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Like the similarly titled collection on Curb Records, which focuses entirely on Ella Fitzgerald's Capitol recordings, this Best of Ella Fitzgerald is not a career summation. Taken from tracks recorded between 1973 and Fitzgerald's mid-'80s retirement, this set demonstrates why Fitzgerald was still a forceful and dynamic presence in jazz. Fitzgerald's exquisite voice had taken on a rich, burnished quality by this point in her career, and though she was still more than capable of fleet scatting, she had started to favor slower tempos and lower registers. Compare the version of "Fine and Mellow" here to those recorded earlier in her career and the differences are apparent. Some think Fitzgerald's best singing was done in this era, and they may be right.
© TiVo Staff /TiVo
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Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - António Carlos Jobim, ComposerLyricist - George Lees, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Pablo Records, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Pass, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Bruce Sievier, ComposerLyricist - Ord Hamilton, ComposerLyricist - Rafael Valentin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Tarantino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
Ella Fitzgerald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zoot Sims, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Clark Terry, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Louie Bellson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Pass, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Flanagan, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer, Recording Producer - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Tarantino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Duarte, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Pablo Records, Distributed by Concord.
Bobby Plater, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Dixon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Clayton, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Pete Minger, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Hughes, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Razaf, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Count Basie, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Turner, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Fats Waller, ComposerLyricist - Freddie Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Wilson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Booty Wood, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Nolan Smith, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Fowlkes, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Cohn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Hing, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Mel Wanzo, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norman Granz, Producer - Butch Miles, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 Pablo Records, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Buddy Johnson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 Pablo Records, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Victor Young, ComposerLyricist - Samuel Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Peterson, MainArtist
℗ 1979 Fantasy, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Bartholomew, ComposerLyricist - Fats Domino, ComposerLyricist - Louis Bellson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Davis, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer, Recording Producer - Joe Tarantino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Duarte, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Pablo Records, Distributed by Concord.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - António Carlos Jobim, ComposerLyricist - ALOYSIO DE OLIVEIRA, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Pablo Records, Inc.
Bobby Plater, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Dixon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Clayton, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Pete Minger, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Hughes, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Ned Washington, ComposerLyricist - Count Basie, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Turner, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Wilson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Booty Wood, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - George Bassman, ComposerLyricist - Nolan Smith, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Fowlkes, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Cohn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Hing, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Mel Wanzo, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norman Granz, Producer - Butch Miles, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 Pablo Records, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Artie SHAW, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 Pablo Records, Inc.
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Oscar Peterson, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Fantasy, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Buddy Johnson, Composer
℗ 1978 Pablo Records, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Ellington, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ella Fitzgerald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Brown, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Mitchell Parish, ComposerLyricist - Bob Cranshaw, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Cootie Williams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Goodman, ComposerLyricist - Edgar Sampson, ComposerLyricist - Rufus Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Procope, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Carney, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOHNNY HODGES, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Mercer Ellington, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Gonsalves, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Buster Cooper, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Connors, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Woodyard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Cat Anderson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Hamilton, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norman Granz, Producer - John Lamb, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Herb Jones, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Pablo Records, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - J. Fred Coots, ComposerLyricist - Haven Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Joe Pass, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Rafael Valentin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Tarantino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
Album review
Like the similarly titled collection on Curb Records, which focuses entirely on Ella Fitzgerald's Capitol recordings, this Best of Ella Fitzgerald is not a career summation. Taken from tracks recorded between 1973 and Fitzgerald's mid-'80s retirement, this set demonstrates why Fitzgerald was still a forceful and dynamic presence in jazz. Fitzgerald's exquisite voice had taken on a rich, burnished quality by this point in her career, and though she was still more than capable of fleet scatting, she had started to favor slower tempos and lower registers. Compare the version of "Fine and Mellow" here to those recorded earlier in her career and the differences are apparent. Some think Fitzgerald's best singing was done in this era, and they may be right.
© TiVo Staff /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:31
- Main artists: Ella Fitzgerald
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Pablo
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
© 1988 Fantasy, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1988 Fantasy, Inc.
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