Billy Childs

Aliases: Billy Childs Ensemble
Billy Childs Trio
Real name: William Edward Childs
Born: March 8, 1957
Country: United States
IPI: 00079026563 5 works
00227376755 1 work
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Composer and jazz pianist

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	i	Hope in the Face of Despair	Billy Childs Ensemble	2005	(2 artists)
	i	Midland	Billy Childs	1985	(3 artists)

Covers by Billy Childs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	34 Skidoo	Billy Childs	1993	Bill Evans Trio
i	Ain't No Sunshine	Billy Childs Trio	2000	Bill Withers
i	Alone Together	Billy Childs	1996	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
	And When I Die	Billy Childs featuring Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas	September 9, 2014	Peter, Paul and Mary
	Been on a Train	Billy Childs featuring Rickie Lee Jones & Chris Potter	September 9, 2014	Laura Nyro
i	Bolivia	Billy Childs	1993	Eastern Rebellion
i	Cinema Paradiso	Chris Botti featuring Billy Childs	2004	Ennio Morricone
i	Darn That Dream	Billy Childs	1993	Benny Goodman and His Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Mildred Bailey REC, Maxine Sullivan, Louis Armstrong, Bill Bailey, The Dandridge Sisters, The Rhythmettes and The Deep River Boys PRF, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Anita Boyer REL
i	Deceptacon	Billy Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen	1999	Stanley Cowell • Frederick Waits • Buster Williams
i	Dolores	Mike Clark with Billy Childs and Chris Potter	January 2003	Miles Davis Quintet
i	Dolphin Dance	Billy Childs Trio	2000	Herbie Hancock
i	Dolphin Dance	Bunny Brunel / Mike Stern / Billy Childs / Vinnie Colaiuta	1992	Herbie Hancock
i	Easy Living	Billy Childs	1993	Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday
i	Every Time We Say Good-bye	Billy Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen	1999	Nan Wynn PRF, Benny Goodman Quintet - Vocal Chorus by Peggy Mann REC
i	Fall	Bunny Brunel / Mike Stern / Billy Childs / Vinnie Colaiuta	1992	Miles Davis
i	Falling Grace	Bunny Brunel / Mike Stern / Billy Childs / Vinnie Colaiuta	1992	Gary Burton
i	Fee Fi Fo Fum	Mike Clark with Billy Childs and Chris Potter	January 2003	Wayne Shorter
i	Four by Five	Billy Childs	1991	McCoy Tyner
i	Fragile	Billy Childs Trio	2000	Sting
	Gibsom Street	Billy Childs featuring Susan Tedeschi & Steve Wilson	September 9, 2014	Laura Nyro
i	Heroes	Billy Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen	1999	John Hicks
i	I Have a Love	Billy Childs	1996	Chita Rivera & Carol Lawrence
	I'll Be Seeing You	Chris Botti featuring Billy Childs	October 18, 2005	Dick Todd with Orchestra REC,REL, Tamara PRF
i	It's You or No One	Billy Childs	1993	Doris Day
i	Jessica	Billy Childs Trio	2000	Herbie Hancock
i	Love Dance	Billy Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen	1999	Ivan Lins
i	Lover Man	Billy Childs	1996	Billie Holiday
i	Maiden Voyage	Billy Childs Trio	2000	Herbie Hancock
	Map to the Treasure	Billy Childs featuring Lisa Fischer	September 9, 2014	Laura Nyro
i	Never Let Me Go	Billy Childs	1993	Nat "King" Cole with the Music of Nelson Riddle
	New York Tendaberry	Billy Childs featuring Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma	September 9, 2014	Laura Nyro
i	Oriental Folk Song	Billy Childs Trio	2000	Wayne Shorter
i	Pannonica	Billy Childs	1996	Thelonious Monk
i	Peace	Billy Childs	2017	Horace Silver Quintet
i	Pinocchio	Bunny Brunel / Mike Stern / Billy Childs / Vinnie Colaiuta	1992	Miles Davis
i	Prince of Darkness	Mike Clark with Billy Childs and Chris Potter	January 2003	Miles Davis
i	Relaxin' at Camarillo	Bunny Brunel / Mike Stern / Billy Childs / Vinnie Colaiuta	1992	Charlie Parker All Stars
i	Satellite	Billy Childs	1993	John Coltrane
	Save the Country	Billy Childs featuring Shawn Colvin & Chris Botti	September 9, 2014	Laura Nyro
i	Scarborough Faire	Billy Childs Ensemble	2005	(unknown), Gordon Heath and Lee Payant
i	Someday My Prince Will Come	Bunny Brunel / Mike Stern / Billy Childs / Vinnie Colaiuta	1992	Adriana Caselotti REL,BRD
i	Sophisticated Lady	Billy Childs Trio	2000	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	Speak Like a Child	Billy Childs Trio	2000	Herbie Hancock
i	Stella by Starlight	Bunny Brunel / Mike Stern / Billy Childs / Vinnie Colaiuta	1992	Victor Young and His Concert Orchestra - Ray Turner at the Piano REC,REL, Victor Young and His Orchestra BRD
	Stoned Soul Picnic	Billy Childs featuring Ledisi	September 9, 2014	Laura Nyro
i	Summertime	Mike Clark with Billy Childs and Chris Potter	January 2003	Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i	Surrey with the Fringe on Top	Billy Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen	1999	Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts & Betty Garde with Oklahoma Orchestra under direction of Jay Blackton REL, Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts & Betty Garde PRF
i	Tell Me a Bedtime Story	Billy Childs Trio	2000	Herbie Hancock
	The Confession	Billy Childs featuring Becca Stevens	September 9, 2014	Laura Nyro
i	The Island	Billy Childs	1993	Simone
i	Theme from Chinatown	Billy Childs	1996	Jerry Goldsmith
i	The Windmills of Your Mind	Billy Childs	2017	Noel Harrison
	To a Child	Billy Childs featuring Dianne Reeves	September 9, 2014	Laura Nyro
i	Toys	Billy Childs	1996	Herbie Hancock
i	Toys	Billy Childs Trio	2000	Herbie Hancock
	Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp	Billy Childs featuring Esperanza Spalding & Wayne Shorter	September 9, 2014	Laura Nyro
i	You Don't Know What Love Is	Billy Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen	1999	Carol Bruce REC, Ella Fitzgerald REL

