Cover of Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book

Ella Fitzgerald

1 November 1959

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Tracklist 53 tracks, 3:00:19

Disc 1

  1. 1Sam and Delilah3:19
  2. 2But Not for Me3:35
  3. 3My One and Only2:38
  4. 4Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off4:30
  5. 5Beginner’s Luck3:10
  6. 6Oh, Lady Be Good4:03
  7. 7Nice Work If You Can Get It3:35
  8. 8Things Are Looking Up3:06
  9. 9Just Another Rhumba5:37
  10. 10How Long Has This Been Going On?3:48
  11. 11’S Wonderful3:32
  12. 12The Man I Love3:54
  13. 13That Certain Feeling3:06
  14. 14By Strauss2:33
  15. 15Someone to Watch Over Me4:35
  16. 16The Real American Folk Song3:47
  17. 17Who Cares?3:05

Disc 2

  1. 1Looking for a Boy3:05
  2. 2They All Laughed3:06
  3. 3My Cousin in Milwaukee3:11
  4. 4Somebody From Somewhere3:09
  5. 5A Foggy Day3:35
  6. 6Clap Yo’ Hands2:31
  7. 7For You, for Me, for Evermore3:27
  8. 8Stiff Upper Lip2:54
  9. 9Boy Wanted3:37
  10. 10Strike Up the Band2:37
  11. 11Soon2:24
  12. 12I’ve Got a Crush on You3:31
  13. 13Bidin’ My Time2:42
  14. 14Aren’t You Kind of Glad We Did?3:32
  15. 15Of Thee I Sing (Baby)3:11
  16. 16“The Half of It, Dearie” Blues3:49
  17. 17I Was Doing All Right3:29
  18. 18He Loves and She Loves2:47

Disc 3

  1. 1Love Is Sweeping the Country3:27
  2. 2Treat Me Rough2:57
  3. 3Love Is Here to Stay3:54
  4. 4Slap That Bass3:21
  5. 5Isn’t It a Pity?3:26
  6. 6Shall We Dance3:09
  7. 7Love Walked In3:53
  8. 8You’ve Got What Gets Me2:15
  9. 9They Can’t Take That Away From Me3:11
  10. 10Embraceable You4:53
  11. 11I Can’t Be Bothered Now2:49
  12. 12Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!3:49
  13. 13Fascinatin’ Rhythm3:22
  14. 14Funny Face3:23
  15. 15Lorelei3:22
  16. 16Oh, So Nice3:41
  17. 17Let’s Kiss and Make Up3:51
  18. 18I Got Rhythm3:05

Reviews

Rated 6/10

Only listened to the greatest hits from the Gershwin Song book as per the Spotify link, Great voice and great songs can see me revisiting this.

Rated 4/10

I enjoyed it for what it is. Probably not something I would ever choose to listen on my own. Was a little disappointed that there was little to no scatting or even upbeat jazz song (which I guess should be expected for Gershwin). 2.5/5

Rated 6/10

actually rather liked it

Rated 6/10

Tykkään kyllä tästä bassoäänestä mut ei iske samalla tavalla ku muut jazz-standardien tulkinnat. 3/5

Rated 6/10

Very pleasant. She definitely has a fantastic voice. The instrumentation plays a suitable compliment without taking away the focus from her voice.

Rated 8/10

Her voice is superb and I'm not able to do any criticism over it. It could be a crime.

The album itself is cool, but a little bit repetitive. It's, at least for me, a real document that deserves appreciation and studies over it, for many reasons. However, for an "innocent" session of good music, I believe that we have many other good albums, including some Ella Fitzgerald works.