The Quintessential Billie Holiday - Vol1-9 (1933-42) [FLAC img +

The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. 1-9 FLAC img + CUE The Quintessential Billie Holdiay, Vols. 1-9 is a terrific multi-volume series that chronicles all of Holiday's master takes for Columbia Records between 1933 and 1942. The set is available as nine separate discs, all of which are essential for true Holiday fans. Neophytes who are slightly intimidated by the size of this series should look to Volume 2 as a starting point. The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol.1: 1933-1935 After years of reissuing Billie Holiday's recordings in piecemeal fashion, Columbia finally got it right with this nine-CD Quintessential series. All of Lady Day's 1933-1942 studio recordings (although without the alternate takes) receive the treatment they deserve in this program. Vol. 1 has Holiday's first two tentative performances from 1933 along with her initial recordings with Teddy Wilson's all-star bands. High points include "I Wished on the Moon," "What a Little Moonlight Can Do," "Miss Brown to You," and "Twenty-Four Hours a Day." 1. Your Mother's Son-In-Law 2. Riffin' The Scotch 3. I Wished On The Moon 4. What A Little Moonlight Can Do 5. Miss Brown To You 6. A Sunbonnet Blue 7. What A Night, What A Moon, What A Girl 8. I'm Painting The Town Red 9. It's Too Hot For Words 10. Twenty-Four Hours A Day 11. Yankee Doodle Never Went To Town 12. Eeny Meeny Miney Mo 13. If You Were Mine 14. These 'N' That 'N' Those 15. You Let Me Down 16. Spreadin' Rhythm Around The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol.2: 1936 The second of nine volumes in this essential series continues the complete reissue of Billie Holiday's early recordings (although the alternate takes are bypassed). This set is highlighted by "I Cried for You" (which has a classic alto solo from Johnny Hodges), "Billie's Blues" (from Holiday's first session as a leader), "A Fine Romance," and "Easy to Love". Holiday's backup crew includes such greats as pianist Teddy Wilson, baritonist Harry Carney, trumpeters Jonah Jones and Bunny Berigan, and clarinetist Artie Shaw. There's lots of great small-group swing. 1. Life Begins When You're In Love - Billie Holiday 2. It's Like Reaching For The Moon - Billie Holiday 3. These Foolish Things - Billie Holiday 4. I Cried For You - Billie Holiday 5. Guess Who - Billie Holiday 6. Did I Remember? - Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra 7. No Regrets - Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra 8. Summertime - Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra 9. Billie's Blues - Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra 10. A Fine Romance - Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra 11. I Can't Pretend - Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra 12. One, Two, Button Your Shoe - Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra 13. Let's Call A Heart A Heart - Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra 14. Easy To Love - Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra 15. With Thee I Swing - Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra 16. The Way You Look Tonight - Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol.3: 1936-1937 The third of nine CDs that document all of Billie Holiday's studio recordings of 1933-1942 for Columbia has classic versions of "Pennies From Heaven," "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" (on which she shows the influence of Louis Armstrong), and "My Last Affair," along with Lady Day's first meeting on record with tenor saxophonist Lester Young. Their initial encounter resulted in four songs, including "This Year's Kisses" and "I Must Have That Man." 1. Who Loves You? 2. Pennies From Heaven 3. That's Life I Guess 4. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Baby) 5. One Never Knows-Does One? 6. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 7. If My Heart Could Only Talk 8. Please Keep Me In Your Dreams 9. He Ain't Got Rhythm 10. This Year's Kisses 11. Why Was I Born 12. I Must Have That Man 13. The Mood That I'm In 14. You Showed Me The Way 15. Sentimental & Melancholy 16. My Last Affair The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol.4: 1937 The fourth of nine CDs in this essential series of Billie Holiday's studio recordings of 1933-1942 features the great tenor Lester Young on eight of the 16 performances. Prez and Lady Day make a perfect match on "I'll Get By" (although altoist Johnny Hodges steals the honors on that song), "Mean to Me," "Easy Living," "Me, Myself and I," and "A Sailboat in the Moonlight." Other strong selections without Young include "Moanin' Low," "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," and "Where Is the Sun?" 1. Carelessly 2. How Could You? 3. Moanin' Low 4. Where Is The Sun? 5. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off 6. They Can't Take That Away From Me 7. I Don't Know If I'm Coming Or Going 8. Sun Showers 9. Yours And Mine 10. I'll Get By 11. Mean To Me 12. Foolin' Myself 13. Easy Living 14. I'll Never Be The Same 15. Me, Myself And I 16. A Sailboat In The Moonlight The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol.5: 1937-1938 The fifth of nine CDs in the complete reissue of Billie Holiday's early recordings (sans alternate takes), this great set has 18 selections, all but four featuring tenor saxophonist Lester Young and trumpeter Buck Clayton. Among the classics are "Getting Some Fun Out of Life," "Trav'lin' All Alone," "He's Funny That Way," "My Man," "When You're Smiling" (on which Prez takes a perfect solo), "If Dreams Come True," and "Now They Call It Swing." 1. Born To Love 2. Without Your Love 3. Getting Some Fun Out Of Life 4. Who Wants Love? 5. Trav'lin' All Alone 6. He's Funny That Way 7. Nice Work If You Can Get It 8. Things Are Looking Up 9. My Man 10. