The Commodore Master Takes

Original Release Date:  February 8, 2000

Track Listing

• 1. Strange Fruit
• 2. Yesterdays
• 3. Fine and Mellow
• 4. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
• 5. How Am I to Know?
• 6. My Old Flame
• 7. I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)
• 8. I Cover the Waterfront
• 9. I'll Be Seeing You
• 10. I'm Yours
• 11. Embraceable You
• 12. As Time Goes By
• 13. He's Funny That Way
• 14. Lover, Come Back to Me
• 15. Billie's Blues
• 16. On the Sunny Side of the Street

Credits

• Eddie Heywood: Piano, Arranger
• Tab Smith: Sax (Alto)
• Frankie Newton: Trumpet
• Steve Backer: Series Director
• Billie Holiday: Composer, Vocals
• Big Sid Catlett: Drums
• Doc Cheatham: Trumpet
• Lem Davis: Sax (Alto)
• Vic Dickenson: Trombone
• Eddie Dougherty: Drums
• Milt Gabler: Producer
• Orrin Keepnews: Liner Notes, Reissue Producer
• Charles Peterson: Photography
• John Simmons: Bass
• Teddy Walters: Guitar
• Sonny White: Piano
• John Williams: Bass
• Kenneth Hollon: Sax (Tenor)
• Erick Labson: Digital Mastering
• Jimmy McLin: Guitar
• Hollis King: Art Direction
• JoDee Stringham: Graphic Design
• Jeff Willens: Digital Mastering
• Lewis Allan: Composer
• Herman Hupfeld: Composer