Billie Holiday’s album “Lady in Satin”
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Billie Holiday’s album “Lady in Satin” is a late-career 1958 jazz vocal record renowned for its emotionally raw performances and lush orchestral arrangements that poignantly showcase the fragility of her voice.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lady in Satin | 0 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz album
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studio album ⓘ vocal jazz album ⓘ |
| arranger | Ray Ellis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | CL 1157 ⓘ |
| chronologyNextTitle | Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyNextYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| chronologyPreviousTitle | Songs for Distingué Lovers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPreviousYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtPhotographer | Tom Palumbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresOrchestra | Ray Ellis and his Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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traditional pop ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
But Beautiful
NERFINISHED
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For All We Know NERFINISHED ⓘ For Heaven’s Sake NERFINISHED ⓘ Glad to Be Unhappy NERFINISHED ⓘ I Get Along Without You Very Well NERFINISHED ⓘ It’s Easy to Remember NERFINISHED ⓘ I’ll Be Around NERFINISHED ⓘ I’m a Fool to Want You NERFINISHED ⓘ I’m a Fool to Want You (alternate take) NERFINISHED ⓘ The End of a Love Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ The End of a Love Affair (vocal overdub) NERFINISHED ⓘ Violets for Your Furs NERFINISHED ⓘ You Don’t Know What Love Is NERFINISHED ⓘ You’ve Changed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLateCareerWorkOf | Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| listedIn | Penguin Guide to Jazz core collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainVocalType | female vocal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotionally raw vocal performances
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late-career Billie Holiday vocals ⓘ lush orchestral arrangements ⓘ |
| orchestraConductor | Ray Ellis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Irving Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingEndDate | 1958-02-21 ⓘ |
| recordingFormat |
mono
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stereo ⓘ |
| recordingLocation | Columbia 30th Street Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingStartDate | 1958-02-18 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1958-06-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
slow ballad tempo focus
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string-heavy orchestration ⓘ |
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