Why Was I Born? by Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra

Creators (8)

Instruments

1. Benny Goodman (25 Jan 1937) clarinet
2. Buck Clayton (25 Jan 1937) trumpet
3. Freddie Green (25 Jan 1937) guitar
4. Jo Jones (25 Jan 1937) drums (drum set)
5. Lester Young (25 Jan 1937) tenor saxophone
6. Teddy Wilson (25 Jan 1937) piano
7. Walter Page (25 Jan 1937) double bass

Vocals

1. Billie Holiday (25 Jan 1937)

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. Why Was I Born? (25 Jan 1937)
   

   Composer

   1. Jerome Kern (1929)

   Lyricist

   1. Oscar Hammerstein II (1929)

Releases containing this recording (9)

Official

Album - Compilation

1. The Golden Years 1933-1941 1982 Billie Holiday 3 x 12" Vinyl box set
2. Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933–1944) 02 Oct 2001 Billie Holiday
3. Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933–1944) 2009 Billie Holiday
4. The Complete Masters 1933–1959 21 Nov 2011 Billie Holiday
5. Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia, Vol. 2 24 Mar 2015 Billie Holiday
6. The Centennial Collection 30 Mar 2015 Billie Holiday
7. The Centennial Collection 03 Apr 2015 Billie Holiday
8. The Centennial Collection 2015 Billie Holiday
9. Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933–1944) Billie Holiday