Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers
Appearance
Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers | ||||
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Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | November 24, 1958 & July 11, 1959 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:55 | |||
Label | Verve MG V-4032 | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
Ella Fitzgerald chronology | ||||
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Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers is a 1959 album by the American
Frank DeVol
.
Ella focuses on well known
George and Ira Gershwin Songbook
.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Writing for
Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "Ella Fitzgerald is in fine form on this obscure LP, performing a dozen standards... An enjoyable if not classic release."[1]
Track listing
For the 1959 Verve LP album, Verve MG VS-6072, re-issued in 2003 on CD; Verve B0000762-02
Side A:
- "Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 3:15
- "Let's Fall in Love" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:08
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:47
- "That Old Feeling" (Lew Brown, Sammy Fain) – 4:20
- "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) – 2:26
- "Moonlight Serenade" (Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish) – 3:03
Side B:
- "Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 3:04
- "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 3:25
- "Out of This World" (Arlen, Mercer) – 4:37
- "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 3:06
- "East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)" (Brooks Bowman) – 3:48
- "Lullaby of Broadway" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 2:26
Personnel
Recorded in two sessions held on November 24, 1958 and July 11, 1959 in Hollywood, Los Angeles:
- Ella Fitzgerald - vocals
- Harry Edison - trumpet
- Other musicians unidentified
References
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.