Billie holiday eleanora fagan gough, philadelphia, pa, april 7, 1915 new york city, ny, july 17, 1959 was an american jazz singer and songwriter. This is a very common standard that all jazz musicians are expected to know. Frank sinatra recorded several versions of all of me. Among the most influential jazz and blues musicians of the 20th century, the american singer, songwriter, and actress billie holiday was renowned for her distinctive voice and improvisatory skill.
Nicknamed lady day by her loyal friend and musical partner lester young, holiday was a highly original influence on jazz and pop singing. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Listen free to billie holiday all of me my man, them there eyes and more. It has become one of the most recorded songs of its era including popular versions done by frank sinatra, louis armstrong, billie holiday and ella fitzgerald just to name a few. Nicknamed lady day by her friend and musical partner lester young, holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Books by billie holiday author of lady sings the blues. All of me is a popular song written in 1931 by gerald marks and seymour simons. All of me why not take all of me cant you see im no good without you take my lips i want to lose them take my arms ill never use them your goodbye left me with eyes that cry how can i go on dear without you you took the part that once was my heart so why not take all of me all of me why not take all of me cant you see im no good without. Her father, clarence holiday, a professional guitarist, abandoned mother and child, and didnt acknowledge billie as his daughter until she became successful. Most of the musicians who accompanied miss holiday have not yet been identified. All of me billie holiday solo sheet music for piano. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps.
Billie holiday was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. Nicknamed lady day by her friend and musical partner lester young, holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Billie holiday as weve rarely seen her the washington post. It also includes interactive sheet music for realtime transposition. Billie holiday all of me sheet music in f major transposable.
Billie holiday all of me sheet music pdf notes, chords jazz. Thanks to jack cochrane for correcting these lyrics. Start now to play the excellent compositions by richard rodgers for voice, piano or guitar which includes music by billie holiday. Me, myself, and i sometimes me, myself and i are all in love with you is a song written by irving gordon with lyrics by allan roberts and alvin s. Holiday, billie stay with me music skip to main content. High quality and interactive, transpose it in any key. Browse essays about billie holiday and find inspiration. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of. If you are a premium member, you have total access to our video lessons.
Free pdf piano sheet music for all of me billie holiday. Jan 19, 2008 500 videos play all top tracks billie holiday billieholidayofficial the great guitars. Barney kessel, charlie byrd and herb ellis 11071982 world of jazz duration. Billie holiday born eleanora harris april 7, 1915 july 17, 1959 was an american jazz singer and songwriter. Billie holiday at sugar hill, a sleek coffee table book of photographs, many never seen before, is a reminder that between the fame and the infamy, normal life happens. The melody, lyrics or picture belong to the right owners, not to me. All of me why not take all of me cant you see im no good without you take my lips i want to lose them take my arms i never use them your goodbye left me with.
Billie holiday the billie holiday story releases discogs. Your high resolution pdf file will be ready to download in 7 available keys. Cmaj7 e7 a7 dm7 e7 am7 d7 dm7 g7 cmaj7 e7 a7 dm7 f fm cmaj7 em7 a7 dm7 g7 c6 e 7 fim dm7 g7 medium swing a b all of me simonemarks. Print and download all of me sheet music by billie holiday. Billie holiday born eleanora fagan april 7, 1915 july 17, 1959 was an american jazz singer and songwriter. Billie holiday sheet music to download top quality pdfs. After making its radio debut, all of me was picked up by many artists, including the count basie orchestra and various vocalists, such as russ columbo, bing crosby to billie holiday. Nicknamed lady day by her loyal friend and musical partner, lester young, holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. It contains all the material from a session recorded february 14, 1955, in new york city, and released in 1958 on producer norman granz verve label.
Billie holiday all of me 1995, partwork, cd discogs. Billie holiday anthology lady day had a right to sing the blues. Holiday all of me sheet music for voice and piano pdf. Billie holiday all of me sheet music pdf notes, chords. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus.
