Ella Fitzgerald - Sings Ballads For Lovers [New CD] Spain - Import Lucky Stars

ONLY STUDIO RECORDINGS WITH EXCELLENT SOUND QUALITY

One of the few great ladies of jazz song, Ella Fitzgerald was a master balladeer. She inflected each tune with her unique sense of swing. The songs selected here have been carefully chosen among her best works, composed by such names as Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, Duke Ellington, and George & Ira Gershwin. Many of these tunes were taken from the celebrated song books that gained her enormous prestige.

These are all studio recordings with splendid sound quality. Featuring such jazz luminaries as Ben Webster, Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel and Stuff Smith. Ella’s regular working rhythm section of the 1950s is also heard on various tracks, consisting of pianist Paul Smith, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Louie Bellson.

PERSONNEL:

ELLA FITZGERALD, vocals on all tracks, plus:

COLLECTIVE PERSONNEL:

BEN WEBSTER, STAN GETZ, tenor sax
JOHNNY HODGES, alto sax
STUFF SMITH, violin
OSCAR PETERSON, DUKE ELLINGTON, PAUL SMITH, piano
BARNEY KESSEL, HERB ELLIS, guitar
RAY BROWN, bass
LOUIE BELLSON, drums
Among others

TRACKS:

01 MISTY
02 I DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT YOU
03 THERE’S A LULL IN MY LIFE
04 THESE FOOLISH THINGS
05 MIDNIGHT SUN
06 PRELUDE TO A KISS
07 BEWITCHED
08 I’M GETTING SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU
09 YOU’RE BLASÉ
10 LUSH LIFE
11 I LOVE PARIS
12 SOPHISTICATED LADY
13 IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD
14 EASY TO LOVE
15 LET’S DO IT
16 DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME
17 EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE

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