Billie Holiday - The Complete Masters 1933-1959 [2011] (15 x CDs)

BILLY HOLIDAY

Billie Holiday - The Complete Masters 1933-1959 [2011] (15 x CDs)

Billie Holiday - The Complete Masters is a monumental box set issued by Universal Music France, offering the most comprehensive chronicle of Lady Day’s recorded legacy ever assembled. Spanning over 25 years of studio work, this limited-edition release gathers every officially released master from her Columbia, Commodore, Decca, and Verve years, sequenced chronologically to trace the arc of her artistry with clarity and reverence.

Across more than 17 hours of music, the set begins with her earliest sides from 1933, including “Your Mother’s Son-In-Law” and “Riffin’ the Scotch,” and moves through the swing-era triumphs with Teddy Wilson, the aching torch songs of the ’40s, and the intimate, late-period Verve recordings that cemented her legend. Every phase is represented, from the buoyant phrasing of “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” to the devastating restraint of “Strange Fruit” and the fragile beauty of “I’m a Fool to Want You.”

The remastering is meticulous, restoring warmth and nuance to recordings that span shellac, acetate, and tape. The packaging includes a hardcover book with rare photos, session details, and essays that contextualize Holiday’s evolution, not just as a vocalist, but as a cultural force navigating race, gender, and personal trauma through song.

What makes this set vital is its archival integrity. Unlike many compilations that cherry-pick hits, The Complete Masters respects the full breadth of Holiday’s output, including lesser-known gems like “Spreadin’ Rhythm Around,” “Ghost of Yesterday,” and “Deep Song.” It’s not just a listening experience, it’s a historical document.

For collectors, scholars, and anyone drawn to the emotional truth in Holiday’s voice, this set offers a definitive bridge to her world. It’s a testament to resilience, artistry, and the enduring power of song. (B)