Songs written by Billy Childs

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Heroes	Billy Childs	John Hicks	1991	Covered by (2 artists)
Hope in the Face of Despair	Billy Childs	Billy Childs Ensemble	2005	Covered by (2 artists)
I Remember Sarah	Dianne Reeves, Billy Childs	Dianne Reeves	2001	Covered by Laura Cesar
Like Father, Like Son	Billy Childs	Billy Childs	1989
Midland	Billy Childs	Billy Childs	1985	Covered by (3 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Bedtime Stories - A Tribute to Herbie Hancock	Billy Childs Trio	2000	32 Jazz
Dedication	Bunny Brunel / Mike Stern / Billy Childs / Vinnie Colaiuta	1992	Musidisc
His April Touch	Billy Childs	1991	Windham Hill Jazz
Lyric	Billy Childs Ensemble	2005	Lunacy Music
Map to the Treasure - Reimagining Laura Nyro	Billy Childs	September 9, 2014	Masterworks
Midland	Billy Childs	1985	(self-released)
Portrait of a Player	Billy Childs	1993	Windham Hill Jazz
Rebirth	Billy Childs	2017	Mack Avenue
Skim Coat	Billy Childs, Buster Williams, Carl Allen	1999	Metropolitan Records
Summertime	Mike Clark with Billy Childs and Chris Potter	January 2003	JazzKey Records
The Child Within	Billy Childs	1996	Shanachie
Twilight Is Upon Us	Billy Childs	1989	Windham Hill Jazz