Billie Holiday - Lady In Satin: The Centennial Edition (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 167:00 minutes | 3,58 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
"Lady In Satin" is Billie Holiday’s penultimate masterpiece. The 1958 gem is one of her finest achievements and a full display of her immortal vocal abilities. It is one of jazz’s bestselling albums and was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame. This Centennial Edition features a set of extensive liner notes, plus two bonus discs covering the complete Lady In Satin sesseions. The recordings were transferred from the original three-track tapes to a hi-res Pro Tools file by Vic Anesini, and remixed and remastered in 24-bit audio by Maria Triana at Battery Studios, NYC. Absolutely essential.
The song material for Lady in Satin derived from the usual sources for Holiday in her three decade career, that of the Great American Songbook of classic pop. Unlike the bulk of Holiday’s recordings, rather than in the setting of a jazz combo Holiday returns to the backdrop of full orchestral arrangements as done during her Decca years, this time in the contemporary vein of Frank Sinatra or Ella Fitzgerald on her Songbooks series. The album consists of songs Holiday had never recorded before.
Reaction to the album has been mixed. Holiday’s voice had lost much of its upper range in her 40s, although she still retained her rhythmic phrasing. The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album a three-star rating of a possible four stars, but expressed a basic reservation about the album, describing it as “a voyeuristic look at a beaten woman.” However, trumpeter Buck Clayton preferred the work of the later Holiday to that of the younger woman that he had often worked with in the 1930s. Arranger Ray Ellis said of the album in 1997: "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".
Tracklist:
CD1 #01 - I'm A Fool To Want You
CD1 #02 - For Heaven's Sake
CD1 #03 - You Don't Know What Love Is
CD1 #04 - I Get Along Without You Very Well
CD1 #05 - For All We Know
CD1 #06 - Violets For Your Furs
CD1 #07 - You've Changed
CD1 #08 - It's Easy To Remember
CD1 #09 - But Beautiful
CD1 #10 - Glad To Be Unhappy
CD1 #11 - I'll Be Around
CD1 #12 - The End Of A Love Affair (Stereo master-take 4 with vocal overdub take 8)
CD1 #13 - I'm A Fool To Want You (Mono Master-take 3)
CD1 #14 - The End Of A Love Affair (Mono master-take 4 with vocal overdub take 8)
CD1 #15 - Fine And Mellow
CD2 #01 - You Don't Know What Love Is (Takes 1-3)
CD2 #02 - I'll Be Around (Takes 1 & 2)
CD2 #03 - I'll Be Around (Takes 3 & 4)
CD2 #04 - For Heaven's Sake (Take 1)
CD2 #05 - But Beautiful (Take 1)
CD2 #06 - For All We Know (Take 1)
CD2 #07 - For All We Know (Take 2)
CD2 #08 - For All We Know (Takes 3 & 4)
CD2 #09 - It's Easy To Remember (Takes 1 & 2)
CD2 #10 - It's Easy To Remember (Takes 3-7)
CD2 #11 - I'm A Fool To Want You (Take 1)
CD2 #12 - I'm A Fool To Want You (Takes 2 & 3)
CD2 #13 - The End Of A Love Affair (Takes 1-4)
CD3 #01 - The End Of A Love Affair (Composite Takes 1-4)
CD3 #02 - The End Of A Love Affair (Composite Takes 5-7)
CD3 #03 - Glad To Be Unhappy (Takes 1 & 2)
CD3 #04 - Glad To Be Unhappy (Take 3)
CD3 #05 - Glad To Be Unhappy (Tales 4-7)
CD3 #06 - You've Changed (Takes 1-3)
CD3 #07 - I Get Along Without You Very Well (Takes 1 & 2)
CD3 #08 - I Get Along Without You Very Well (Takes 3 & 4)
CD3 #09 - I Get Along Without You Very Well (Take 5)
CD3 #10 - Violets For Your Furs (Takes 1-3)
CD3 #11 - Violets For Your Furs (Takes 4 & 5)
CD3 #12 - Violets For Your Furs (Take 6)
Arranged by Claus Ogermann. The Orchestra Conducted by Ray Ellis.