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Track lists

CD01

01 Billie Holiday - Your Mother's Son in Law 2:46

02 Billie Holiday - Riffin' the Scotch 2:34

03 Billie Holiday - I Wished on The Moon 3:03

04 Billie Holiday - What a Little Moonlight Can Do 2:59

05 Billie Holiday - Miss Brown to You 3:01

06 Billie Holiday - A Sunbonnet Blue (and a Yellow Straw Hat) 2:52

07 Billie Holiday - What a Night, What a Moon, What a Girl 2:58

08 Billie Holiday - I'm Painting the Town in Red 3:00

09 Billie Holiday - It's Too Hot for Words 2:47

10 Billie Holiday - Twenty-Four Hours a Day 3:02

11 Billie Holiday - Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town 2:45

12 Billie Holiday - Eeny Meeny Miney Mo 3:13

13 Billie Holiday - If You Were Mine 3:12

14 Billie Holiday - These 'n' That 'n' Those 3:15

15 Billie Holiday - You Let Me Down 2:55

16 Billie Holiday - Spreadin' Rhythm Around 2:56

17 Billie Holiday - Life Begins When You're in Love 3:05

18 Billie Holiday - It's Like Reaching for the Moon 3:22

19 Billie Holiday - These Foolish Things 3:19

20 Billie Holiday - I Cried for You 3:13

21 Billie Holiday - Guess Who 3:10

CD02

01 Billie Holiday - Did I Remember? 2:52

02 Billie Holiday - No Regrets 2:38

03 Billie Holiday - Summertime 2:56

04 Billie Holiday - Billie's Blues 2:41

05 Billie Holiday - A Fine Romance 2:54

06 Billie Holiday - I Can't Pretend 3:06

07 Billie Holiday - One, Two, Button Your Shoe 2:52

08 Billie Holiday - Let's Call a Heart a Heart 3:02

09 Billie Holiday - Easy to Love 3:14

10 Billie Holiday - With Thee I Swing 3:18

11 Billie Holiday - The Way You Look Tonight 3:02

12 Billie Holiday - Who Loves You? 3:15

13 Billie Holiday - Pennies From Heaven 3:18

14 Billie Holiday - That's Life I Guess 3:11

15 Billie Holiday - I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Baby) 3:29

16 Billie Holiday - One Never Knows, Does One? 3:05

17 Billie Holiday - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 2:58

18 Billie Holiday - If My Heart Could Only Talk 3:07

19 Billie Holiday - Please Keep Me in Your Dreams 2:19

20 Billie Holiday - He Ain't Got Rythym 2:51

21 Billie Holiday - This Year's Kisse 3:10

22 Billie Holiday - Why Was I Born? 2:52

23 Billie Holiday - I Must Have Been That Man 2:57

CD03

01 Billie Holiday - The Mood That I'm In 3:01

02 Billie Holiday - Your Showed Me the Way 3:00

03 Billie Holiday - Sentimental and Melancholy 2:39

04 Billie Holiday - My Last Affair 3:10

05 Billie Holiday - Carelessly 3:08

06 Billie Holiday - How Could You? 2:32

07 Billie Holiday - Moanin' Low 3:05

08 Billie Holiday - Where is the Sun? 2:48

09 Billie Holiday - Let's Call the Whole Thing Off 2:38

10 Billie Holiday - They Can't Take That Away From Me 3:05

11 Billie Holiday - Don't Know If I'm Comin' Or Goin' 2:48

12 Billie Holiday - Sun Showers 3:09

13 Billie Holiday - Yours and Mine 3:17

14 Billie Holiday - I'll Get By 3:09

15 Billie Holiday - Mean to Me 3:08

16 Billie Holiday - Foolin' Myself 3:02

17 Billie Holiday - Easy Living 3:04

18 Billie Holiday - I'll Never Be the Same 3:03

19 Billie Holiday - Me, Myself and I 2:37

20 Billie Holiday - A Sailboat in the Moonlight 2:51

21 Billie Holiday - Born to Love 2:40

22 Billie Holiday - Without Your Love 2:53

CD04

01 Billie Holiday - Getting Some Fun Out of Life 3:03

02 Billie Holiday - Who Wants Love? 2:34

03 Billie Holiday - Travellin' All Alone 2:15

04 Billie Holiday - (I Got a Man, Crazy for Me) He's Funny That Way 2:41

05 Billie Holiday - Nice Work If You Can Get It 3:09

06 Billie Holiday - Things Are Looking Up 3:21

07 Billie Holiday - My Man 3:04

08 Billie Holiday - Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man 3:17

09 Billie Holiday - My First Impression of You 2:50

10 Billie Holiday - When You're Smiling 2:52

11 Billie Holiday - I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me 2:51

12 Billie Holiday - If Dreams Come True 3:06

