Billie Holiday Lady In Satin Ultra-Rare Orig'58 Columbia Six Eye Stereo
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Description
Artist: Billie Holiday With Ray Ellis And His Orchestra
Title: Lady In Satin
Label: Columbia CS 8048
Release: US 1958
Format: Vinyl Record 12" LP 33 RPM
Genre: Female Vocal Jazz
Notes: 6-EYE DG STEREO
Record: VG+ or better. Very clean.
Jacket: VG+ showing some slight edge wear
Ray Ellis made his arrangements of the songs to match Holiday's voice. By the mid to late 1950s, Holiday's voice changed drastically due to years of alcohol and drug abuse, altering its texture and gave it a fragile, raspy sound. Despite her voice's setback, she never lost the edge that had always made it so distinctive and was able to still use her style of phrasing that made her a popular jazz singer. Ray Ellis said of Holiday's voice:
“I heard her voice [and] I dug it. I was in love with that voice and I was picturing a very evil, sensuous, sultry, very evil...probably one of the most evil voices I've heard in my life...Evil is earthy to me. When you say someone is evil, it means very, very bad. I don't mean bad.”
Ellis used a forty-piece orchestra, complete with horns, strings, reeds and even a three piece choir. It would turn out to be Holiday's most expensive music production. Soloists on the album included Mel Davis, Urbie Green, and bebop trombone pioneer J.J. Johnson.
Ray Ellis said of the album,"I would say that the most emotional moment was her listening to the playback of "I'm a Fool to Want You". There were tears in her eyes...After we finished the album I went into the control room and listened to all the takes. I must admit I was unhappy with her performance, but I was just listening musically instead of emotionally. It wasn't until I heard the final mix a few weeks later that I realized how great her performance really was."
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