Frank sinatra recorded several versions of all of me. Billie holiday the great american songbook by billie. Jan 24, 2008 billie holiday, lady day, was the epitome of vocal jazz. Song information for all of me billie holiday on allmusic. Having been born in baltimore, maryland in 1915, billie took the first name of actress billie dove, and the last name of her abusive father, spelling it differently in order to distance herself from him. Billie holiday lyrics all of you i love the looks of you, the lure of you the sweet of you, the pure of you the eyes, the arms, the mouth of you the east, west, north, and the south of you id love to gain complete control of you and handle even the heart and soul of you. 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.
All of me by billie holiday song catalog the current. Billie holiday all of me sheet music in f major transposable. Listen free to billie holiday all of me my man, them there eyes and more. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. High quality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along. Billie holiday all of me jazz greats volume 1 tracklist. Books by billie holiday author of lady sings the blues.
Billie holiday sheet music scores download and print. Billie holiday has 27 books on goodreads with 11030 ratings. Billie holiday all of me sheet music pdf notes, chords jazz. Billie holiday all of me 1995, partwork, cd discogs. She was one of the premere jazz vocalist who performed with many of the bands of her day. Download and print all of me sheet music for voice and piano by billie holiday. In lady sings the blues, holiday recalls some of the most resonant memories of her turbulent pastthe good, the mostly bad and the frequently ugly. All s remain the properties of their respective author. She inspired me, her story was not all glist and glamour but it was real. It was been a reeeally long time since ive uploaded so i decided i need to get something together. Billie holiday was a great jazz singer, possibly the greatest of all time. Her father, clarence holiday, a professional guitarist, abandoned mother and child, and didnt acknowledge billie as his daughter until she became successful. All of me chords by billie holiday learn how to play chords diagrams. Heres billie in 1941 accompanied by a pickup band that included her great musical and personal platonic love, tenor saxist lester young.
Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Billie holiday was born eleanora harris in baltimore on april 7, 1915. Billie holiday, lady day, was the epitome of vocal jazz. All of me for voice and piano, intermediate voice sheet music. 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. From the very start, billie holiday birth name eleanora fagan born to thirteen year old sadie fagan and sixteen year old clarence holiday, had a very difficult life. Holiday all of me sheet music for voice and piano pdf.
Watch the video for all of me from billie holidays all of me for free, and see the artwork. Billie holiday eleanora fagan gough, philadelphia, pa, april 7, 1915 new york city, ny, july 17, 1959 was an american jazz singer and songwriter. We have 72 songs for billie holiday piano, vocal and guitar sheet music and other instruments. Billie holiday 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. Nicknamed lady day by her loyal friend and musical partner, lester young, holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Billie holiday sings an evening with billie holiday billie holiday billie holiday at jatp stay with me music for torching velvet mood lady sings the blues body and soul songs for distingue lovers ella fitzgerald and billie holiday at newport all or nothing at all lady in satin last recordings the essential billie holiday. You took my kisses and all my love you taught me how to care am i to be just remnant of a. Eleanora fagan april 7, 1915 july 17, 1959, professionally known as billie holiday, was an. Billie holiday, like all great artists, is as distinctive, as idiosyncratic, as original offstage.
She had a pure jazz style and improvised brilliantly with other musicians. Check out all of me by billie holiday on amazon music. All of me chords by billie holiday with chords drawings, easy version, 12 key variations and much more. Free free billie holiday sheet music sheet music pieces to download from. Billie holiday tell me more and more and then some. You took my kisses and all my love, you taught me how to care, am i to be just remnant of a one side love affair. This site is maintained by the estate of billie holiday. Print and download all of me sheet music by billie holiday. Billie holiday often stated that she styled her vocal phrasing to echo the sound of a jazz horn, so it should be no surprise that she found the perfect duet partner in tenor sax player lester young.
Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. All of me why not take all of me cant you see im no good without you take my lips i want to lose. Tracklist with lyrics of the album commodore master takes 2000 from billie holiday. Original keys for singers by billie holiday songbook. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
Shop and buy original keys for singers sheet music. All of me not john legend sheet music for piano, trumpet. Billie holiday tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including god bless the child, all of me, crazy he calls me, lover man, ill be seeing you. 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. Lyrics to all of me by billie holiday from the jazz recital album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Choose from billie holiday sheet music for such popular songs as the way you look tonight, stormy weather, and all.
