Billie Holiday, 1944, "Classics in Swing" four 78 rpm records Commodore Records
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Billie Holiday, 1944, "Classics in Swing" four 78 rpm vinyl records Commodore Records
"Classics in Swing" album, includes album, four 78 records, four sleeves in album.
This album marks the return of Billie Holiday to Commodore Records.
Song titles are:
“I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues” - Arlen/Koehler, recorded June 1939;  “Yesterdays” - Kern/Harbach (slight damage on outer edge of record), recorded June 1939 
“I’ll Get By” - Turk/Ahlert March 1944,  “I’ll Be Seeing You” - Kahal/Fain April 1944  Both arranged by Eddie Heywood
“I Cover the Waterfront” - Hayman/Green March 1944 arranged by Eddie Heywood;  “Lover Come Back to Me” - Hammerstein 2nd/Romberg April 1944 with the Eddie Heywood Trio
“She’s Funny That Way” - Whiting/Moret April 1944 with the Eddie Heywood Trio;  “How Am I to Know” - Parker/King March 1944 with the Eddie Heywood and his orchestra
Billie Holiday, was an American jazz musician and singer-songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
CLASSICS IN SWING   BILLIE HOLIDAY and her Orchestra   COMMODORE RECORDS


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