Billie Holiday - Any Old Time

[Rowland108]

1938 - the only recording Billie did with The Artie Shaw Band & same year it recorded Begin The Beguine

[Waluigi71]

I'm doing my music project on Artie Shaw. :P

[123jsbach]

one of my dad's favourites; he'll be grooving with artie up in the big jazz gig in the sky. ;)

[Telcom100]

I'm glad someone posted this on YouTube. Now I can stop wearing out the grooves on my old Artie Shaw LP whenever I need my "Any Old Time" fix. Truly one of the best from the big band era.

[fiveanddimer]

Anyone know who wrote the music and lyrics to "Any Old Time"?

[Lillars]

En quelle année ?

[RememberSoCal]

thumbs up if from LA NOIRE

[555agray]

The arrangement was by Jerry Gray, my dad.

[RememberSoCal]

@555agray badass!

[hcwollaston]

Lovely arrangement. Magnificent quality of recording. Billie not only the greatest singer with a small or large combo (as we all know her) but, as demonstrated in this recording and e,g, her taped broadcast from the Savoy "Swing Brother Swing" in front of the full Basie Big Band, is a pearl, a diamond, a true revelation in front of a Big Band.

Too bad that there is so little acoustic material preserved of her performances with Artie Shaw's Band or any other Big Band.

[losenut6]

Still A Great recording !!!

[mrjamesburgess]

thank God there was a Billie Holiday!

[Iloveswing100]

Ive just listened to Billy Holliday and Helen Forest sing this song and the winner is

"Billie". What sultry phrasing. What Syle and Substance. Artie Shaw was a genius to put her on with the Band. Artie Shaw was the best there is !

[gamesbok]

@Iloveswing100 Artie invited her, and she said, 'What does it pay?'. He said, 'You get $60, same as me, same as everyone in the band''.

[brunoperrone1]

Black musica? no grazie, questa e musica immortale!!!

[brunoperrone1]

La voce piu' sexy del JAZZ

[vHumboldt77]

@DrinkFromMyThickDick -- well, who knows? Maybe in your next life you will be born African...

[saxman6077]

a great recording, kudos for Artie shaw and Billie for not seeing color and seeing music, that took guts in thatday.........

[MrHuntersnapp]

@DrinkFromMyThickDick  you're retarded

[tiranchula]

@MrHuntersnapp Yeah, and he's a REAL DICK TOO! Shame his kind is still around........ His white kids may feel the same as him, but just wait... One of his Grandkids will come home with someone of color! And man, you can count on that happening!

[tiranchula]

Damn, HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hommefriday]

Artie was so corrageous to play with Billie. It could not last long because of the apartheid in the USA. But we do have a few beautiful gems. I still have the LP "Any Olde Tyme". Artie's arrangements allowed both the singer and the orchestra express themselves. Both Artie and the final sax solos play just the melody - each with their personal interpretation. Also Helen Forest on the LP sings a wonderful contribution to this landmark orchestra/singer arrangements.

[losenut6]

One of the best recordings i ever heard, geart sax section, great arrangement, great vocal

[bkgmon]

thanks for posting this-it was the first jazz song I ever heard, from my dad's old albums. Thank you so much.

[vHumboldt77]

Shaw + Holiday = Perfection in jazz! I came to know this recording 15 years ago, and loved it ever since! Thanks for posting :)

[billie44]

Same she did not make any studio records when she was in the Basie Band

[billie44]

She had to love singing with such a great band

[kateonpu]

classic !

[asemenovsky]

бессмертно!

[fdobbs37]

What a superb recording. Artie Shaw was one of the best musicians ever, and the phrasing of Billie Holiday is impeccable!! Thank you!!

[HendrixGirl4270]

dzzz. she's beautiful.! and her voice is omggg xD

[sambucazabic]

One of her best that never got the credit it deserves. a real classic in my book.

[wahnano]

R.I.P Sister girl

[fromthesidelines]

Recorded on July 24, 1938, and Billie's only recorded "78" vocal with the band; Shaw cut it again, with Helen Forrest's vocal refrain, on March 12, 1939 {that version not released until 1945}.