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Originally produced by the redoubtable \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond\u003c\/strong\u003e, and intended first and foremost for jukeboxes, these sixteen seminal performances have been culled from the GRAMMY®-winning 10-CD boxed set \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia, 1933-1944\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey also feature vital contributions from, among others, pianist-arranger \u003cstrong\u003eTeddy Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e, who served as leader on many of Holiday's record dates, Swing era superstar clarinetist \u003cstrong\u003eBenny Goodman\u003c\/strong\u003e, ace trumpeter \u003cstrong\u003eBuck Clayton\u003c\/strong\u003e (Young's cohort from \u003cstrong\u003eCount Basie\u003c\/strong\u003e's definitive swing band), the sublime Ellington-ian alto saxophonist \u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Hodges\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eRoy Eldridge\u003c\/strong\u003e, little giant of the trumpet. But Lady Day and Pres, forever dancing in the dark, make this a musical romance that will never die.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBillie Holiday \u0026amp; Her Orchestra - The Man I Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeddy Wilson \u0026amp; His Orchestra - This Year's Kisses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeddy Wilson \u0026amp; His Orchestra - Mean To Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBillie Holiday \u0026amp; Her Orchestra - Back In Your Own Backyard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeddy Wilson \u0026amp; His Orchestra - I'll Never Be The Same\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBillie Holiday \u0026amp; Her Orchestra - Me, Myself And I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBillie Holiday \u0026amp; Her Orchestra - Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBillie Holiday \u0026amp; Her Orchestra - Who Wants Love?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeddy Wilson \u0026amp; His Orchestra - I Must Have That Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeddy Wilson \u0026amp; His Orchestra - Foolin' Myself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeddy Wilson \u0026amp; His Orchestra - When You're Smiling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBillie Holiday \u0026amp; Her Orchestra - A Sailboat In The Moonlight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBillie Holiday \u0026amp; Her Orchestra - He's Funny That Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBillie Holiday \u0026amp; Her Orchestra - Laughing At Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBillie Holiday \u0026amp; Her Orchestra - Without Your Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBillie Holiday With The Mal Waldron All-Stars - Fine And Mellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Billie Holiday","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41306571276453,"sku":"886974848721","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/0840\/9399\/products\/BillieHoliday_LesterYoung-AMusicalRomance.png?v=1643495796"},{"product_id":"lady-in-satin-lp","title":"Lady In Satin (LP)","description":"\u003ch6\u003eDetails\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLady In Satin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (1958) is Billie’s penultimate album completed in her lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by \u003cstrong\u003eIrving Townsend\u003c\/strong\u003e, and engineered by \u003cstrong\u003eFred Plaut\u003c\/strong\u003e, its sound is sensuous, rich and swelling with emotion – though much criticized by Lady’s fans who had grown to enjoy her recordings with deft jazz combos earlier in the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe song material for \u003cem\u003eLady in Satin\u003c\/em\u003e derived from the Great American Songbook, but was unlike the bulk of Holiday’s recordings. This time she came with the backdrop of full orchestral arrangements, something she’d not tried since her \u003cstrong\u003eDecca\u003c\/strong\u003e years in the 1940’s when recording fidelity was yet to deliver the aching strings and solemn horn sections that cradle and warm Billie’s vocal delivery on “\u003cstrong\u003eSatin\u003c\/strong\u003e”. She wanted to record in the contemporary manner of \u003cstrong\u003eFrank Sinatra\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eElla Fitzgerald\u003c\/strong\u003e on her famous \u003cstrong\u003eVerve Songbook\u003c\/strong\u003e series. 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