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Ella Fitzgerald's second studio session with Duke Ellington followed her first (Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book) by eight years. The underrated set begins quietly with four emotional ballads (who else could hold their own with Johnny Hodges on "Passion Flower?") before Fitzgerald gets to scat a bit on the closing vamp of "Azure," comes up with fresh ideas on "Duke's Place," and closes the show by scatting up a storm on "Cotton Tail." The band makes its presence known in the ensembles, some solos by tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves, altoist Hodges and trumpeter Cootie Williams (whose opening spot on "Duke's Place" is quite jubilant), and the high-note trumpet of Cat Anderson. Ella Fitzgerald is heard in peak form throughout this date. Recommended.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Billy Strayhorn, ComposerLyricist - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, MainArtist - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, MainArtist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Billy Strayhorn, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, MainArtist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Billy Strayhorn, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, Composer - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Irving Mills, Author - Norman Granz, Producer - Michelle Nicolle, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Gerald Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Billy Strayhorn, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ruth Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Duke Ellington, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Bill Katz, ComposerLyricist - Bob Thiele, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1965 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Paul Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1965 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Ella Fitzgerald's second studio session with Duke Ellington followed her first (Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book) by eight years. The underrated set begins quietly with four emotional ballads (who else could hold their own with Johnny Hodges on "Passion Flower?") before Fitzgerald gets to scat a bit on the closing vamp of "Azure," comes up with fresh ideas on "Duke's Place," and closes the show by scatting up a storm on "Cotton Tail." The band makes its presence known in the ensembles, some solos by tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves, altoist Hodges and trumpeter Cootie Williams (whose opening spot on "Duke's Place" is quite jubilant), and the high-note trumpet of Cat Anderson. Ella Fitzgerald is heard in peak form throughout this date. Recommended.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:57
- Main artists: Ella Fitzgerald Duke Ellington
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
© 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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