Various Artists – Ladies Sing The Blues

Artist: Various Artists

Title: Ladies Sing The Blues

Format: CD

Label: Hallmark

Catalog Number: 303602

UPC: 5030073036021

Country: United Kingdom

Year: 1996

Genre: Jazz, Blues

Style: Vocal Jazz, Swing, Traditional Jazz, Big Band

Featuring:

• Billie Holiday

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Anita O'Day

• Bessie Smith

• Peggy Lee

• Mildred Bailey

• Dinah Shore

• Ethel Waters

• Lee Wiley

• Una Mae Carlisle

• Helen Humes

• Thelma Carpenter

• Maxine Sullivan

• Adelaide Hall

• Valaida Snow

• Ivy Anderson

• Edythe Wright

• Kay Starr

• Helen Forrest

• Helen Ward

Track Listing:

1. Blue Skies – Maxine Sullivan

2. You Turned The Tables On Me – Helen Ward

3. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? – Ella Fitzgerald

4. Squeeze Me – Mildred Bailey

5. I've Heard That Song Before – Helen Forrest

6. Massachusetts – Anita O'Day

7. Gimme A Pigfoot (And A Bottle Of Beer) – Bessie Smith

8. How Long Has This Been Going On? – Peggy Lee

9. The Blues I Love To Sing – Adelaide Hall

10. Blues In The Night – Dinah Shore

11. Don't Worry 'Bout Me – Helen Humes

12. He's Funny That Way – Thelma Carpenter

13. Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are – Kay Starr

14. Travelin' Light – Billie Holiday

15. The Mood That I'm In – Valaida Snow

16. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) – Ivy Anderson

17. Blitzkrieg Baby – Una Mae Carlisle

18. You've Got Me Crying Again – Lee Wiley

19. Stormy Weather – Ethel Waters

20. Our Love Was Meant To Be – Edythe Wright

Release Information:

A superb collection of classic female jazz and blues vocal performances spanning the golden age of American swing, blues, and big-band music. Features legendary recordings from some of the most influential female singers of the 1920s through 1940s.

Highlights:

• Billie Holiday – Travelin' Light

• Ella Fitzgerald – Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?

• Bessie Smith – Gimme A Pigfoot (And A Bottle Of Beer)

• Peggy Lee – How Long Has This Been Going On?

• Anita O'Day – Massachusetts

• Ethel Waters – Stormy Weather

Notes:

• 20-track compilation

• Running Time: 62:33

• Hallmark archival jazz release

• Manufactured and printed in England

• Showcases influential women of blues, jazz, and swing music

• Features rare and historic recordings from the pre-war and swing eras

Label Information:

Label: Hallmark

Catalog Number: 303602

UPC: 5030073036021

Country: United Kingdom

Year: 1996

Genre:

Jazz, Blues

Style:

Vocal Jazz, Swing, Traditional Jazz, Big Band

Keywords:

Ladies Sing The Blues CD, Hallmark Jazz Collection, Billie Holiday CD, Ella Fitzgerald CD, Bessie Smith CD, Anita ODay CD, Female Jazz Vocalists, Swing Era Collection, Traditional Blues Music, Vocal Jazz Compilation, Big Band Singers, Rare UK Jazz CD, Classic Jazz Anthology, Hallmark Records CD