Take Love Easy
Take Love Easy | ||||
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Released | 1974 | |||
Recorded | August 28, 1973 | |||
Studio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:38 | |||
Label | Pablo | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Joe Pass chronology | ||||
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Take Love Easy is an album by the jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald with guitarist Joe Pass, released in 1974.
History
The album is the first of four studio albums that Ella recorded with Pass, and it was the latest in a long line of duets for Ella with just one other instrument. She was 56 at the time.
Ella had previously recorded two albums with just piano accompianment, and prior to this, one had previously heard her with just a guitar on '
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook ('Solitude', 'In a Sentimental Mood', and 'Azure'. The compilation The First Lady of Song includes a couple of more previously unreleased duets, "Detour Ahead" and "Angel Eyes
".)
Ella and Pass didn't only record in a studio environment however, Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall (1973) and Digital III at Montreux (1979) are both live recordings.
The three later albums that Ella recorded with Pass were Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ella Abraça Jobim.
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
- "Take Love Easy" (John La Touche) – 4:36
- "Vinícius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 2:19
- "Don't Be That Way" (Benny Goodman, Mitchell Parish, Edgar Sampson) – 4:39
- "You're Blasé" (Ord Hamilton, Bruce Sievier) – 3:27
- "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:34
- "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:10
- "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You?" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 4:04
- "J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 5:44
- "I Want to Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) – 3:28
Personnel
- Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
- Joe Pass – guitar
References
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Take Love Easy > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.