Recorded on February 19-21, 1958 at Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC.
Billie Holiday – lead vocals
George Ockner – violin and concertmaster
Emmanual Green, violin
Harry Hoffman, violin
Harry Katzmann, violin
Leo Kruczek, violin
Milton Lomask, violin
Harry Meinikoff, violin
David Newman, violin
Samuel Rand, violin
David Sarcer, violin
Sid Brecher, viola
Richard Dichler, viola
David Soyer, cello
Maurice Brown, cello
Janet Putman, harp
Danny Bank, flute
Phil Bodner, flute
Romeo Penque, flute
Tom Parshley, flute
Mel Davis, trumpet (solos on "You Don't Know What Love Is" and "But Beautiful")
Billy Butterfield, trumpet
Jimmy Ochner, trumpet
Bernie Glow, trumpet
J.J. Johnson, trombone (solo on "Glad to be Unhappy and "I Get Along Without you (Except Sometimes)")
Urbie Green, trombone (solos on "I'm a Fool to Want You" and "It's Easy to Remember")
Jack Green, trombone
Tommy Mitchell, bass trombone
Mal Waldron, piano
Barry Galbraith, guitar
Milt Hinton, bass
Osie Johnson, drums
Elise Bretton, backing vocals
Miriam Workman, backing vocals
George Ockner – violin and concertmaster
Emmanual Green, violin
Harry Hoffman, violin
Harry Katzmann, violin
Leo Kruczek, violin
Milton Lomask, violin
Harry Meinikoff, violin
David Newman, violin
Samuel Rand, violin
David Sarcer, violin
Sid Brecher, viola
Richard Dichler, viola
David Soyer, cello
Maurice Brown, cello
Janet Putman, harp
Danny Bank, flute
Phil Bodner, flute
Romeo Penque, flute
Tom Parshley, flute
Mel Davis, trumpet (solos on "You Don't Know What Love Is" and "But Beautiful")
Billy Butterfield, trumpet
Jimmy Ochner, trumpet
Bernie Glow, trumpet
J.J. Johnson, trombone (solo on "Glad to be Unhappy and "I Get Along Without you (Except Sometimes)")
Urbie Green, trombone (solos on "I'm a Fool to Want You" and "It's Easy to Remember")
Jack Green, trombone
Tommy Mitchell, bass trombone
Mal Waldron, piano
Barry Galbraith, guitar
Milt Hinton, bass
Osie Johnson, drums
Elise Bretton, backing vocals
Miriam Workman, backing vocals
Analyzed: Billie Holiday / Lady In Satin: The Centennial Edition (Disc 1)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -1.57 dB -15.24 dB 3:25 01-I'm A Fool To Want You
DR12 -0.50 dB -15.90 dB 3:29 02-For Heaven's Sake
DR11 -0.89 dB -14.66 dB 3:50 03-You Don't Know What Love Is
DR11 -1.18 dB -14.34 dB 3:00 04-I Get Along Without You Very Well
DR11 -0.90 dB -14.72 dB 2:55 05-For All We Know
DR11 -1.19 dB -14.82 dB 3:26 06-Violets For Your Furs
DR10 -1.81 dB -14.94 dB 3:20 07-You've Changed
DR11 -0.92 dB -15.45 dB 4:03 08-It's Easy To Remember
DR13 -0.37 dB -16.35 dB 4:31 09-But Beautiful
DR11 -1.75 dB -15.09 dB 4:08 10-Glad To Be Unhappy
DR12 -1.60 dB -16.76 dB 3:26 11-I'll Be Around
DR12 -0.25 dB -14.83 dB 4:50 12-The End Of A Love Affair (Stereo master-take 4 with vocal overdub take 8)
