Album
Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday With Ray Ellis And His Orchestra
1958 · Jazz
19 collectors on Gatefold own this
Lady In Satin is a Jazz album by Billie Holiday With Ray Ellis And His Orchestra, originally released in 1958. On Gatefold: 184 pressings tracked, owned by 19 collectors.
About
This is the most controversial of all Billie Holiday records. Lady Day herself said that this session (which finds her accompanied by Ray Ellis' string orchestra) was her personal favorite, and many listeners have found her emotional versions of such songs as "I'm a Fool to Want You," "You Don't Know What Love Is," "Glad to Be Unhappy," and particularly "You've Changed" to be quite touching. But Holiday's voice was essentially gone by 1958, and although not yet 43, she could have passed for 73. Ellis' arrangements do not help, veering close to Muzak; most of this record is very difficult to listen to. Late in life, Holiday expressed the pain of life so effectively that her croaking voice had become almost unbearable to hear. There is certainly a wide range of opinion as to the value of this set.
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Tracklist
- 1I'm a Fool to Want You3:25
- 2For Heaven's Sake3:28
- 3You Don't Know What Love Is3:50
- 4I Get Along Without You Very Well3:00
- 5For All We Know2:55
- 6Violets for Your Furs3:26
- 7You've Changed3:19
- 8It's Easy to Remember4:03
- 9But Beautiful4:31
- 10Glad to Be Unhappy4:08
- 11I'll Be Around3:25
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Cool Jazz
- lush
- mournful
- nocturnal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Barry GalbraithGUITAR
- Billie HolidayVOCALS
- David SoyerCELLO
- Elise BrettonSOPRANO VOCALS
- George OcknerCONDUCTOR VIOLIN
- J.J. JohnsonTROMBONE SOLOIST, TROMBONE TROMBONE, SOLOIST
- Janet PutnamHARP
- LoisSOPRANO VOCALS
- Lois WinterSOPRANO VOCALS
- Mal WaldronPIANO
- Mel DavisTRUMPET SOLOIST, TRUMPET TRUMPET, SOLOIST
- Milt HintonBASS DOUBLE BASS
- Miriam WorkmanSOPRANO VOCALS
- Osie JohnsonDRUMS
- Phil KrausPERCUSSION
- Ray EllisARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR, LINER NOTES CONDUCTOR
- Ray Ellis And His OrchestraORCHESTRA
- Thomas MitchellTROMBONE
19 collectors on Gatefold own this · 184 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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