13 Billie Holiday - Now They Call it Swing 3:00

14 Billie Holiday - On the Sentimental Side 3:05

15 Billie Holiday - Back on Your Own Backyard 2:42

16 Billie Holiday - When a Man Loves a Woman 2:26

17 Billie Holiday - You Go to My Head 2:55

18 Billie Holiday - The Moon Looks Down and Laughs 2:57

19 Billie Holiday - If I Were You 2:26

20 Billie Holiday - Forget If You Can 2:50

21 Billie Holiday - Having Myself a Time 2:31

22 Billie Holiday - Says My Heart 2:50

23 Billie Holiday - I Wish I Had You 2:51

24 Billie Holiday - I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key) 2:07

CD05

01 Billie Holiday - Any Old Time 3:16

02 Billie Holiday - The Very Thought of You 2:44

03 Billie Holiday - I Can't Get Started 2:49

04 Billie Holiday - I've Got a Date with a Dream 2:44

05 Billie Holiday - You Can't Be Mine 2:23

06 Billie Holiday - Everybody's Laughing 3:03

07 Billie Holiday - Here it is Tomorrow Again 2:46

08 Billie Holiday - Say it with a Kiss 2:35

09 Billie Holiday - April in My Heart 3:08

10 Billie Holiday - I'll Never Fail You 3:00

11 Billie Holiday - They Say 3:13

12 Billie Holiday - You're So Desirable 2:53

13 Billie Holiday - You're Gonna See a Lot of Me 2:59

14 Billie Holiday - Hello My Darling 2:45

15 Billie Holiday - Let's Dream in the Moonlight 2:55

16 Billie Holiday - That's All I Ask of You 2:59

17 Billie Holiday - Dream of Life 2:45

18 Billie Holiday - What Shall I Say? 3:06

19 Billie Holiday - It's Easy to Blame the Weather 3:01

20 Billie Holiday - More Than You Know 3:07

21 Billie Holiday - Sugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine) 2:47

22 Billie Holiday - You're Too Lovely to Last 2:50

23 Billie Holiday - Under a Blue Jungle Moon 2:57

24 Billie Holiday - Everything Happens for the Best 2:50

CD06

01 Billie Holiday - Why Did I Always Depend on You? 2:33

02 Billie Holiday - Long Gone Blues 3:07

03 Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit 3:14

04 Billie Holiday - Yesterdays 3:26

05 Billie Holiday - Fine and Mellow 3:17

06 Billie Holiday - I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues 2:52

07 Billie Holiday - Some Other Spring 3:03

08 Billie Holiday - Our Love is Different 3:15

09 Billie Holiday - Them There Eyes 2:51

10 Billie Holiday - Swing, Brother, Swing 2:57

11 Billie Holiday - Night and Day 3:00

12 Billie Holiday - The Man I Love 3:06

13 Billie Holiday - You’re Just a No Acount 3:00

14 Billie Holiday - You’re a Lucky Guy 2:46

15 Billie Holiday - Ghost of Yesterday 2:39

16 Billie Holiday - Body and Soul 2:59

17 Billie Holiday - What is This Going to Get Us? 2:41

18 Billie Holiday - Falling in Love Again 2:52

19 Billie Holiday - I’m Pulling Through 3:11

20 Billie Holiday - Tell Me More and More and Then Some 3:10

21 Billie Holiday - Laughing at Life 2:56

22 Billie Holiday - Time on My Hands (You in My Arms) 3:06

CD07

01 Billie Holiday - I'm All for You 3:10

02 Billie Holiday - I Hear Music 2:42

03 Billie Holiday - It's the Same Old Story 3:12

04 Billie Holiday - Practice Makes Perfect 2:37

05 Billie Holiday - St. Louis Blues 2:55

06 Billie Holiday - Loveless Love 3:16

07 Billie Holiday - Let's Do It 2:57

08 Billie Holiday - Georgia on My Mind 3:19

09 Billie Holiday - Romance in the Dark 2:17

10 Billie Holiday - All of Me 3:03

11 Billie Holiday - I'm in a Low-Down Groove Mood 3:10

12 Billie Holiday - God Bless the Child 2:57

13 Billie Holiday - Am I Blue? 2:52

14 Billie Holiday - Solitude 3:15

15 Billie Holiday - Jim 3:10

16 Billie Holiday - I Cover the Waterfront 2:57

17 Billie Holiday - Love Me or Leave Me 3:21

18 Billie Holiday - Gloomy Sunday 3:12

19 Billie Holiday - Wherever You Are 3:01

20 Billie Holiday - Mandy is Two 3:01

21 Billie Holiday - It's a Sin to Tell a Lie 3:04

22 Billie Holiday - Until the Real Thing Comes Along 3:11

23 Billie Holiday - Trav'lin' Light 3:20

CD08

