Vocalion matrix 23154. I'm gonna lock my heart (and throw away the key) / Billie Holiday
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I'm gonna lock my heart (and throw away the key) (Primary title) | CD issue |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Jimmy Eaton (songwriter) | |
| Terry Shand (songwriter) | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Billie Holiday (vocalist) | |
| Billie Holiday Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Buster Bailey (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Danny Barker (instrumentalist : guitar) | Not confirmed. |
| Cozy Cole (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| John Kirby (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Billy Kyle (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Babe Russin (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Charlie Shavers (instrumentalist : trumpet) |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): CD issue (Personnel; recording date and location); Rust jazz (issues). |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23/1938 New York, New York | 1 | Master | Vocalion 4238 | |
| 6/23/1938 New York, New York | 1 | Master | Parlophone (U.K.) R-2584 | |
| 6/23/1938 New York, New York | 1 | Master | Columbia CXK 85470 | |
| 6/23/1938 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Columbia CXK 85470 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vocalion matrix 23154. I'm gonna lock my heart (and throw away the key) / Billie Holiday," accessed January 2, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000472169/23154-Im_gonna_lock_my_heart_and_throw_away_the_key.
Vocalion matrix 23154. I'm gonna lock my heart (and throw away the key) / Billie Holiday. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 2, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000472169/23154-Im_gonna_lock_my_heart_and_throw_away_the_key.
"Vocalion matrix 23154. I'm gonna lock my heart (and throw away the key) / Billie Holiday." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 2 January 2026.
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