Billie Holiday Discography The Compact Disc Releases

The CDs listed below contains all the tracks mentioned in this site

The 330 studio tracks can be found in just 7 CD titles:

Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933-1944) - (box set, 9 volumes)

                    #154 tracks, recorded for Columbia between 1933 and 1942.

   © 2001 Sony Records

 

This luxury bounded album contains 9 CDs and a wonderful 120 pg full-size well illustrated booklet describing each song. It has also a mini-biography. Besides the complete coverage of the studio recordings, the box carries also the alternate takes from the same period. A total of 230 tracks.

Artie Shaw Greatest Hits, RCA Victor, one volume

#1 track, recorded in 1938

                        09026-68494-2 © 1996 BMG Inc.

This CD carries a collection of Shaw's greatest hits recorded between 1938 and 1941, like Begin the Begine. Among them, the sole track Billie recorded with Artie Orchestra, Any Old Time.

 

 

 

 

Billie’s Blues, Blue Note, one volume 

                    #5 tracks, being one for Capitol in 1942 and 4 for Aladdin in 1951

   EMI 48 786 © 1988 EMI-Manhattan Records Inc.

A very peculiar CD.  It carries 5 unique jewels, the Aladdin session and the sole track recorded with Paul Whiteman. The other 10 are also very interesting, tracks recorded live in Europe. A must.

The Complete Commodore Recordings, Commodore, Box in 2 volumes

#18 tracks recorded for Commodore, being 4 in 1939 and 12 in 1944

  CMD-2-401 © 1997 GRP Records Inc.

All Commodore sessions, including alternate takes. A total of 45 tracks.

The Complete Decca Recordings, Decca, Box in 2 volumes

#40 tracks recorded for Decca between 1944 and 1950

    GRD-2-601 © 1991 GRP Records Inc

This box includes one of the best produced booklet in this discography. Two discs and a very well documentation  of every take. Lots of information.

The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve, Verve, Box in 10 volumes

#100 tracks recorded for Clef , Verve and MGM between1952 and 1959

     314-513858-2 © 1992 PolyGram Records Inc.

This box has 10 Cds, plus a very well produced booklet with track description.

Lady in Satin, Columbia Jazz Masterpiece, 1 disc

#12 tracks recorded for Columbia in 1958

      CK 65144 © 1997 Sony Music Entertainement Inc

This CD release carries 12 original tracks plus 4 unreleased bonus takes.

The 229 live tracks can be found in the following CD titles:

Billie Holiday Perfect Complete Collection  (box set with 12 volumes)

    SSCD 8005-16 © 1993 Sound Hills Records (made in Japan)

This luxury bounded box (13x13x2") holds almost all the live tracks recorded by BH along her career. It’s an essential item for those who want to explore this side of her discography. It contains almost all the tracks mentioned below in this live discography. It's hard to find, though (mine is stamped: "This is No.00461 of an edition limited to 500 albums).

Masters of Jazz vol.3 (Billie Holiday), Storyville

 STCD 4103 © 1986 Storyville Records AB (Printed in Germany)

Lady Day Live, Collector’s Choice

  CCM-479 © 2004 Collector’s Choice Music (USA)

        

At Stratford ’57 A Midsummer Night’s Jazz, Baldwin Street Musi

BJH-308 © 1999 Baldwin Street Music www.baldwinstreetmusic.com   (Made in Canada)

At Storyville 1201 Music

© 1999 1201 Music, Inc www.1201music.com

Broadcast Performances, vol.1 (1949-52) ESP Disk 

ESP-3002 ©  Syndicore www.espdisk.com  (Made in Germany)

Broadcast Performances, vol.2 (1953-56) ESP Disk

ESP-3003 ©  Syndicore www.espdisk.com  (Made in Germany)

Broadcast Performances, vol.3 (1956-58) ESP Disk

ESP-3005 © 2003 Syndicore www.espdisk.com  (Made in Germany)

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New Orleans Soundtrack, The Soundtrack Factory

                        SFCD 33506 © 1999 Disconforme D.L. 

www.disconforme.ad  (made in Andorra)

 

 

At Jazz At The Philharmonic (The Billie Holiday Story vol.1) Verve

  521642-2 © 1994 PolyGram Records

At Carnegie Hall (The Billie Holiday Story vol.6) Verve

   © 1995 PolyGram Records

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DVD - Billie Holiday - The Ultimate Collection, Universal Music

A box with two CD and one DVD (Film and TV Performances) in a very elaborate edition. The DVD can also be bought separately.

    © 2005 Universal Music Enterprises (USA)

The Complete 1936-1944 Billie Holiday Alternate Takes, Blue Moon (box set, 3 volumes)

For those who want to explore just the alternate takes of her studio recordings

BMCD 1501-2-3 © 1995 Blue Moon Producciones Discograficas

www.bluemoon.es (Barcelona, Spain)

 

Billie Holiday Remixed & Reimagined (2007)

  © 2007 Sony Legacy

Fourteen tracks reinvented by DJs, mixing excerpts from original BH recordings. 

1. I Hear Music (Swingsett & Takuya Mighty Fine Remix)

2. More Than You Know (Jazzeem Throwback Remix)

3. Spreadin' Rhythm Around (Lady Bug vs. Lady Day Remix)

4. Long Gone Blues (GXR Remix)

5. Trav'lin' All Alone (Nicodemus & Zeb Remix)

6. He Ain't Got Rhythm (Poppyseed Remix)

7. Summertime (Organica Remix)

8. I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (Madison Park Remix)

9. Glad To Be Unhappy (DJ Logic Remix)

10. Billie's Blues (Daniel Y Remix)

11. You're So Desirable (Sunday People Remix)

12. Pennies From Heaven (Count De Money Remix)

13. But Beautiful (Tony Humphries Remix)

14. All Of Me (Charles Feelgood Remix)

NOTE: If you are also interested in BH original vinyl long-play releases, refer to the section  "LP discography"

© 2008 Billie Holiday Songs

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