CD
Discography
In this section,
I will provide a selected list of CDs where you may find all the tracks
mentioned in this site.
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CD DISCOGRAPHY
Part 1 – STUDIO RECORDINGS
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The 330 studio
tracks can be found in just 7 CD titles (all of them can be found online, both
in CD or MP3).
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STUDIO
TRACKS
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Date
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# MTs
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1
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Lady Day
(Complete Columbia)
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1933-1944
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154
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2
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Artie
Shaw
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1938
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1
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3
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Billie’s
Blues
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1942-1951
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5
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4
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Complete
Commodore
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1939-1944
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18
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5
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Complete
Decca
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1944-1950
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40
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6
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Complete
on Verve
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1952-1959
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100
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7
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Lady in
Satin
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1958
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12
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Total MT
Tracks
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330
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1.
Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933-1944) – (box
set, 10 volumes)
© 2001 Sony Records
This luxury bounded
album contains 10 CDs and a wonderful 120 page fully 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.
… 
2. Artie
Shaw Greatest Hits, RCA Victor, one disc
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.
3. Billie’s
Blues, Blue Note, one volume
EMI 48786 © 1998 EMI-Manhattan Records Inc.
A very peculiar
CD. It carries 5 unique jewels – in 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.
4. The
Complete Commodore Recordings, Commodore (Box in 2 volumes)
CMD 2-401 © 1997 GRP Records Inc.
It includes
the 18 tracks recorded for Commodore, being 4 in 1939 and 14 in 1944.
All Commodore
sessions, including the alternate takes.
5. The
Complete Decca Recordings, Decca, Box in 2 volumes
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.
6. The
Complete Billie Holiday on Verve, Box in 10 volumes
314-513858-2
©1992 PolyGram Records Inc.
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