All of me why not take all of me cant you see im no good without you. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords, and singer pro in f major transposable. All of me all of me billie holiday custom backing track mp3. Find billie holidays phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Eleanora fagan april 7, 1915 july 17, 1959, professionally known as billie holiday, was an american jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Print and download in pdf or midi all of me billie holiday solo composer. Billie holiday you turned the tables on me easy to love mercury 89003x45 charlie shavers, trumpet. Download and print billie holiday sheet music, including travlin light, a sailboat in the moonlight, always, and d. The poor lass died at just 44 years of age how tragic. Gee, honey, it seems to me you love to see me cryin i dont know why i stay home each night when you say youll phone you dont and im left alone singing the blues and sighin you treat me coldly each day in the year you always scold me whenever somebody is near dear, it must be great fun to be mean to me you shouldnt, for cant you see what.
Learn by example and become a better writer with kibins suite of essay help services. The music was written by irving gordon with lyrics by allen roberts and allen s. Billie holidays most popular book is lady sings the blues. If you were to make a short list of jazz standards an. Billie holidays greatest hits full album best songs of. Billie holiday 1 singer segregation made touring difficult 2 artistry prevailed over inferior production 3 selected writings 4 selected compositions 5 selected discography 6 sources 7 billie holiday 8 is considered by many to be the greatest of all jazz singers. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Check out all of me by billie holiday on amazon music. Billie holiday music listen free on jango pictures. Billie holiday with eddie heywood and his orchestra. Billie holiday biography billie holiday april 7, 1915 july 17, 1959 was an american jazz singer and songwriter.
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In a way, she died before her time, just as the country was beginning to talk about race. All of me by frank sinatra gerald marks digital sheet. Billie holiday has 27 books on goodreads with 11030 ratings. Billie holiday all of me high quality sheet music available for download. A harrowing classic, billie holiday s personal favorite among her 50s albums captures the singer 17 months before her death, her once honeyed voice, scarred and weakened from punishing life, its ravages highlighted by the 1958 sessions crisp sonics and the contrasting satin of ray ellis sleek string arrangements. All of me, why not take all of me cant you see im no good without you take my lips i want to lose them take my arms ill never use them y. I am a beginner and would love to at least learn the chorus to this. This title is a cover version of all of me as made famous by billie holiday. If you can not find the chords or tabs you want, look at our partner echords. All of me for voice and piano, intermediate voice sheet music. Stay with me mgv 8302 is an album by jazz singer billie holiday accompanied by tony scott and his orchestra. All of me was written by gerald marks and seymour simon in 1931.
She had a thriving career for many years before she lost her battle with addiction. All of me alto saxophone as hilton jefferson bass b john kirby clarinet cl cecil scott drums d cozy cole guitar g lawrence lucie piano p teddy wilson tenor saxophone ts ben webster trumpet t roy eldridge vocals voc. The song became a very frequently covered jazz standard, with billie holiday being one of the artists to perform covers of the song. Jan 02, 2011 a variant title is me, myself and i are all in love with you. Back in your own back yard billie holiday and her orch, 1938 them there eyes excerpt billie holiday and her och, 1939 the very thought of you billie holiday and her orch, 1938 all of me billie holiday and her orch, 1941 fine and mellow billie holiday and her orchestra, 1939. Song information for all of me billie holiday on allmusic. Two years later, lynne shermans recording with count basie and his orchestra reached no. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing a. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Tranposable music notes for sheet music by frank sinatra gerald marks.
Choose from billie holiday sheet music for such popular songs as the way you look tonight, stormy weather, and cant help lovin dat man. It was first recorded in 1937 by several artists including billie holiday and her orchestra, benny goodman and his orchestra, bob howard and his orchestra, and dick jurgens and his. Nicknamed lady day by her friend and music partner lester young, holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Billie holiday all of me sheet music notes chords printable holiday all of me sheet music for voice and piano pdf billie holiday all of me guitar chords lesson you buble all of me sheet music for voice and piano pdf. Billie holiday was born eleanora harris in baltimore on april 7, 1915. The cooperation of the estate of eleanora mckay billie holiday is hereby acknowledged. In the view of critic ted gioia, the definitive version was sung by billie holiday in 1941.
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