Billie Holiday – Lady in Satin (1958)

01. I'm A Fool To Want You 
02. For Heaven's Sake
03. You Don't Know What Love Is 
04. I Get Along Without You Very Well 
05. For All We Know 
06. Violets For Your Furs 
07. You've Changed 
08. It's Easy To Remember 
09. But Beautiful 
10. Glad To Be Unhappy 
11. I'll Be Around 
12. The End Of A Love Affair

Personnel:
    Billie Holiday, vocal
    Ray Ellis, arranger and conductor
    George Ockner, violin and concertmaster
    David Soyer, cello
    Janet Putnam, harp
    Danny Bank, flute
    Phil Bodner, flute
    Romeo Penque, flute
    Mel Davis, trumpet
    J.J. Johnson, trombone
    Urbie Green, trombone
    Tom Mitchell, trombone
    Mal Waldron, piano
    Barry Galbraith, guitar
    Milt Hinton, bass
    Osie Johnson, drums
    Elise Bretton, backing vocals
    Miriam Workman, backing vocals

A harrowing classic, Billie Holiday's personal favorite among her '50s albums captures the singer 17 months before her death, her once honeyed voice, scarred and weakened from punishing life, its ravages highlighted by the 1958 session's crisp sonics and the contrasting "satin" of Ray Ellis' sleek string arrangements. Yet it is that very contrast that explains the power of these performances: In revisiting its torchy standards, Holiday reduces them to their core of pain and longing, transforming "I'm a Fool to Want You," "You Don't Know What Love Is," and "You've Changed" into naked declarations as mesmerizing and unsettling as a horrific accident. Any postrocker that presumes pop standards and string sections automatically translate to "easy listening" hasn't listened to this. This 1997 version adds unreleased takes and a beautiful 20-bit digital transfer to extract every shivering pang of Holiday's music. ---Sam Sutherland, Editorial Reviews

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