Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
Genres: Musical Theatre, Swing, Vocal Jazz
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Tracklist
Disc 1
- 1Sam and Delilah3:19
- 2But Not for Me3:35
- 3My One and Only2:38
- 4Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off4:30
- 5Beginner’s Luck3:10
- 6Oh, Lady Be Good4:03
- 7Nice Work If You Can Get It3:35
- 8Things Are Looking Up3:06
- 9Just Another Rhumba5:37
- 10How Long Has This Been Going On?3:48
- 11’S Wonderful3:32
- 12The Man I Love3:54
- 13That Certain Feeling3:06
- 14By Strauss2:33
- 15Someone to Watch Over Me4:35
- 16The Real American Folk Song3:47
- 17Who Cares?3:05
Disc 2
- 1Looking for a Boy3:05
- 2They All Laughed3:06
- 3My Cousin in Milwaukee3:11
- 4Somebody From Somewhere3:09
- 5A Foggy Day3:35
- 6Clap Yo’ Hands2:31
- 7For You, for Me, for Evermore3:27
- 8Stiff Upper Lip2:54
- 9Boy Wanted3:37
- 10Strike Up the Band2:37
- 11Soon2:24
- 12I’ve Got a Crush on You3:31
- 13Bidin’ My Time2:42
- 14Aren’t You Kind of Glad We Did?3:32
- 15Of Thee I Sing (Baby)3:11
- 16“The Half of It, Dearie” Blues3:49
- 17I Was Doing All Right3:29
- 18He Loves and She Loves2:47
Disc 3
- 1Love Is Sweeping the Country3:27
- 2Treat Me Rough2:57
- 3Love Is Here to Stay3:54
- 4Slap That Bass3:21
- 5Isn’t It a Pity?3:26
- 6Shall We Dance3:09
- 7Love Walked In3:53
- 8You’ve Got What Gets Me2:15
- 9They Can’t Take That Away From Me3:11
- 10Embraceable You4:53
- 11I Can’t Be Bothered Now2:49
- 12Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!3:49
- 13Fascinatin’ Rhythm3:22
- 14Funny Face3:23
- 15Lorelei3:22
- 16Oh, So Nice3:41
- 17Let’s Kiss and Make Up3:51
- 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.