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The Essential Ella Fitzgerald: Great Songs

Ella FitzgeraldAudio CD
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Ella Fitzgerald is commonly considered to be one of the greatest female jazz singers of all time. In a career spanning nearly 60 years, she released over 50 albums and toured constantly all over the world.

Born in Virginia in 1917, she suffered terrible poverty through childhood and was homeless until her big break at the age of 17, when she won an amateur singing competition at the Harlem Theatre… Read more in Amazon's Ella Fitzgerald Store

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  • Audio CD (November 3, 1992)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Polygram Records
  • ASIN: B000001DZX
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #384,806 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Oh, Lady Be Good (Slow Version)
2. Oh, Lady Be Good (Scat Version)
3. There''s A Lull In My Life
4. Little Jazz
5. Drop Me Off In Harlem
6. Angel Eyes
7. Ding! Dong! The Witch Is Dead
8. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
9. Summertime
10. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
11. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
12. Pick Yourself Up
13. Cool Breeze
14. Imagine My Frustration
15. Mack The Knife
16. Dream

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Introduction to a Great Singer, December 5, 2001
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Paul K. Smith (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Essential Ella Fitzgerald: Great Songs (Audio CD)
This compilation would be a great introduction for someone just getting to know the music of Ella Fitzgerald (long-time fans may already have many of these recordings in their collections). A standout is the excellent improvised "Mack the Knife" from the Live in Berlin recording (Ellas does a hilarious Louis Armstrong imitation). Other highlights are "Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most", "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead", and Gershwin's "Summertime" (a duet with Louis Armstrong). Ella's amazing mastery of scat singing is displayed well on "Oh, Lady Be Good" and "Cool Breeze." In summary, this is a great sampling of Ella's artistry at the height of her career - in the late '50's and early '60's.
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