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This outstanding 20-track anthology gives those who didn't get any of the various Fitzgerald reissues a chance to hear what all the furor was about. This disc combines the classy Ella Sings Gershwin album with eight other standards. There's very sparse support, much of it coming from stately pianist Ellis Larkins, long a favorite of vocalists everywhere for his ability to support without intruding. Otherwise, it's Fitzgerald's sublime voice, interpreting and dissecting sentiments, themes, and moods with the touch of a master. She never oversings, rushes, or fails to get everything from a tune. Besides great diction and technique, she's also simply a marvelous vocalist. There are no straining, unnecessary inflections, grunts or moans, but she also doesn't coast or hold back during her performances.
© Ron Wynn /TiVo
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Kurt Weill, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MARC BLITZSTEIN, ComposerLyricist - Jim Hall, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bertolt Brecht, ComposerLyricist - Paul Smith, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gus Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Paul Smith Quartet, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Wilfred Middlebrooks, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Paul Weston, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Weston & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Van Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norman Granz, Producer - The Frank DeVol Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1957 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Louis Armstrong, MainArtist - Buddy Rich, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Peterson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Hall, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Burke, Author - Erroll Garner, Composer - Paul Smith, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gus Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norman Granz, Producer - Wilfred Middlebrooks, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sam Coslow, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Levy, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gus Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Seth Foster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wilfred Middlebrooks, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Youmans, Composer - Irving Caesar, Author - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Count Basie, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1963 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1960 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Alan Emig, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Buddy Bregman Orchestra, Orchestra - Buddy Bregman, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1956 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Alan Emig, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Buddy Bregman, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Gimbel, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Vinicius De Moraes, ComposerLyricist - António Carlos Jobim, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - NELSON RIDDLE, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Richard A. Whiting, ComposerLyricist - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Billy Strayhorn, ComposerLyricist - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Dubose Heyward, Author - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Hall, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Hamilton, ComposerLyricist - Paul Smith, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Morgan Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Gus Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Paul Smith Quartet, FeaturedArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Wilfred Middlebrooks, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - NELSON RIDDLE, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1963 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Harold Arlen, Composer - E.Y. HARBURG, Author - Billy May, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Val Valentin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1961 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Val Valentin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
This outstanding 20-track anthology gives those who didn't get any of the various Fitzgerald reissues a chance to hear what all the furor was about. This disc combines the classy Ella Sings Gershwin album with eight other standards. There's very sparse support, much of it coming from stately pianist Ellis Larkins, long a favorite of vocalists everywhere for his ability to support without intruding. Otherwise, it's Fitzgerald's sublime voice, interpreting and dissecting sentiments, themes, and moods with the touch of a master. She never oversings, rushes, or fails to get everything from a tune. Besides great diction and technique, she's also simply a marvelous vocalist. There are no straining, unnecessary inflections, grunts or moans, but she also doesn't coast or hold back during her performances.
© Ron Wynn /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:54
- Main artists: Ella Fitzgerald
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
© 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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