MEDIUM Hybrid SACD
CONDITION sealed
CD M mint
CD CASE M mint
BOOKLET M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
Lou Levy – piano
Herb Ellis – guitar
Joe Mondragon – bass
Stan Levey - drums
a night in tunisia - 4:06
you're my thrill - 3:35
my reverie - 3:16
stella by starlight - 3:16
'round midnight - 3:28
jersey bounce - 3:30
signing off -3:42
cry me a river - 4:12
this year's kisses - 2:15
good morning heartache - 4:19
(i was) born to be blue - 2:41
clap hands, here comes charlie! - 2:41
spring can really hang you up the most - 6:13
music goes 'round and around - 2:26
Fourteen numbers from the heyday of swing, composed sometime between 1930 and 1945, – played and sung time and time again in ballrooms, or on the radio to advertise biscuits or war bonds
Technically and musically either bad or good –, were recorded by Ella in completely new and personal interpretations in 1961
No one should be put off by the rather unfortunate cover!
"Clap Hands …" is absolutely top notch as regards musicality, perfect recording quality, superb accompaniment by a small ensemble, with room for improvisations
It offers a wonderful opportunity to discover something new in these evergreens, despite the occasionally banal lyrics
And no one is more capable of doing just that than the great Dame Ella!
Whether "Jersey Bounce" or "Clap Hands …", both typical big band hits, whether "Good Morning Heartache" or "You’re My Thrill", both intrinsically and unmistakably tied to Billie Holiday and Lester Young
Or whether the classics from the bebop days – "Night In Tunisia" and Thelonious Monk’s "Round Midnight" –, Ella turns them all into Ella numbers
Even Julie London’s hit "Cry Me A River" quickly loses its connections with London and turns into pure Ella!
Her exceptional timing, her supreme assuredness with regards to tempi, her vocal flexibility, not to mention her charm
Her feeling for the lyrics, and her keen sense for recognizing the minutest changes of harmony are truly distinctive
The songs on this recording conjure up bygone days
With listeners in the 21st century being offered a highly personal homage to one of the most successful periods in the 100-year history of jazz
RECORDING June 22 – 23 1961
ENGINEER --
RE MASTERING George Marino
RE RELEASED January 2013
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
MADE IN USA
STYLE Jazz / Vocal Jazz
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