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man 11. My First Impression Of You 12. When You're Smiling 13. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me 14. If Dreams Come True 15. Now They Call It Swing 16. On The Sentimental Side 17. Back In Your Own Backyard 18. When A Woman Loves A Man The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol.6: 1938 The sixth of nine CDs in this very worthy series traces Billie Holiday's recording career throughout much of 1938. Although not containing as many true classics as Vol. 5, most of these 18 selections are quite enjoyable, particularly "You Go to My Head," "Having Myself a Time," "The Very Thought of You," and "They Say. 1. You Go To My Head - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra 2. The Moon Looks Down And Laughs - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra 3. If I Were You - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra 4. Forget If You Can - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra 5. Having Myself A Time - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra 6. Says My Heart - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra 7. I Wish I Had You - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra 8. I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away The Key) - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra 9. The Very Thought Of You - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra 10. I Can't Get Started - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra 11. I've Got A Date With A Dream - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra 12. You Can't Be Mine (And Someone Else's Too) - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra 13. Everybody's Laughing - Billie Holiday 14. Here It Is Tomorrow Again - Billie Holiday 15. Say It With A Kiss - Billie Holiday 16. April In My Heart - Billie Holiday 17. I'll Never Fail You - Billie Holiday 18. They Say - Billie Holiday The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol.7: 1938-1939 By 1939 when the bulk of these 17 selections were recorded, Billie Holiday was dominating her own recordings, allocating less space for her sidemen to solo. This was not really a bad thing since Lady Day's voice was getting stronger each year. On the seventh of nine CD volumes that reissue all of Holiday's 1933-42 Columbia recordings (other than the alternate takes which have been bypassed), Holiday sounds at her best on "More than You Know, Sugar" (featuring a superb Benny Carter alto solo), "Long Gone Blues" and "Some Other Spring." 1. You're So Desirable - Bille Holiday 2. You're Gonna See Alot Of Me - Bille Holiday 3. Hello, My Darling - Bille Holiday 4. Let's Dream In The Moonlight - Bille Holiday 5. That's All I Ask Of You - Bille Holiday 6. Dream Of Life 7. What Shall I Say? 8. It's Easy To Blame The Weather 9. More Than You Know 10. Sugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine) 11. You're Too Lovely To Last 12. Under A Blue Jungle Moon 13. Everything Happens For The Best 14. Why Did I Always Depend On You? 15. Long Gone Blues 16. Some Other Spring 17. Our Love Is Different The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol.8: 1939-1940 The eighth of nine volumes that feature all of the master takes from Billie Holiday's Columbia recordings of 1933-1942 is one of the better sets, although all nine CDs are recommended. High points include "Them There Eyes," "Swing, Brother, Swing," "The Man I Love," "Ghost of Yesterday," "Body and Soul," "Falling in Love Again," and "I Hear Music." Among the variety of all-stars backing her, tenor saxophonist Lester Young makes his presence known on eight of the 18 numbers. 1. Them There Eyes 2. Swing, Brother, Swing 3. Night And Day 4. The Man I Love 5. You're Just A No Account 6. You're A Lucky Guy 7. Ghost Of Yesterday 8. Body And Soul 9. What Is This Going To Get Us? 10. Falling In Love Again (Can't Help It) 11. I'm Pulling Through 12. Tell Me More And More, And Then Some 13. Laughing At Life 14. Time On My Hands 15. I'm All For You 16. I Hear Music 17. The Same Old Story 18. Practice Makes Perfect The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol. 9 (1940-1942) The final volume in this nine-CD series contains all of Billie Holiday's recordings from her final 16 months with the label. Highlights include "St. Louis Blues," "Loveless Love," "Let's Do It," "All of Me" (arguably the greatest version ever of this veteran standard), "Am I Blue," "Gloomy Sunday" and "God Bless the Child." All 153 of Lady Day's Columbia recordings (even the occasional weak item) are well worth hearing and savoring. 1. St. Louis Blues 2. Loveless Love 3. Let's Do It 4. Georgia On My Mind 5. Romance In The Dark 6. All Of Me 7. I'm In A Low-Down Groove 8. God Bless The Child 9. Am I Blue? 10. Solitude 11. Jim 12. I Cover The Waterfront 13. Love Me Or Leave Me 14. Gloomy Sunday 15. Wherever You Are 16. Mandy Is Two 17. It's A Sin To Tell A Lie 18. Until The Real Thing Comes Along

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mjs820 (2010-02-25)

It's great that you've taken the time to upload what looks like an amazing set, but what's with the one long track per disc? That sucks!

 ill88eagle (2010-02-25)

Its not the first time people complain about FLaC img's with cue files... I wont go into a discussion about pros and cons.
Suffice to say: If you load the .cue file into a compatible media player (VLC or WINamp) it will load the flac file as separate tracks just like when you load a CD.
If you prefer separate files there are several free flac tools that can split the flac img's for you. I can higly recommend cuetools:

w4d8a6 (2010-04-07)

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bellows (2010-11-06)

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