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Ella Fitzgerald combined forces with a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Marty Paich for this 1962 studio session covering selections from hit Broadway productions, featuring compositions by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Adler & Ross, and Frank Loesser. While the arrangements feature brief ensemble passages, the songs are a vehicle for the singer and are deliberately brief. Surprisingly, few of these Broadway tunes became standards for jazz singers. "Hernando's Hideaway" found favor with Fitzgerald and she added it to her repertoire for time; this version is entertaining with a prominent role for the bass clarinet, though it is somewhat hampered by its rather mundane lyric. The campy "Steam Heat" is inevitably associated with Shirley McClaine, but Ella makes a good effort on a number that would be considered a misfit by most of her fans. "If I Were a Bell" is fairly swinging; while the swinging "Almost Like Being in Love" is clearly the gem of the date, although both songs feature a distracting backup vocal group that should have been omitted. Ella's enthusiasm and spirited vocals carry the day on this fun-filled CD.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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MARTY PAICH, Conductor - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Richard Adler , ComposerLyricist - JERRY ROSS, ComposerLyricist - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARTY PAICH, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ella Fitzgerald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - The Marty Paich Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARTY PAICH, Conductor - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1962 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARTY PAICH, Conductor - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frederick Loewe, Composer - Alan Jay Lerner, Author - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1962 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARTY PAICH, Conductor - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARTY PAICH, Conductor - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frederick Loewe, ComposerLyricist - Alan Jay Lerner, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARTY PAICH, Conductor - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frederick Loewe, ComposerLyricist - Alan Jay Lerner, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARTY PAICH, Conductor - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARTY PAICH, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Richard Adler , ComposerLyricist - JERRY ROSS, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARTY PAICH, Conductor - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Richard Adler , ComposerLyricist - JERRY ROSS, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARTY PAICH, Conductor - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARTY PAICH, Conductor - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Ella Fitzgerald combined forces with a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Marty Paich for this 1962 studio session covering selections from hit Broadway productions, featuring compositions by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Adler & Ross, and Frank Loesser. While the arrangements feature brief ensemble passages, the songs are a vehicle for the singer and are deliberately brief. Surprisingly, few of these Broadway tunes became standards for jazz singers. "Hernando's Hideaway" found favor with Fitzgerald and she added it to her repertoire for time; this version is entertaining with a prominent role for the bass clarinet, though it is somewhat hampered by its rather mundane lyric. The campy "Steam Heat" is inevitably associated with Shirley McClaine, but Ella makes a good effort on a number that would be considered a misfit by most of her fans. "If I Were a Bell" is fairly swinging; while the swinging "Almost Like Being in Love" is clearly the gem of the date, although both songs feature a distracting backup vocal group that should have been omitted. Ella's enthusiasm and spirited vocals carry the day on this fun-filled CD.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:52
- Main artists: Ella Fitzgerald
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz Vocale jazz
© 2001 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2001 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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