Billie Holiday

Artist:  Billie Holiday
Birth Name:  Eleanora Fagan
Born:  April 7, 1915.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died;  July 17, 1959. (Aged 44),  New York City, New York, USA 
Genre:  Vocal Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop, Standards, Jazz Blues, Blues, R&B
Occupations:  Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Instruments: Vocals

Billie Holiday was an American Jazz Singer and Songwriter.  Nicknamed "Lady Day".  She had a seminal influence on Jazz and Pop Singing.  Her Vocals style strongly inspired by Jazz instrumentalist.  Billie Holiday one of the best vocalists of the century and easily the equal of Ella Fitzgerald or Frank Sinatra.

Title:  The Essential Brunswick Recordings 1935-1939 (Box Set) (2014)
Genre:  Vocal Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop, Standards, Jazz Blues, Blues, R&B
Label:  Not Now Music
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  These Foolish Things  (3:20)
 2.  Easy To Love  (3:13)
 3.  I Cried For You  (3:13)
 4.  What A Little Moonlight Can Do  (2:58)
 5.  Carelessly  (3:06)
 6.  The Way You Look Tonight  (3:02)
 7.  If You Were Mine  (3:12)
 8.  I'm Painting The Town Red  (3:00)
 9.  A Sunbonnet Blue  (2:52)
10. What A Night, What A Moon, What A Girl  (2:58)
11. Everybody's Laughing  (3:03)
12. It's Too Hot For Words  (2:47)
13. Twenty-Four Hours A Day  (3:02)
14. Yankee Doodle Never Went To Town  (2:44)
15. Eeny Meeny Miney Mo  (3:13)
16. You Let Me Down  (2:54)
17. Spreadin' Rhythm Around  (2:56)
18. Life Begins When You're In Love  (3:04)
19. It's Like Reaching For The Moon  (3:22)
20. Guess Who?  (3:11)
21. With Thee I Swing  (3:18)
22. These 'N' That 'N' Those  (3:14)

Disc 2:

 1.  Easy Living  (3:05)
 2.  Moanin' Low  (3:05)
 3.  Pennies From Heaven  (3:17)
 4.  I Must Have That Man  (2:57)
 5.  Mean To Me (3:08)
 6.  I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)  (3:09)
 7.  I Can't Give You Anything But Love  (3:28)
 8.  Who Loves You  (3:15)
 9.  That's Life I Guess  (3:11)
10. He Ain't Got Rhythm  (2:51)
11. This Year's Kisses  (3:10)
12. Why Was I Born  (2:52)
13. You Showed Me The Way  (3:00)
14. Sentimental And Melancholy (2:39)
15. My Last Affair  (3:10)
16. How Could You  (2:31)
17. Sun Showers  (3:08)
18. Yours and Mine  (3:17)
19. Foolin' Myself  (3:02)
20. I'll Never Be The Same  (3:04)
21. Miss Brown To You  (3:03)
22. The Mood That I'm In  (3:02)

Disc 3:

 1.  Nice Work If You Can Get It  (3:10)
 2.  My Man  (3:03)
 3.  I Wished On The Moon  (3:03)
 4.  Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man  (3:17)
 5.  Sugar  (2:47)
 6.  Things Are Looking Up  (3:21)
 7.  My First Impression Of You  (2:50)
 8.  I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me  (2:51)
 9.  If Dreams Come True  (3:05)
10. Here It Is Tomorrow Again  (2:46)
11. Say It With A Kiss  (2:36)
12. April In My Heart  (3:08)
13. I'll Never Fail You  (3:00)
14. They Say  (3:12)
15. You're So Desirable  (2:54)
16. You're Gonna See A Lot Of Me  (2:59)
17. Hello, My Darling  (2:45)
18. Let's Dream In The Moonlight  (2:55)
19. What Shall I Say  (3:06)
20. It's Easy To Blame The Weather  (3:01)
21. More Than You Know  (3:07)
22. When You're Smiling  (2:59)

The Essential Brunswick Recordings 1935-1939 (Box Set) is the new 3 CD (Box Set) and 66 Tracks compilation of recordings of Billie Holiday and released by Brunswick Label in America, was released on January 6, 2014 by Not Now Music.  For Fans of Billie Holiday and Music Collectors.