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THE BEST OF MILDRED BAILEY
featuring Teddy Wilson, Mary Lou Williams, John Kirby, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Hodges, Bunny Berigan…
MILDRED BAILEY - vocal on all tracks, accompanied by:

HER ALLEY CATS: Bunny Berigan (tp), Johnny Hodges (as), Teddy Wilson (p), Grachan Moncur (b) - december 6, 1935
1 Honeysuckle Rose (Waller - Razaf) 00:00
2 Willow Tree (Waller - Razaf) 03:00
3 Downhearted Blues (Austin) 06:43
4 Squeeze Me (Waller - Williams) 09:48

HER ORCHESTRA, including Red Norvo (xil), Eddie Sauter (arr) - march 23, 1937
5 Rockin' Chair (Carmichael) 12:53

JOHN KIRBY’S ORCHESTRA: Charlie Shavers (tp), Buster Bailey (cl), Russell Procope (as), Billy Kyle (p), Red Norvo (xil), John Kirby (b), O’Neil Spencer (dm) - september 29, 1938
6 St. Louis Blues (Handy) 16:07
7 I Cried for You (Freed - Arnheim - Lyman) 18:42
8 Begin the Beguine (Porter) 21:30

HER ORCHESTRA, conducted by Red Norvo (xil) - may 9, 1938
9 Washboard Blues (Carmichael) 24:17
10 My Melancholy Baby (Norton - Burnett) 27:17
11 Lonesome Road (Austin - Shilkret) 30:05

ROY ELDRIDGE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Roy Eldridge (tp), Scoops Carey (as), Herbie Haymer (ts), Teddy Cole (p), Johnny Collins (g), Truck Parham (b), Zutty Singleton (dm) - january 19, 1937
12 My Last Affair (Johnson) 32:53
13 Trust in Me (Wever - Schwartz - Ager) 35:52
14 Where Are You ( Adamsom - McHugh) 38:55
15 You're Laughin' at Me (Berlin) 42:09

HER OXFORD GREYS: Mary Lou Williams (p), Floyd Smith (g), John Williams (b), Eddie Dougherty (dm) - february 28, 1939
16 Arkansas Blues (Lada - Williams) 45:00
17 There'll Be Some Changes Made (Higgins -Overstreet) 48:01
18 You Don't Know My Mind Blues (Liston - Grey - Williams) 51:11
19 Prisoner of Love (Robin - Columbo - Gaskill) 54:03
20 Barrelhouse Music (Robison) 56:11
21 Gulf Coast Blues (Williams) 59:49

HER ORCHESTRA: including Roy Eldridge (tp), Teddy Wilson (p), Mitch Miller (ob), Eddie Sauter (arr) - early 1940
22 A Bee Gezindt (Nemo) 01:02:57
23 I'm Nobody's Baby (Davis - Ager - Santly) 01:05:55
24 Fools Rush in (Mercer - Bloom) 01:08:54
25 Wham (Re Bop Boom Bam) (Miller - Durham) 01:12:13
26 Tennessee Fish Fry (Hammerstein - Schwartz) 01:15:31

Mildred Rinker Bailey (February 27, 1907 – December 12, 1951) was a popular and influential American jazz singer during the 1930s, known as "The Queen of Swing", "The Rockin' Chair Lady" and "Mrs. Swing".

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