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- Artist : Ella Fitzgerald
- Artist : Nelson Riddle
- Binding : Audio CD
- EAN : 0731453975927
- Format : Box set
- Format : Original recording remastered
- Label : Decca (UMO)
- Languages : Original Language: English
- Manufacturer : Decca (UMO)
- Number Of Discs : 4
- Package Dimensions : 1.50 inches (Height) x 5.80 inches (Length) x 0.80 pounds (Weight) x 4.70 inches (Width)
- Package Quantity : 1
- Product Group : Music
- Publisher : Decca (UMO)
- Release Date : 1999-05-25
- Running Time : 251
- SKU : BB0731453975927
- Studio : Decca (UMO)
- UPC : 731453975927
George and Ira Gershwin are probably the songwriters who have contributed the most standards to the American repertory, and Fitzgerald covers pretty much all of them in this mammoth enterprise. (The 53 songs were recorded in 1959 and originally came out in a five-LP box set.) Considering the scope of this collection, naming titles would be futile: rest assured that your favourite Gershwin tune is likely to be included. The singer's well-known versatility and musicality are in evidence, but what's especially amazing is the complete symbiosis between her and arranger/conductor Nelson Riddle. Fresh off injecting a shot of swing into Sinatra's career, Riddle enhances Fitzgerald's vocals rather than overwhelming them, and Fitzgerald, in turn, is stimulated by the musicians percolating behind her. Pure genius. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
- Amazon.co.uk Review
Tracks:
Disc 1
- 1: Ambulatory Suite - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
- 2: The Preludes - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
- 3: Sam And Delilah
- 4: But Not For Me - Ella Fitzgerald, Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
- 5: My One And Only
- 6: Let's Call The Whole Thing Off - Ella Fitzgerald
- 7: (I've Got) Beginner's Luck
- 8: Oh, Lady Be Good
- 9: Nice Work If You Can Get It
- 10: Things Are Looking Up
- 11: Just Another Rhumba
- 12: How Long Has This Been Going On? - Ella Fitzgerald, Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
- 13: 'S Wonderful
- 14: The Man I Love
- 15: That Certain Feeling
- 16: By Strauss
- 17: Someone To Watch Over Me
- 18: The Real American Folk Song - Nelson Riddle, Ella Fitzgerald
Disc 2
- 1: Who Cares?
- 2: Looking For A Boy
- 3: They All Laughed
- 4: My Cousin In Milwaukee
- 5: Somebody From Somewhere
- 6: A Foggy Day - Ella Fitzgerald, Nelson Riddle, Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
- 7: Clap Yo' Hands
- 8: For You For Me For Evermore
- 9: Stiff Upper Lip
- 10: Boy Wanted
- 11: Strike Up The Band
- 12: Soon
- 13: I've Got A Crush On You
- 14: Bidin' My Time
- 15: Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did?
- 16: Of Thee I Sing
- 17: The Half Of It Dearie Blues
- 18: I Was Doing All Right
- 19: He Loves And She Loves
- 20: Love Is Sweeping The Country
- 21: Treat Me Rough
Disc 3
- 1: Love Is Here To Stay
- 2: Slap That Bass
- 3: Isn't It A Pity
- 4: Shall We Dance?
- 5: Love Walked In
- 6: You've Got What Gets Me
- 7: They Can't Take That Away From Me
- 8: Embraceable You
- 9: I Can't Be Bothered Now
- 10: Boy What Love Has Done To Me
- 11: Fascinating Rhythm
- 12: Funny Face
- 13: Lorelei
- 14: Oh So Nice
- 15: Let's Kiss And Make Up
- 16: I Got Rhythm
Disc 4
- 1: Somebody Loves Me
- 2: Cheerful Little Earful
- 3: But Not For Me
- 4: Lorelei
- 5: Love Is Here To Stay
- 6: Oh, Lady, Be Good!
- 7: Oh, Lady, Be Good!
- 8: Oh, Lady, Be Good!
- 9: But Not For Me
- 10: Fascinating Rhythm
- 11: They All Laughed
- 12: The Man I Love
- 13: Nice Work If You Can Get It
- 14: Clap Yo' Hands
- 15: Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
- 16: I Was Doing All Right
- 17: He Loves And She Loves
- 18: (I've Got) Beginner's Luck
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