DR13 -0.89 dB -16.22 dB 3:27 13-I'm A Fool To Want You (Mono Master-take 3)
DR14 0.00 dB -16.18 dB 4:54 14-The End Of A Love Affair (Mono master-take 4 with vocal overdub take 8)
DR11 -0.85 dB -14.98 dB 6:19 15-Fine And Mellow
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2943 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Analyzed: Billie Holiday / Lady In Satin: The Centennial Edition (Disc 2)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.04 dB -16.56 dB 5:23 01-You Don't Know What Love Is (Takes 1-3)
DR13 -0.38 dB -17.14 dB 3:56 02-I'll Be Around (Takes 1 & 2)
DR13 -0.38 dB -17.52 dB 6:30 03-I'll Be Around (Takes 3 & 4)
DR12 -0.38 dB -16.45 dB 3:56 04-For Heaven's Sake (Take 1)
DR13 -1.24 dB -20.37 dB 1:03 05-But Beautiful (Take 1)
DR11 -0.38 dB -14.85 dB 3:19 06-For All We Know (Take 1)
DR11 -0.38 dB -14.67 dB 3:09 07-For All We Know (Take 2)
DR10 -0.55 dB -15.30 dB 3:47 08-For All We Know (Takes 3 & 4)
DR11 -0.38 dB -15.13 dB 7:34 09-It's Easy To Remember (Takes 1 & 2)
DR12 -0.38 dB -17.85 dB 4:24 10-It's Easy To Remember (Takes 3-7)
DR11 -0.39 dB -15.15 dB 3:21 11-I'm A Fool To Want You (Take 1)
DR11 -0.38 dB -15.91 dB 3:31 12-I'm A Fool To Want You (Takes 2 & 3)
DR12 -0.49 dB -16.38 dB 8:10 13-The End Of A Love Affair (Takes 1-4)
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2995 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Analyzed: Billie Holiday / Lady In Satin: The Centennial Edition (Disc 3)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.25 dB -16.13 dB 5:15 01-The End Of A Love Affair (Composite Takes 1-4)
DR12 -0.25 dB -15.61 dB 12:16 02-The End Of A Love Affair (Composite Takes 5-7)
DR11 -0.25 dB -16.07 dB 2:07 03-Glad To Be Unhappy (Takes 1 & 2)
DR11 -0.25 dB -14.43 dB 4:16 04-Glad To Be Unhappy (Take 3)
DR11 -0.25 dB -15.14 dB 4:01 05-Glad To Be Unhappy (Tales 4-7)
DR11 -0.25 dB -15.15 dB 3:15 06-You've Changed (Takes 1-3)
DR11 -0.85 dB -17.76 dB 0:54 07-I Get Along Without You Very Well (Takes 1 & 2)
DR11 -0.25 dB -14.39 dB 3:59 08-I Get Along Without You Very Well (Takes 3 & 4)
DR11 -0.25 dB -13.94 dB 3:12 09-I Get Along Without You Very Well (Take 5)
DR11 -0.25 dB -17.64 dB 2:56 10-Violets For Your Furs (Takes 1-3)
DR11 -0.25 dB -14.21 dB 4:16 11-Violets For Your Furs (Takes 4 & 5)
DR11 -0.25 dB -13.43 dB 3:26 12-Violets For Your Furs (Take 6)
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3105 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -1.57 dB -15.24 dB 3:25 01-I'm A Fool To Want You
DR12 -0.50 dB -15.90 dB 3:29 02-For Heaven's Sake
DR11 -0.89 dB -14.66 dB 3:50 03-You Don't Know What Love Is
DR11 -1.18 dB -14.34 dB 3:00 04-I Get Along Without You Very Well
DR11 -0.90 dB -14.72 dB 2:55 05-For All We Know
DR11 -1.19 dB -14.82 dB 3:26 06-Violets For Your Furs
DR10 -1.81 dB -14.94 dB 3:20 07-You've Changed
