Lady In Satin [Remaster]

Performer: Ray Ellis & His Orchestra/Billie Holiday
Engineer: Fred Plaut; Mark Wilder
Producer: Irving Townsend; Phil Schaap; Phil Schaap (Reissue)
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel includes: Billie Holiday (vocals); Ray Ellis (conductor); Mel Davis (trumpet); Urbie Green, J.J. Johnson, Tom Mitchell (trombone); Danny Bank, Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque (woodwinds); George Ockner (violin); David Sawyer (cello); Janet Putnam (harp); Mal Waldron (piano); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Milt Hinton (bass); Osie Johnson (drums); Phil Kraus (percussion). Recorded in New York, New York from February 19-21, 1958. Originally released on Columbia (1157). Includes liner notes by Irving Townsend, Ray Ellis and Phil Schaap. Personnel includes: Billie Holiday (vocals); Ray Ellis (conductor); Mel Davis (trumpet); Urbie Green, J.J. Johnson, Tom Mitchell (trombone); Danny Bank, Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque (woodwinds); George Ockner (violin); David Sawyer (cello); Janet Putnam (harp); Mal Waldron (piano); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Milt Hinton (bass); Osie Johnson (drums); Phil Kraus (percussion). Recorded in New York, New York from February 19-21, 1958. Originally released on Columbia (1157). This is a multi-channel Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players. Personnel includes: Billie Holiday (vocals); Ray Ellis (conductor); Mel Davis (trumpet); Urbie Green, J.J. Johnson, Tom Mitchell (trombone); Danny Bank, Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque (woodwinds); George Ockner (violin); David Sawyer (cello); Janet Putnam (harp); Mal Waldron (piano); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Milt Hinton (bass); Osie Johnson (drums); Phil Kraus (percussion). Recorded in New York, New York from February 19-21, 1958. Originally released on Columbia (1157). Includes liner notes by Irving Townsend, Ray Ellis and Phil Schaap. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Personnel: Billie Holiday (vocals); Elise Bretton, Lois, Miriam Workman (vocals, soprano); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Janet Putnam (harp); George Ockner (violin); Dave Sawyer (cello); Danny Bank, Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque (woodwinds); Mel Davis (trumpet); Tommy Mitchell , J.J. Johnson , Urbie Green (trombone); Mal Waldron (piano); Osie Johnson (drums); Phil Kraus (percussion). Audio Remasterer: Phil Schaap. Liner Note Authors: Irving Townsend; Phil Schaap; Ray Ellis. Recording information: 02/19/1958-02/21/1958. Photographer: Don Hunstein. Arranger: Ray Ellis. This was her penultimate album, recorded when her body was telling her enough was enough. During the sessions with arranger Ray Ellis she was drinking vodka neat, as if it were tap water. Yet, for all her ravaged voice (the sweetness had long gone) she was still an incredible singer. The feeling and tension she manages to put into almost every track sets this album as one of her finest achievements. 'You've Changed' and 'I Get Along Without You Very Well' are high art performances from the singer who saw life from the bottom upwards. The CD reissue masterminded by Phil Shaap is absolutely indispensable.

NME (Magazine) (8/12/00, p.28) - Ranked #6 in The NME "Top 30 Heartbreak Albums" - "Ray Ellis' orchestra frames [her] ravaged voice to stunning effect....For Holiday, this was her favorite and most personal album."

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