Saturday, November 6, 2021

Billie Holiday


 




















Artist:  Billie Holiday
Birth Name:  Eleanora Fagan
Born:  April 7, 1915.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died;  July 17, 1959. (Aged 44),  New York City, New York, USA 
Genre:  Vocal Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop, Standards, Jazz Blues, Blues, R&B
Occupations:  Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Instruments: Vocals

Billie Holiday was an American Jazz Singer and Songwriter.  Nicknamed "Lady Day".  She had a seminal influence on Jazz and Pop Singing.  Her Vocals style strongly inspired by Jazz instrumentalist.  Billie Holiday one of the best vocalists of the century and easily the equal of Ella Fitzgerald or Frank Sinatra.
































Title:  Lady In Satin (Limited Edition + 2 Bonus Tracks) (20201)
Genre:  Vocal Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop, Standards, Jazz Blues, Blues, R&B
Label:  20th Century Masterworks
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  I'm A Fool To Want You (3:25)
 2.  For Heaven's Sake (3:29)
 3.  You Don't Know What Love Is (3:51)
 4.  I Get Along Without You Very Well (3:01)
 5.  For All We Know (2:55)
 6.  Violets For Your Furs (3:26)

Bonus Track:

 7.  All Of You (2:33)

Side B:

 1.   You've Changed (3:20)
 2.  It's Easy To Remember (4:03)
 3. But Beautiful (4:32)
 4.  Glad To Be Unhappy (4:09)
 5.  I'll Be Around (3:26)
 6.  The End Of A Love Affair (4:48)

Bonus Track:

 7.  There'll Be Some Changes Made (2:54)

Personnel:

Billie Holiday:  Vocals

Ray Ellis And His Orchestra:

Ray Ellis:  Conductor

George Ockner, Emmanuel Green, Harry Hoffman, Harry Katzmann, Leo Kruczek, Milton Lomask, Harry Meinikoff, David Newman, Samuel Rand, David Sarcer:  Violins
Sid Brecher, Richard Dichler:  Violas
David Soyer, Maurice Brown:  Cellos
Janet  Putman:  Harp
Danny Bank, Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque, Tom Parshley:  Flutes
Mel Davis:  Trumpet Solo on "You Don't Know What Loe Is",
But Beautiful"
Billy Butterfield, Jimmy Ochner, Bernie Glow:  Trumpets
J.J. Johnson:  Trombone Solo on "Glad To Be Unhappy", "I Get Alog Without You"
Urbie Green:  Trombone Solo on "I'm A Fool To Want You", "It's Easy To Remember"
Jack Green:  Trombone
Mal Waldron:  Piano
Milt Hinton:  Double Bass
Osie Johnson:  Drums
Elise Bretton, Miriam Workman:  Backing Vocals

Bonus Tracks:  March 11, 1959, New York

Billie Holiday:  Vocals

Side A7, B7:

Harry "Sweets" Edison:  Trumpet
Joe Wilder:  Trumpet
Bill Byers:  Trombone
Al Cohn:  Tenor Saxophone 
Danny Bank:  Baritone Saxophone
Hank Jones:  Piano
Barry Galbraith:  Guitar
Milt Hinton:  Bass
Osie Johnson:  Drums

Lady In Satin is an album by Billie Holiday, originally released on June, 1958 by Columbia Records, remastered and reissued in 2020 by 20th Century Masterworks.  Limited Edition, with 2 Bonus Tracks, 180 Gram Colored Virgin Vinyl.








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