Billie Holiday Lady In Satin Gold CD Mastersound SBM CK 53814 RAR

Produktinformation

Erscheinungsdatum: 19. Juni 1995 
Label: Col (Sony BMG)
Format: Audio CD

         Tracks

 1. I'm A Fool To Want You (3:30)
2. For Heaven's Sake (3:32)
3. You Don't Know What Love Is (3:54)
4. I Get Along Without You Very Well (3:04)
5. For All We Know (2:57)
6. Violets For Your Furs (3:30)
7. You've Changed (3:23)
8. It's Easy To Remember (4:07)
9. But Beautiful (4:36)
10. Glad To Be Unhappy (4:13)
11. I'll Be Around (3:29)
12. The End Of A Love Affair (4:48)
 
Produktbeschreibungen

Lady in Satin ist ein aufrüttelnder Klassiker und Billie Holidays persönlicher Favorit unter ihren Alben aus den fünfziger Jahren. Hier wird die Sängerin siebzehn Monate vor ihrem Tod dokumentiert; ihre früher so angenehme Stimme klingt verletzt und geschwächt, von ihrem Schicksal gestraft, was noch durch die klaren Toneigenschaften dieser Aufnahme und durch den Kontrast mit dem "Satin" der Streicher-Arrangements von Ray Ellis unterstrichen wird. Aber gerade dieser Kontrast beschreibt die eigentliche Kraft dieser Interpretationen. Bei der Rückkehr zu ihren Torch-Song-Klassikern reduziert Holiday diese auf ihre Kernaussage von Schmerz und Sehnsucht und macht aus "I'm A Fool To Want You", "You Don't Know What Love Is" und "You've Changed" nüchterne Erklärungen, die faszinierend und erschütternd sind wie ein schrecklicher Unfall. Jeder Post-Rocker, der annimmt, dass die Verbindung von Pop-Klassikern und Streichinstrumenten automatisch zu "Easy Listening" führt, hat dies hier noch nicht gehört.
Review by Scott Yanow
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.
 

Condition: VG: VERY GOOD  

"Item Condition" notes:

SS / OVP:       CD & LP is factory sealed in shrink-wrap or cellophane.

NEU / NEW:      CD & LP is open and not yet played.(Achtung: = Nicht alle neuen CDs werden vom Hersteller eingeschweißt!)

NM: NEAR MINT   CD & LP Just about in perfect condition.

E:  EXCELLENT   CD & LP Near perfect, may show very light signs of use & maybe one very light scratch.

VG: VERY GOOD   CD & LP  CD has some very minor wear (several very light scratches or marks). If insert, may have dimple marks or very light wrinkles/folds,

G:  GOOD        CD & LP  Some to very heavier wear or tear (some to very scratches throughout the CD), still plays perfectly. If insert, may have some wrinkles, folds, ripples, tears or multiple case. If  case has cracked or is broken.

Demo-Copy:      CD & LP = Promo - not for sale - particularly rare!!