From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Billie Holiday discographyPortrait from
Down Beat magazine, ca. February 1947
Studio albums 12 Live albums 3 Compilation albums 24 Box sets 5
The discography of Billie Holiday consists of twelve studio albums , three live albums, twenty-four compilations, and five box sets .
Billie Holiday recorded extensively for four labels: Columbia Records , issued 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 on its earlier imprint Clef Records ; from 1952 through 1957, then again for Columbia Records from 1957 to 1958 and finally for MGM Records in 1959. Many of Holiday's recordings appeared on 78 rpm records prior to the long-playing vinyl record era , 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, as well as comprehensive box sets and live recordings.[1] [2]
Studio albums
Clef Records/Verve Records, 1952–1959
Year
Album details
1952
Billie Holiday Sings
1953
An Evening with Billie Holiday
Released: 1953
Recorded: April 1, 1952 & July 27, 1952
Label: Clef Records
Clef MGC 144 (10" LP version)
Mercury 89028 (four 78rpm Records version)
1954
Billie Holiday
Released: 1954
Recorded: April 1, 1952 & April 14, 1954
Label: Clef Records
Clef MGC 161 (10" LP version)
Mercury 89045 (four 78rpm Records version)
1955
Music for Torching
Released: October 1955
Recorded: August 23 & August 25, 1955
Label: Clef Records
Clef MGC 669 / Verve MV 2595
Format: LP
1956
Velvet Mood
Released: 1956
Recorded: August 23 & August 25, 1955
Label: Clef Records
Clef MGC 713
Format: LP
Lady Sings the Blues
Released: 1956
Recorded: June 6 & 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, & 9, 1957
Label: Verve Records
Verve MGV 8197
Format: LP
Songs for Distingué Lovers
Released: 1957
Recorded: January 3, 4, 7, & 8, 1957
Label: Verve Records
Verve MGV 8257 / Verve 2352 085
Format: LP
1958
Stay with Me
Released: 1958[3]
Recorded: August 23 & August 25, 1955
Label: Clef Records
Verve MGV 8302
Format: LP
All or Nothing at All
Released: 1958
Recorded: August 14 & 18, 1956, January 3, 7, & 8, 1957
Label: Verve Records
Verve MGV 8329
Format: LP
Columbia Records, 1958
Year
Album details
1958
Lady in Satin
Released: June 1958
Recorded: February 19, 20, & 21, 1958
Label: Columbia Records
Columbia CL 1157
Format: LP
MGM Records, 1959
Year
Album details
1959
Last Recording
Released: July 1959
Recorded: March 3, 4, & 11, 1959
Label: MGM
MGM 3764
Format: LP
Live albums
Year
Album details
1954
Billie Holiday at JATP
Released: 1954
Recorded: February 12, 1945 & June 3, October 7, 1946
Label: Clef Records
Clef MGC 169 (10" LP version)
Mercury 89053 (four 78rpm Records version)
1957
Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport
Released: 1957
Recorded: July 4, 5, & 6, 1957
Label: Verve Records
Verve MGV 8234
Format: LP
1961
The Essential Billie Holiday: Carnegie Hall Concert Recorded Live
Released: 1961[4]
Recorded: November 10, 1956
Label: Verve Records
Verve V6-8410
Format: LP
1962
Ladylove [5] [6]
1964
A Rare Live Recording Of Billie Holiday
Released: 1964
Recorded: October 28 & November 1, 1951, Storyville Club, Boston
Label: Recording Industries Corp. - M2001
Format: LP
1971
Count Basie – At The Savoy Ballroom 1937 [7]
Billie Holiday sings two songs, with Basie's band
Released: 1971
Recorded: 1937
Label: SagaPan - PAN 6903
Format: LP
Compilation albums
Most of Billie Holidays' albums prior to 1952 were made up of material previously released as singles.
Year
Title
Label and Number
1946
Billie Holiday (four 78rpm Records)
Commodore CR-2
1946
Fancy Free (four 78rpm Records)
Decca DA-406
1947
Billie Holiday – Teddy Wilson: A Hot Jazz Classic Set (four 78rpm Records)
Columbia C-61
1947
A Hot Jazz Classic Set, Vol. 1 (four 78rpm Records)
Columbia-135
1947
Distinctive Song Stylings (four 78rpm 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
Box sets
Singles
[8]
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
References
Millar, Jack (1994). Fine and Mellow: A Discography of Billie Holiday . London: Billie Holiday Circle. ISBN 1-899161-00-7 .
Albums Songs Related articles