5 Facts About Billie Holiday’s *Lady in Satin* Recording
- The album was recorded in February 1958 at Columbia’s 30th Street Studios in New York City.
- The studio was a converted church, known for its exceptional acoustics.
- Holiday was 42 and in declining health, but her voice carried deep emotional weight.
- The sessions featured a 40-piece orchestra arranged by Ray Ellis.
- The album is widely considered her final masterpiece, released just over a year before her death.