01 Billie Holiday - I Love My Man (Billie's Blues) 4:07

02 Billie Holiday - Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me 3:23

03 Billie Holiday - I'll Get By 1:45

04 Billie Holiday - How Am I to Know? 2:46

05 Billie Holiday - My Old Flame 3:04

06 Billie Holiday - I'll Get By 3:00

07 Billie Holiday - I Cover the Waterfront 3:32

08 Billie Holiday - I'll Be Seeing You 3:32

09 Billie Holiday - I'm Yours 3:18

10 Billie Holiday - Embraceable You 3:17

11 Billie Holiday - As Time Goes By 3:13

12 Billie Holiday - He's Funny That Way 3:18

13 Billie Holiday - Lover Come Back to Me 3:21

14 Billie Holiday - I Love My Man (Billie's Blues) 3:09

15 Billie Holiday - On the Sunny Side of the Street 3:04

16 Billie Holiday - Lover Man 3:17

17 Billie Holiday - (You Ain't Gonna Bother Me) No More 2:48

18 Billie Holiday - That Ole Devil Called Love 2:55

19 Billie Holiday - Don't Explain 3:24

20 Billie Holiday - You Better Go Now 2:37

21 Billie Holiday - What is This Thing Called Love? 3:07

22 Billie Holiday - Good Morning Heartache 3:09

23 Billie Holiday - No Good Man 3:09

24 Billie Holiday - Big Stuff 2:32

CD09

01 Billie Holiday - Baby, I Don't Cry Over You 3:12

02 Billie Holiday - I'll Look Around 3:16

03 Billie Holiday - The Blues Are Brewin' 3:03

04 Billie Holiday - Guilty 3:14

05 Billie Holiday - Deep Song 3:12

06 Billie Holiday - There is No Greater Love 2:59

07 Billie Holiday - Easy Living 3:13

08 Billie Holiday - Solitude 3:11

09 Billie Holiday - Weep No More 3:22

10 Billie Holiday - Girls Were Made to Take Care of Boys 3:15

11 Billie Holiday - I Loves You Porgy 2:58

12 Billie Holiday - My Man 2:59

13 Billie Holiday - 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do 3:22

14 Billie Holiday - Baby, Get Lost 3:16

15 Billie Holiday - Keeps on A-Rainin' 3:17

16 Billie Holiday - Them There Eyes 2:51

17 Billie Holiday - Do Your Duty 3:17

18 Billie Holiday - Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer 2:45

19 Billie Holiday - You Can't Lose a Broken Heart 3:16

20 Billie Holiday - My Sweet Hunk O'Trash 3:21

21 Billie Holiday - Now or Never 3:18

22 Billie Holiday - You're My Thrill 3:26

23 Billie Holiday - Crazy He Calls Me 3:06

24 Billie Holiday - Please Tell Me Now 3:15

CD10

01 Billie Holiday - Somebody's on My Mind 2:59

02 Billie Holiday - God Bless the Child 3:10

03 Billie Holiday - This is Heaven to Me 2:53

04 Billie Holiday - Be Fair with Me Baby 2:37

05 Billie Holiday - Rocky Mountain Blues 3:05

06 Billie Holiday - Blue Turning Grey Over You 2:02

07 Billie Holiday - Detour Ahead 3:05

08 Billie Holiday - East of the Sun 2:57

09 Billie Holiday - Blue Moon 3:30

10 Billie Holiday - You Go to My Head 2:57

11 Billie Holiday - You Turned the Tables on Me 3:29

12 Billie Holiday - Easy to Love 3:02

13 Billie Holiday - These Foolish Things 3:36

14 Billie Holiday - I Only Have Eyes for You 2:54

15 Billie Holiday - Solitude 3:31

16 Billie Holiday - Everything I Have is Yours 3:47

17 Billie Holiday - Love for Sale 2:58

18 Billie Holiday - Moonglow 3:00

19 Billie Holiday - Tenderly 3:25

20 Billie Holiday - If the Moon Turns Green 2:47

21 Billie Holiday - Remember 2:37

22 Billie Holiday - Autumn in New York 3:43

23 Billie Holiday - My Man 2:40

24 Billie Holiday - Lover, Come Back to Me 3:37

CD11

01 Billie Holiday - Stormy Weather 3:44

02 Billie Holiday - Yesterdays 2:51

03 Billie Holiday - He's Funny That Way 3:13

04 Billie Holiday - I Can't Face the Music 3:16

05 Billie Holiday - How Deep is the Ocean? 2:59

06 Billie Holiday - What a Little Moonlight Can Do 3:12

07 Billie Holiday - I Cried for You 2:28

08 Billie Holiday - Love Me or Leave Me 2:36

09 Billie Holiday - P.S. I Love You 3:37

10 Billie Holiday - Too Marvelous for Words 2:14

11 Billie Holiday - Softly 2:58

12 Billie Holiday - I Thought About You 2:48

13 Billie Holiday - Willow, Weep for me 3:08

14 Billie Holiday - Stormy Blues 3:29

