ella fitzgerald

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ella fitzgerald: live in Berlin "Mack the knife"/1960
ella fitzgerald: live in Rome: the birthday concert/1958




Ella In Rome: The Birthday Concert

This live recording captures an exceptional performance from 1958, with a broad selection of standards that digs into the Songbooks that Ella Fitzgerald was then immersed in. Duke Ellington is prominent in the repertoire, with versions of "Sophisticated Lady" and "Caravan," as well as the lesser-known "Just Squeeze Me." There are nods as well to George and Ira Gershwin, with "A Foggy Day" and "I Loves You, Porgy," and Cole Porter, with Ella soaring on "Just One of Those Things" and "It's All Right with Me." The accompaniment is both perfectly supportive and unobtrusive, with Fitzgerald's working trio of Lou Levy on piano, Max Bennett on bass, and Gus Johnson on drums supplying just what's needed on ballads and up-tempo swing tunes alike. --Stuart Broomer

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....Reviewer: Peter from S.F.
This is, quite simply, Ella's BEST live recording....yes, even BETTER than her legendary Berlin concert in '60, released as "Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife". In contrast to that overrated recording, Ella sounds invigorated and fresh here. The "Mack the Knife" concert is often touted and overblown only because of Ella's electrifying improvisational performance of the title song. Yes, that was an ingenious moment where she made up the words as she sang along, never skipping a beat. Here on the Birthday Concert CD, there is no one song that stands out, rather almost the entire set blends seamlessly into one cohesive concert and performance. If there is a standout, Ella truly brings down the house in her tender rendering of the two ballads, "I Love You Porgy" and "These Foolish Things". I dare any listener not to be moved or touched in the slightest way after these two performances. Her take of "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" is hilarious as she imitates Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong and Rose Murphy in the same song. The ballads are what makes this CD a must buy. Her "Angel Eyes" almost makes you forget Sinatra's version, and she's backed by a first-rate trio.
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ella fitzgerald: the early years part 1 & 2

This two-CD set contains 43 of the best recordings that Ella Fitzgerald recorded during her apprentice period with Chick Webb's Orchestra. Although only 16 years old at the time of her recording debut, she already had a strong and likable voice. She would not learn to really scat sing until the mid-'40s but, on the strength of "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," by 1938 Fitzgerald was one of the most popular of all the big-band singers. This set, which only contains a few examples of the Webb Orchestra's instrumental powers, is highlighted by "I'll Chase the Blues Away," "Sing Me a Swing Song," "You'll Have to Swing It," "Organ Grinder's Swing," "If Dreams Come True" and "You Can't Be Mine." — Scott Yanow




GRP on this two-CD set reissues 42 of the 69 recordings that Ella Fitzgerald cut during a two-and-one-half-year period. Not as valuable as the European Classics "complete" series, this set does give one a good introduction to the classic singer's music during a time when she led Chick Webb's Orchestra after the drummer's death. Highlights include "Undecided," "Don't Worry About Me," "Stairway to the Stars," "Taking a Chance on Love," "The One I Love" and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man"; the medium-tempo novelties are less significant. It is recommended to the more casual collector. — Scott Yanow


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raskolnikov aka dirk

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wenn da noch ein song book fehlt:

The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books1956-64


Verve

16 cd / +250 tracks


fazit rasko: 15 stunden hörgenuss

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raskolnikov aka dirk