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 Centennial Collection  (2015)
Genre:  Vocal Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop, Standards, Jazz Blues, Blues, R&B
Label:  Sony Music
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  What A Little Moonlight Can Do  (2:58)
 2.  These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)  (3:20
 3.  Summertime  (2:55)
 4.  Billie's Blues  (Take 1)  (2:41)
 5.  I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm  (2:58)
 6.  Why Was I Born?  (2:52)
 7.  I Must Have That Man  (2:57) 
 8.  I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) (Take 1) (3:09)
 9.  Mean To Me (Take 1)  (3:08)
10. When A Woman Loves A Man  (2:26)
11. You Go To My Head  (Take 1)  (2:54)
12. The Very Thought Of You  (2:47)
13. I Can't Get Started (Take 1)  (2:49)
14. Them There Eyes  (2:51)
15. All Of Me (Take 2)  (3:03)
16. God Bless The Child (Take 1)  (2:57)
17. Gloomy Sunday (Take 1)  (3:13)
18. Strange Fruit (1939 Single Version)  (3:13)
19. Find And Mellow  (3:18)
20. Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be) (Single Version) (3:16)

Personnel:

Billie Holiday:  Vocals

Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra:

Roy Eldridge:  Trumpet  on Track 1
Benny Goodman:  Clarinet on Track  1
Ben Webster:  Tenor Saxophone on Track 
Teddy Wilson:  Piano on Tracks;  1, 2
John Truehart:  Guitar on Track  1
John Kirby:  Bass on Tracks: 1, 2
Cozy Cole:  Drums on Tracks:  1, 2
Johnny Hodges:  Alto Saxophone on Track  2
Jonah Jones:  Trumpet on Track  2
Harry Carney:  Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone on Track  2
Lawrence Lucie:  Guitar on Track  2

Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra:

Bunny Berigan:  Trumpet on Tracks:  3, 4
Artie Shaw:  Clarinet on Tracks:  3, 4
Joe Bushkin:  Piano on Tracks:  3, 4
Dick McDonough:   Guitar on Tracks:  3, 4
Pete Peterson:  Bass on Tracks:  3, 4
Coby Cole:  Drums on Tracks:  3, 4
Jonah Jones:  Trumpet on Track 5
Edgar Sampson:  Clarinet, Alto Saxophone on Track 5
Ben Webster:  Tenor  Saxophone on Track  5
Teddy  Wilson:  Piano on Tracks:  5-10, 17
Allan Reuss:  Guitar on Tracks:  5, 8, 9
John Kirby:  Bass on Track  5, String Bass on Track 11
Cozy Cole:  Drums on Tracks:  5, 8, 9, 11
Buck Clayton:  Trumpet on Tracks:  6-10, 12, 13
Benny Goodman:  Clarinet on Tracks:  6, 7
Lester Young:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  6-10, 12, 13, 15, Clarinet on Tracks:  12, 13
Freddie Green:  Guitar on Track  6, 7, 10, 12, 13
Walter Page:  Bass on Tracks: 6, 7, 10, 12, 13
Jo Jones:  Drums on Tracks:  6, 7, 10, 12, 13
Buster Bailey:  Clarinet on Tracks:  8, 9, 11
Johnny Hodges:  Alto Saxophone on Tracks:  8, 9
Artie Bernstein:  Bass on Tracks:  8, 9
Benny Morton:  Trombone on Track  10
Bernard Anderson:  Trumpet on Track 11, Guitar on Track 14
Babe Russin:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks: 11, 17
Claude Thornhill:  Piano on Track 11
Margaret "Countess" Johnson:  Piano on Tracks:  12, 13
Charlie Shaves:  Trumpet on Track 14
Tab Smith:  Soprano & Alto Saxophone on Tracks: 14, 18, 19
Kenneth Hollon:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks: 14, 19
Stanley Payne:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks: 14, 19
Sonny White:  Piano on Tracks: 14, 18, 19
John Williams:  Bass on Tracks: 14, 17, String Bass on Tracks: 18, 19
Eddie Dougherty:  Drums on Tracks: 14, 18, 19
Shad Collins:  Trumpet on Track 15
Leslie Johnakins:  Alto Saxophone on Track 15
Eddie Barefield:  Alto Saxophone on Track 15
Eddie Heywood:  Piano on Tracks: 15, 16
John Collins:  Guitar on Track 15
Ted Sturgis:  Bass on Track 15
Kenny Clarke:  Drums on Track 15
Roy Eldridge;  Trumpet on Track 16
Ernie Powell:  Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone on Track 16
Lester Boone:  Alto Saxophone on Track 16
Jimmy Powell:  Alto Saxophone on Track 16
Paul Chapman:  Guitar on Track 16
Grachan Moncur:  Bass on Track 16
Herbert Cowens:  Drums on Track 16
Emmett Berry:   Trumpet on Track 17
Jimmy Hamilton:  Clarinet on Track 17
Hymie Schertzer:  Clarinet, Alto Saxophone on Tracks: 17, 20
Al Casey:  Guitar on Track 17
J.C. Heard:  Drums on Track 17
Frank Newton:  Trumpet on Tracks: 18, 19
Jimmy McLin:  Guitar on Tracks: 18, 19
Russ Case:  Trumpet on Track 20
Jack Cressey:  Alto Saxophone on Track 20
Larry Binyon:  Tenor Saxophone on Track 20
Paul Ricci:  Tenor Saxophone on Track 20
Dave Bowman:  Piano on Track 20
Carl Kress:  Guitar on Track 20
Haig Stephens:  String Bass on Track 20
Johnny Blowers:  Drums on Track 20

The Centennial Collection is the finest performances recorded by Billie Holiday, was released on March 20, 2015 by Sony Music, recorded during the height of her career, from 1935-1945, and showcase the range of her artistry through some of her most successful.