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 (2021)

Genre:  Vocal Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop, Standards, Jazz Blues, Blues, R&B

Label:  Columbia Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 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)

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)

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

Lady In Satin is an album by Billie Holiday, originally released on June, 1958 by Columbia Records, remastered and reissued in 2021 by Columbia Records.