BILLIE HOLIDAY w/ Ray Ellis & His Orchestra MGM E3764 1959 LP EXCELLENT COND.
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UP FOR AUCTION IS A BEAUTY OF A COPY OF THIS TITLE.... THE RECORDS I AM SELLING CAME FROM AN ESTATE OF A MILWAUKEE
MAN WHO PASSED. HE WORKED FOR A RECORD DISTRIBUTOR IN THE LATE 50'S AND EARLY 60'S...MOST OF THESE RECORDS HAVE
NEVER EVEN BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVES TILL NOW. THE BATCH WE SOLD WERE SOME STUNNING QUALITY 45'S AND NOW I WILL BE SELLING OFF SOME OF THE LP'S FROM THIS COLLECTION....CHECK MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR SOME RARE TITLES...MANY PROMOS OF HARD
TO FIND TITLES. IF YOU REALLY NEED MORE IMAGES PLEASE MESSAGE. THE SAME FOR ANY MORE INFO. PAYPAL PREFERRED AND WILL SHIP TO E-BAY GLOBAL....
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING FOR OVER 45 YEARS NOW AND I MUST SAY I HAVE NEVER SEEN QUITE A COLLECTION...MOST WERE SOLD OFF
THROUGH THE ESTATE BUT THESE WERE MORE THAT WERE FOUND. THANKS FOR LOOKING!
THIS IS BILLIE HOLIDAY'S LAST LP RECORDED BEFORE HER DEATH....COVER IS VERY GOOD SHOWING WEAR BUT THE VINYL IS PLAY TESTED BEAUTIFUL WITH SOME MINOR SCUFFS...ORIGINAL MGM SLEEVE.
Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), professionally known as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz musician and singer-songwriter with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills, which made up for her limited range and lack of formal music education. There were other jazz singers with equal talent, but Holiday had a voice that captured the attention of her audience.[2]
When Holiday returned to Europe almost five years later, in 1959, she made one of her last television appearances for Granada's Chelsea at Nine in London. Her final studio recordings were made for MGM Records in 1959, with lush backing from Ray Ellis and his Orchestra, who had also accompanied her on the Columbia album Lady in Satin the previous year (see below). The MGM sessions were released posthumously on a self-titled album, later retitled and re-released as Last Recording.
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