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- Date Released: January 1, 1958
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: Originally recorded 1958, Originally released 1058 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. WARNING: All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
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They Say...
This is the most controversial of all Billie Holiday records. Lady Day herself said that this session (which finds her accompanied by Ray Ellis' string orchestra) was her personal favorite, and many listeners have found her emotional versions of such songs as "I'm a Fool to Want You," "You Don't Know What Love Is," "Glad to Be Unhappy," and particularly "You've Changed" to be quite touching. But Holiday's voice was essentially gone by 1958, and although not yet 43, she could have passed for 73. Ellis' arrangements do not help, veering close to Muzak; most of this record is very difficult to listen to. Late in life, Holiday expressed the pain of life so effectively that her croaking voice had become almost unbearable to hear. There is certainly a wide range of opinion as to the value of this set. [The 1997 CD reissue adds two alternate takes of "I'm a Fool to Want You," part of which were used for the original released rendition, plus the stereo version of "The End of a Love Affair" (only previously released in mono) and examples of Lady Day rehearsing the latter song, including a long unaccompanied stretch.]
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- Phil Bodner - Woodwind // Urbie Green - Trombone // Urbie Green - Soloist // Mal Waldron - Piano // Mal Waldron - Piano // Mal Waldron - Piano // Mal Waldron - Piano // Mal Waldron - Piano // Mal Waldron - Piano // Mel Davis - Trumpet // Mel Davis - Soloist // Lois - Vocals // Lois - Vocals // Lois - Soprano (Vocal) // Lois - Soprano (Vocal) // Danny Bank - Woodwind // Billie Holiday - Vocals // Billie Holiday - Vocals // Billie Holiday - Vocals // Billie Holiday - Vocals // Billie Holiday - Vocals // Billie Holiday - Vocals // Billie Holiday - Vocals // Ray Ellis - Arranger // Ray Ellis - Conductor // Ray Ellis - Liner Notes // Barry Galbraith - Guitar // Milt Hinton - Bass // Milt Hinton - Bass // J.J. Johnson - Trombone // J.J. Johnson - Trombone // J.J. Johnson - Trombone // J.J. Johnson - Trombone // J.J. Johnson - Trombone // Osie Johnson - Drums // Phil Kraus - Percussion // George Ockner - Violin // George Ockner - Concert Master // Romeo Penque - Woodwind // Fred Plaut - Engineer // Janet Putnam - Harp // Dave Sawyer - Cello // Phil Schaap - Producer // Phil Schaap - Liner Notes // Phil Schaap - Reissue Producer // Phil Schaap - Digital Mastering // Phil Schaap - Remastering // Phil Schaap - Research // Phil Schaap - Digital Remastering // Phil Schaap - Restoration // Irving Townsend - Producer // Irving Townsend - Liner Notes // Mark Wilder - Engineer // Mark Wilder - Digital Mastering // Don Hunstein - Photography // Seth Rothstein - Project Director // Howard Fritzson - Art Direction // Howard Fritzson - Reissue Art Director // Debra Parkinson - Digital Mastering // Elise Bretton - Vocals // Elise Bretton - Soprano (Vocal) // Tommy Mitchell - Trombone // Randall Martin - Design // Randall Martin - Reissue Design // Miriam Workman - Vocals // Miriam Workman - Soprano (Vocal) // Rene Arsenault - Associate Producer // Rene Arsenault - Production Assistant // Patti Matheny - A&R // Juliana Myrick - Packaging Manager
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