Lyricist: Lewis Allan; Composer
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lewis Allan; Other

8. Just One More Chance

by Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis And His Orchestra

Clarinet: Romeo Penque; Performer
Double Bass: Romeo Penque
Joe Benjamin; Performer
Drums: Osie Johnson; Performer
Electric Guitar: Kenny Burrell; Performer
Composer: Arthur Johnston
Sam Coslow; Composer
Lyricist: Sam Coslow
Arthur Johnston; Composer
Harp: Janet Putnam; Performer
Keyboard: Hank Jones; Performer
Producer: Ray Ellis; Production
Performer: Janet Putnam
Kenny Burrell
Hank Jones
Jimmy Cleveland
Osie Johnson
Joe Benjamin
Ray Ellis
Romeo Penque; Performer
Primary Artist: Billie Holiday
Ray Ellis And His Orchestra; Main Performer
Piano: Hank Jones; Performer
Saxophone: Romeo Penque; Performer
Trombone: Jimmy Cleveland; Performer
Recording Arrangement: Ray Ellis; Production
Composer Lyricist: Arthur Johnston
Sam Coslow; Other

9. My Man

by Billie Holiday

Double Bass: John Levy; Performer
Primary Artist: Billie Holiday; Main Performer
Drums: Denzil Best; Performer
Guitar: Mundell Lowe; Performer
Performer: Denzil Best
Mundell Lowe
John Levy
Bobby Tucker; Performer
Piano: Bobby Tucker; Performer
Composer: Channing Pollock
Albert Lucien Willemetz
Jacques Charles
Maurice Yvain; Composer
Lyricist: Jacques Charles
Albert Lucien Willemetz
Channing Pollock
Maurice Yvain; Composer
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jacques Charles
Maurice Yvain
Channing Pollock
Albert Lucien Willemetz; Other

10. I Only Have Eyes For You

by Billie Holiday

Primary Artist: Billie Holiday; Main Performer
Double Bass: Ray Brown; Performer
Drums: Alvin Stoller; Performer
Electric Guitar: Barney Kessel; Performer
Performer: Alvin Stoller
Barney Kessel
Oscar Peterson
Flip Phillips
Ray Brown
Charlie Shavers; Performer
Piano: Oscar Peterson; Performer
Saxophone: Flip Phillips; Performer
Trumpet: Charlie Shavers; Performer
Composer: Al Dubin
Harry Warren; Composer
Lyricist: Harry Warren
Al Dubin; Composer
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Composer Lyricist: Al Dubin
Harry Warren; Other

11. I'll Never Smile Again

by Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis And His Orchestra

Clarinet: Romeo Penque; Performer
Double Bass: Romeo Penque
Joe Benjamin; Performer
Drums: Osie Johnson; Performer
Electric Guitar: Kenny Burrell; Performer
Composer: Ruth Lowe; Composer
Lyricist: Ruth Lowe; Composer
Harp: Janet Putnam; Performer
Keyboard: Hank Jones; Performer
Producer: Ray Ellis; Production
Primary Artist: Billie Holiday
Ray Ellis And His Orchestra; Main Performer
Performer: Joe Benjamin
Janet Putnam
Romeo Penque
Ray Ellis
Kenny Burrell
Hank Jones
Jimmy Cleveland
Osie Johnson; Performer
Piano: Hank Jones; Performer
Saxophone: Romeo Penque; Performer
Trombone: Jimmy Cleveland; Performer
Recording Arrangement: Ray Ellis; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ruth Lowe; Other

12. Don't Explain

by Billie Holiday

Double Bass: Carson Smith; Performer
Primary Artist: Billie Holiday; Main Performer
Drums: Chico Hamilton; Performer
Electric Guitar: Kenny Burrell; Performer
Performer: Carl Drinkard
Coleman Hawkins
Kenny Burrell
Roy Eldridge
Chico Hamilton
Tony Scott
Carson Smith; Performer
Piano: Tony Scott
Carl Drinkard; Performer
Saxophone: Coleman Hawkins; Performer
Trumpet: Roy Eldridge; Performer
Composer: Arthur Herzog Jr.
Billie Holiday; Composer
Lyricist: Billie Holiday
Arthur Herzog Jr.; Composer
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Composer Lyricist: Billie Holiday
Arthur Herzog Jr.; Other

13. Porgy

by Billie Holiday

Double Bass: John Levy; Performer
Primary Artist: Billie Holiday; Main Performer
Drums: Denzil Best; Performer
Guitar: Mundell Lowe; Performer
Performer: Denzil Best
Mundell Lowe
John Levy
Bobby Tucker; Performer
Piano: Bobby Tucker; Performer
Composer: Heyward Du Bose
Ira Gershwin
George Gershwin; Composer
Lyricist: George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Heyward Du Bose; Composer
Musical Director: Bob Haggart; Production
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Composer Lyricist: George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Heyward Du Bose; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

39 minutes and 24 seconds

Explicit

None

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Booklet

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16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

11/13 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

11/13 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Vocal Jazz, Jazz, Soundtrack

Label

Verve

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Nov 12, 2020

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UPC

602435056623

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BILLIE: The Original Soundtrack

1. Now Or Never

2. God Bless The Child

3. Hoppin’ Around

4. The Blues Are Brewin'

5. Funeral In New Orleans

6. Fine And Mellow

7. Strange Fruit

8. Just One More Chance

9. My Man

10. I Only Have Eyes For You

11. I'll Never Smile Again

12. Don't Explain

13. Porgy

Technical Specifications

BILLIE: The Original Soundtrack

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Release options

1. Now Or Never

2. God Bless The Child

3. Hoppin’ Around

4. The Blues Are Brewin'

5. Funeral In New Orleans

6. Fine And Mellow

7. Strange Fruit

8. Just One More Chance

9. My Man

10. I Only Have Eyes For You

11. I'll Never Smile Again

12. Don't Explain

13. Porgy

Technical Specifications