Forever Gold [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Ella Fitzgerald | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 3, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: St. Clair Entertainment
• ASIN: B00000JFQG
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #498,580 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. How High the Moon

2. You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)

3. A Foggy Day

4. We Can't Go on This Way

5. That Old Black Magic

6. Stairway to the Stars

7. Lover, Come Back to Me

8. Cheek to Cheek

9. A Fine Romance

10. Can't We Be Friends?

11. A-Tisket, A-Tasket

12. Moonlight in Vermont

13. Starlit Hour

14. Basin Street Blues

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Mixed Bag, December 19, 2001

By 

Kenneth A. Tokuno "Ken" (Kaneohe, HI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forever Gold (Audio CD)

I am no connoisseur of jazz. I like the pure sound of Ella FItzgerald, and I bought this CD because I wanted to hear her sing some of my favorite standards. I knew that at least one song was a duet with Louis Armstrong and I had no problem with that. I have an old vinyl recording of their duets. I was surprised, however, to find that nearly half of the songs are duets with "Satchmo." I bought this CD to hear pure Ella. I was also surprised that some of the songs are from very old master tapes when her voice was much less mature, although in some ways even more pure than it later was. On one hand, this was enthralling; but on the other hand, the quality of the recording was not very good, having clearly been made on old equipment that is a far cry from modern standards. Overall, the songs themselves being sung by this legendary singer made it worth the investment.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great release of early Ella..., April 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Forever Gold (Audio CD)

If you have always enjoyed early songs from the great herself you will certainly love this album. It has her first big hit "A-Tisket A-Tasket" and some of the good duets with Louis Armstrong that are very enjoyable. This is a recording that sounds like you're playing it on the old phonograph right from the era. Really an enjoyable release!