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During her long career, every once in awhile Ella Fitzgerald would attempt to "get with it" and record contemporary pop tunes. In 1968 for a live concert with a big band and the Tommy Flanagan Trio, the First Lady of the American Song did what she could with such unsuitable material as "Hey Jude," "Sunshine of Your Love," "Watch What Happens" and "A House Is Not a Home." The results (despite her sincerity) sometime borders on the embarassing; there is no way anyone can swing "Hey Jude." A few of the other numbers (particularly "Give Me the Simple Life," "Old Devil Moon" and "Love You Madly") are of a higher quality but when Ella tries to turn "Alright, Okay, You Win" into funk, it is time to switch records.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Ella Fitzgerald, Performer - Ernie Heckscher Big Band, Orchestra - Tommy Flanagan, Conductor - Paul McCartney, Composer, Lyricist - John Lennon, Composer, Lyricist
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Ella Fitzgerald, Performer - Ernie Heckscher Big Band, Orchestra - Tommy Flanagan, Conductor - Eric Clapton, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Bruce, Composer, Lyricist - Peter Brown, Composer, Lyricist
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Ella Fitzgerald, Performer - Ernie Heckscher Big Band, Orchestra - Tommy Flanagan, Conductor - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Lyricist
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Ella Fitzgerald, Performer - Ernie Heckscher Big Band, Orchestra - Tommy Flanagan, Conductor - Michel Legrand, Composer - Norman Gimbel, Lyricist - Jacques Demy, Lyricist
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Ella Fitzgerald, Performer - Ernie Heckscher Big Band, Orchestra - Tommy Flanagan, Conductor - Mayme Watts, Composer, Lyricist
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Ella Fitzgerald, Performer - Ernie Heckscher Big Band, Orchestra - Tommy Flanagan, Conductor - Rube Bloom, Composer - Harry Ruby, Lyricist
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Ella Fitzgerald, Performer - Ernie Heckscher Big Band, Orchestra - Tommy Flanagan, Conductor - Antonio Carlos Jobim, Composer - Aloysio De Oliveira, Lyricist - Ray Gilbert, Lyricist
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Ella Fitzgerald, Performer - Ernie Heckscher Big Band, Orchestra - Tommy Flanagan, Conductor - Burton Lane, Composer - Edgar Yip Harburg, Lyricist
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Ella Fitzgerald, Performer - Ernie Heckscher Big Band, Orchestra - Tommy Flanagan, Conductor - James Mundy, Lyricist - Al Stillman, Composer
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Ella Fitzgerald, Performer - Ernie Heckscher Big Band, Orchestra - Tommy Flanagan, Conductor - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Lyricist
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Ella Fitzgerald, Performer - Ernie Heckscher Big Band, Orchestra - Tommy Flanagan, Conductor - Alec Wilder, Composer, Lyricist
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Ella Fitzgerald, Performer - Ernie Heckscher Big Band, Orchestra - Tommy Flanagan, Conductor - Duke Ellington, Composer, Lyricist
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
Album review
During her long career, every once in awhile Ella Fitzgerald would attempt to "get with it" and record contemporary pop tunes. In 1968 for a live concert with a big band and the Tommy Flanagan Trio, the First Lady of the American Song did what she could with such unsuitable material as "Hey Jude," "Sunshine of Your Love," "Watch What Happens" and "A House Is Not a Home." The results (despite her sincerity) sometime borders on the embarassing; there is no way anyone can swing "Hey Jude." A few of the other numbers (particularly "Give Me the Simple Life," "Old Devil Moon" and "Love You Madly") are of a higher quality but when Ella tries to turn "Alright, Okay, You Win" into funk, it is time to switch records.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:36
- Main artists: Ella Fitzgerald Ernie Heckscher Big Band Tommy Flanagan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: MPS
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
2014 Edel Germany GmbH 2014 Edel Germany GmbH
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