Billie holiday all of me chords ultimate guitar archive. Eleanora fagan april 7, 1915 — july 17, 1959, better known as billie holiday, was an american jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Lady day and pres they bestowed the nicknames on each other recorded some 60 sides together between 1937 and 1946, many if not all of which have to be considered classics. To mark what would have been lady days birthday on 7 april, heres a piece. 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.
This book gives insight of her journey going from band to band, album to album and so on. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords, and singer pro in f major transposable. Billie holidays most popular book is lady sings the blues. For example, my this was the first book about billie holiday i have read. All of me jazz standard traditional jazz piano tutorial. According to all music guide, holiday was fired for being temperamental and unreliable. So, looking through the jazz real book, i came upon the standardest standard of all jazz history. Please submit questions or licensing requests for the commercial use of her image and likeness via the email links below. In accordance with the generous wishes of william gottlieb, the photographs in the william p. When she sung the blues, i said there she is the lady that sings the blues. Billie holiday songs for all instruments and levels. Blue moon you saw me standing alone without a dream in my heart without a love of my own blue moon you knew just what i was there for you heard me saying a prayer for.
Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Nicknamed lady day by her friend and music partner lester young, holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. You took my kisses and all my love you taught me how to care am i to be just remnant of a one side love affair all you took i gladly gave there is nothing left for me to save all of me why not take all of me cant you see im no good without you take my lips i want to loose them take my arms ill never use them your goodbye left me with eyes. While researching this paper, i felt attached to the era of the 1920s, i felt like i was right there in the audience listening to billie holiday. Love me or leave me remixed and reimagined billie s blues glad to be unhappy pennies from heaven spreadin rhythm around travlin all alone stealing beauty ill be seeing you the complete billie holiday stars fell on alabama torch songs disc 2 body and soul ultimate billie holiday body and soul dont explain god bless the child lady sings. A distinctive and lasting voice in popular music her music stands unsurpassed at the apex of jazz singing. All you took, i gladly gave, there is nothing left for me to save. Good news, im not dead i feel so bad about leaving you all hanging for so long. High quality and interactive, transpose it in any key. Billie holiday commodore master takes album lyrics. Billie holiday all of me high quality sheet music available for download.
Complete billie holiday lester young 19371946 allmusic. Nicknamed lady day by her loyal friend and musical partner lester young, holiday was a highly original influence on jazz and pop singing. Gottlieb collection entered into the public domain on february 16, 2010. I love the looks of you, the lure of you the sweet of you, the pure of you the eyes, the arms, the m. Billie holiday biography billie holiday april 7, 1915 july 17, 1959 was an american jazz singer and songwriter. Two years later, lynne shermans recording with count basie and his orchestra reached no. Billie holiday sings 1952 an evening with billie holiday 1952 billie holiday 1954 music for torching 1955 velvet mood 1956 lady sings the blues 1956 body and soul 1957 songs for distingue lovers 1957 stay with me 1958 all or nothing at all 1958 lady in satin 1958 last recording 1959. Billie holiday all of me romance in the dark 1941, shellac. Mar 26, 2015 having focused on the music is refreshing, i wouldnt think any other billie holiday book will give me this same experience.
It reminds me of how pop died, but i have to keep singing it, not only because. Listen to your favorite songs from billie holiday the great american songbook by billie holiday now. Choose from billie holiday sheet music for such popular songs as the way you look tonight, stormy weather, and all of me. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. Love me or leave me remixed and reimagined billies blues glad to be unhappy pennies from heaven spreadin rhythm around travlin all alone stealing beauty ill be seeing you the complete billie holiday stars fell on alabama torch songs disc 2 body and soul ultimate billie holiday body and soul dont explain god bless the child lady sings. In the view of critic ted gioia, the definitive version was sung by billie holiday in 1941. Billie holiday mean to me high quality sheet music available for download. Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app.
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