Lady In Satin - Billie Holiday

 

Violets For Your Furs

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

Ray Ellis and His Orchestra

Columbia STEREO CS 8048

From the back cover: "I've got to sing with Ray Ellis," Lady said. "I want this album more than anything else, and I want it to be good."

She heard Ray's work often, particularly his first album "Ellis In Wonderland" and she knew better than anyone else that he would be good for her. For there is grace and inspiration unfolding throughout Ray's arrangements which can make a singer look her best, and Lady knew it. The use of strings and voices, punctuated with jazz-inspired solos here and there, is a new setting for this great jazz singer. These two sounds have never met before.

Also from the back cover: Finally a word about Ray Ellis. It is, of course, rare flattery to be chosen, in fact demanded, by Lady Day for this album, for Ray is a young arranger whose work is just beginning to be known. His second Columbia album has recently been released (Let's Get Away From It All CS 8051), and he's on his way in a variety of facets of music. To have made this album with Lady Day indicates the opinion many musicians already have of his talent.

I'm A Fool To Want You

For Heaven's Sake

You Don't Know What Love Is

I Get Along Without You Very Well

For All We Know

Violets For Your Furs

You've Changed

It's Easy To Remember

But Beautiful

Glad To Be Unhappy

I'll Be Around