Where Swing is King!
“God Bless the Child” Composed by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, Jr.; arrangement by Eddie Heywood or Danny Mendelsohn.. Recorded by Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra(*) for Okeh on May 9, 1941 in New York. [..]
“Any Old Time” Composed and arranged by Artie Shaw.(*) Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for RCA Bluebird on July 24, 1938 in New York. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: John Best, first trumpet; Chuck [..]
“Strange Fruit” Composed by “Lewis Allan” (Abel Meeropol); informally arranged by Danny Mendelsohn. Piano prologue suggested by Milt Gabler. Recorded by Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra for Commodore Records on April 20, 1939 in New [..]
“I Hear Music” Composed by Frank Loesser (lyric) and Burton Lane (music); arrangement by Don Redman. Recorded by Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra for Okeh Records in New York on September 12, 1940. Billie Holiday, [..]