DR11 -0.92 dB -15.45 dB 4:03 08-It's Easy To Remember
DR13 -0.37 dB -16.35 dB 4:31 09-But Beautiful
DR11 -1.75 dB -15.09 dB 4:08 10-Glad To Be Unhappy
DR12 -1.60 dB -16.76 dB 3:26 11-I'll Be Around
DR12 -0.25 dB -14.83 dB 4:50 12-The End Of A Love Affair (Stereo master-take 4 with vocal overdub take 8)
DR13 -0.89 dB -16.22 dB 3:27 13-I'm A Fool To Want You (Mono Master-take 3)
DR14 0.00 dB -16.18 dB 4:54 14-The End Of A Love Affair (Mono master-take 4 with vocal overdub take 8)
DR11 -0.85 dB -14.98 dB 6:19 15-Fine And Mellow
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2943 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Analyzed: Billie Holiday / Lady In Satin: The Centennial Edition (Disc 2)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.04 dB -16.56 dB 5:23 01-You Don't Know What Love Is (Takes 1-3)
DR13 -0.38 dB -17.14 dB 3:56 02-I'll Be Around (Takes 1 & 2)
DR13 -0.38 dB -17.52 dB 6:30 03-I'll Be Around (Takes 3 & 4)
DR12 -0.38 dB -16.45 dB 3:56 04-For Heaven's Sake (Take 1)
DR13 -1.24 dB -20.37 dB 1:03 05-But Beautiful (Take 1)
DR11 -0.38 dB -14.85 dB 3:19 06-For All We Know (Take 1)
DR11 -0.38 dB -14.67 dB 3:09 07-For All We Know (Take 2)
DR10 -0.55 dB -15.30 dB 3:47 08-For All We Know (Takes 3 & 4)
DR11 -0.38 dB -15.13 dB 7:34 09-It's Easy To Remember (Takes 1 & 2)
DR12 -0.38 dB -17.85 dB 4:24 10-It's Easy To Remember (Takes 3-7)
DR11 -0.39 dB -15.15 dB 3:21 11-I'm A Fool To Want You (Take 1)
DR11 -0.38 dB -15.91 dB 3:31 12-I'm A Fool To Want You (Takes 2 & 3)
DR12 -0.49 dB -16.38 dB 8:10 13-The End Of A Love Affair (Takes 1-4)
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2995 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Analyzed: Billie Holiday / Lady In Satin: The Centennial Edition (Disc 3)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.25 dB -16.13 dB 5:15 01-The End Of A Love Affair (Composite Takes 1-4)
DR12 -0.25 dB -15.61 dB 12:16 02-The End Of A Love Affair (Composite Takes 5-7)
DR11 -0.25 dB -16.07 dB 2:07 03-Glad To Be Unhappy (Takes 1 & 2)
DR11 -0.25 dB -14.43 dB 4:16 04-Glad To Be Unhappy (Take 3)
DR11 -0.25 dB -15.14 dB 4:01 05-Glad To Be Unhappy (Tales 4-7)
DR11 -0.25 dB -15.15 dB 3:15 06-You've Changed (Takes 1-3)
DR11 -0.85 dB -17.76 dB 0:54 07-I Get Along Without You Very Well (Takes 1 & 2)
DR11 -0.25 dB -14.39 dB 3:59 08-I Get Along Without You Very Well (Takes 3 & 4)
DR11 -0.25 dB -13.94 dB 3:12 09-I Get Along Without You Very Well (Take 5)
DR11 -0.25 dB -17.64 dB 2:56 10-Violets For Your Furs (Takes 1-3)
DR11 -0.25 dB -14.21 dB 4:16 11-Violets For Your Furs (Takes 4 & 5)
DR11 -0.25 dB -13.43 dB 3:26 12-Violets For Your Furs (Take 6)
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3105 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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