15 Billie Holiday - Say it Isn't So 3:04

16 Billie Holiday - I've Got My Love to Keep me Warm 3:58

17 Billie Holiday - I Wished on the Moon 6:50

18 Billie Holiday - Always 3:59

19 Billie Holiday - Everything Happens to Me 6:22

20 Billie Holiday - Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me 5:02

21 Billie Holiday - Ain't Misbehavin' 4:40

CD12

01 Billie Holiday - I Don't Want to Cry Anymore 3:56

02 Billie Holiday - Prelude to a Kiss 5:35

03 Billie Holiday - I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You 4:29

04 Billie Holiday - When Your Lover Has Gone 4:58

05 Billie Holiday - Gone With The Wind 3:26

06 Billie Holiday - Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone 4:21

07 Billie Holiday - It Had to Be You 4:03

08 Billie Holiday - Nice Work If You Can Get It 3:49

09 Billie Holiday - Come Rain or Come Shine 4:25

10 Billie Holiday - I Gotta Right to Sing The Blues 5:53

11 Billie Holiday - What's New? 4:19

12 Billie Holiday - A Fine Romance 3:34

13 Billie Holiday - I Hadn't Anyone Till You 4:05

14 Billie Holiday - I Get a Kick Out of You 5:42

15 Billie Holiday - Everything I Have Iis Yours 4:32

16 Billie Holiday - Isn't This a Lovely Day? 4:14

17 Billie Holiday - Trav'lin' Light 3:10

18 Billie Holiday - I Must Have That Man 3:05

CD13

01 Billie Holiday - Some Other Spring 3:38

02 Billie Holiday - Lady Sings The Blues 3:46

03 Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit 3:04

04 Billie Holiday - God Bless The Child 4:00

05 Billie Holiday - Good Morning Heartache 3:30

06 Billie Holiday - No Good Man 3:20

07 Billie Holiday - Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me 4:15

08 Billie Holiday - Cheek to Cheek 3:36

09 Billie Holiday - Ill Wind 6:17

10 Billie Holiday - Speak Low 4:28

11 Billie Holiday - We'll Be Together Again 4:26

12 Billie Holiday - All Or Nothing at All 5:41

13 Billie Holiday - Sophisticated Lady 4:51

14 Billie Holiday - April in Paris 3:04

15 Billie Holiday - I Wished on The Moon 3:28

16 Billie Holiday - Moonlight in Vermont 3:51

17 Billie Holiday - A Foggy Day 4:41

CD14

01 Billie Holiday - I Didn't Know What Time it Was 6:01

02 Billie Holiday - Just One of Those Things 5:33

03 Billie Holiday - Comes Love 4:01

04 Billie Holiday - Day In, Day Out 6:50

05 Billie Holiday - Darn That Dream 6:21

06 Billie Holiday - But Not for Me 3:51

07 Billie Holiday - Body and Soul 6:24

08 Billie Holiday - Stars Fell on Alabama 4:31

09 Billie Holiday - Say it Isn't So 3:18

10 Billie Holiday - Love is Here to Stay 3:44

11 Billie Holiday - One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) 5:40

12 Billie Holiday - You Don't Know What Love Is 3:51

13 Billie Holiday - I'll Be Around 3:26

14 Billie Holiday - For Heaven's Sake 3:29

15 Billie Holiday - But Beautiful 4:31

CD15

01 Billie Holiday - For All We Know 2:56

02 Billie Holiday - It's Easy to Remember 4:03

03 Billie Holiday - I'm a Fool to Want You 3:26

04 Billie Holiday - The End of a Love Affair 4:50

05 Billie Holiday - Glad to Be Unhappy 4:10

06 Billie Holiday - You've Changed 3:20

07 Billie Holiday - I Get Along Without You Very Well 3:01

08 Billie Holiday - Violets for Your Furs 3:26

09 Billie Holiday - All the Way 3:25

10 Billie Holiday - It's Not for Me to Say 2:29

11 Billie Holiday - I'll Never Smile Again 3:25

12 Billie Holiday - Just One More Chance 3:46

13 Billie Holiday - When It's Sleepy Time Down South 4:08

14 Billie Holiday - Don't Worry 'bout Me 3:11

15 Billie Holiday - Sometimes I'm Happy 2:48

16 Billie Holiday - You Took Advantage of me 3:10

17 Billie Holiday - There'll Be Some Changes Made 2:54

18 Billie Holiday - 'Deed I do 2:15

19 Billie Holiday - All of You 2:33

20 Billie Holiday - Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? 3:05

21 Billie Holiday - An Interview with Billie Holiday by Dick Hughes 3:06

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