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Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook
[Place of publication not identified] : Essential Jazz Classics, [2006]
Format: Music CD
Description: 2 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Ella Fitzgerald's outstanding songbook series has become an institution unto itself. This 1957 effort is distinguished from Fitzgerald's other songbooks in that it is the only album in which the composer whose work she is singing actively participates. In fact, these recordings are packed with some of the key figures in 20th century jazz. As if Ella and Duke weren't enough, Ellington's arranger/composer Billy Strayhorn, guest musicians Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson, and brilliant record producer Norman Granz all have a hand in the proceedings. And what better backing band could one want than Duke's orchestra? The usual suspects -- Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, and Sam Woodyard, among others -- contribute fine performances throughout. Duke's spectacular catalog dazzles, and his sprightly, lush textures are transfigured under Fitzgerald's warm-timbred voice and elegant, precise delivery. Included here are classics like "Rockin' in Rhythm," "Caravan," "Satin Doll," "Sophisticated Lady," "Prelude to a Kiss," and "It Don't Mean a Thing...," each tune as familiar as it is delightful to hear in this new context.
Other Authors:
Fitzgerald, Ella.
Webster, Ben, 1909-1973.
Gonsalves, Paul, 1920-1974.
Smith, Stuff.
Hodges, Johnny.
Anderson, Cat.
Terry, Clark.
Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
Strayhorn, Billy.
Peterson, Oscar, 1925-2007.
Kessel, Barney.
Brown, Ray, 1926-2002.
Woodyard, Sam, 1925-1988.
Duke Ellington Orchestra.
Fitzgerald, Ella.
Webster, Ben, 1909-1973.
Gonsalves, Paul, 1920-1974.
Smith, Stuff.
Hodges, Johnny.
Anderson, Cat.
Terry, Clark.
Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
Strayhorn, Billy.
Peterson, Oscar, 1925-2007.
Kessel, Barney.
Brown, Ray, 1926-2002.
Woodyard, Sam, 1925-1988.
Duke Ellington Orchestra.
Contents:
Disc 1. Ella with small groups: Cotton tail (3:27) -- Do nothin' till you hear from me (7:43) -- Just a-sittin and a-rockin (3:34) -- Solitude (2:09) -- Rocks in my bed (3:59) -- Satin doll (3:29) -- Sophisticated lady (5:20) -- Just squeeze me (but don't tease me) (4:17) -- It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) (4:15) -- Azure (2:22) -- I let a song go out of my heart (4:11) -- In a sentimental mood (2:47) -- Don't get around much anymore (5:02) -- Prelude to a kiss (5:29) -- Mood indigo (3:28) -- In a mellow tone (5:11) -- Love you madly (4:41) -- Lush life (3:40) -- Squatty roo (3:41). Disc 2. Ella with Duke Ellington and his orchestra: Rockin' in rhythm (5:21) -- Drop me off in Harlem (3:51) -- Day dream (4:01) -- Caravan (3:55) -- Take the "A" train (6:41) -- I ain't got nothing but the blues (4:43) -- Clementine (2:40) -- I didn't know about you (4:13) -- I'm beginning to see the light (3:27) -- Lost in meditation (3:27) -- Perdido (6:12) -- I'm just a lucky so ans so (3:27) -- All too soon (4:24) -- Everything but you (2:57) -- I got it bad (and that ain't good) (6:15) -- Blip-blip (3:03) -- Chelsea bridge (3:24) -- The E and D blues (E for Ella, D for Duke) (4:50).
UPC: 8436028694266
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CD JAZZ Fit [2 DISC] | Edgewood | Music CD | In |
Jazz vocals principally composed or arranged by Duke Ellington.
Compact discs.
Contains previously issued material.
Program notes by Mark Mayer and John A. Tynan inserted in container.
Sound recording.
Ella Fitzgerald, vocals ; with Duke Ellington and his orchestra, or jazz ensembles ; featuring Ben Webster and Paul Gonsalves, tenor saxes ; Stuff Smith, violin ; Johnny Hodges, alto sax ; Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, and Dizzy Gillespie, trumpets ; Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and Oscar Peterson, pianos ; Barney Kessel, guitar ; Ray Brown, bass ; Sam Woodyard, drums, among others (detailed in container insert).
Recorded in New York and Hollywood June-Sept. 1957.
Compact discs.
Contains previously issued material.
Program notes by Mark Mayer and John A. Tynan inserted in container.
Sound recording.
Ella Fitzgerald, vocals ; with Duke Ellington and his orchestra, or jazz ensembles ; featuring Ben Webster and Paul Gonsalves, tenor saxes ; Stuff Smith, violin ; Johnny Hodges, alto sax ; Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, and Dizzy Gillespie, trumpets ; Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and Oscar Peterson, pianos ; Barney Kessel, guitar ; Ray Brown, bass ; Sam Woodyard, drums, among others (detailed in container insert).
Recorded in New York and Hollywood June-Sept. 1957.