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ASIN : B0000046R2
Track Listings for
Disc-1
1. Something's Gotta Give
2. Love Is Here to Stay
3. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
4. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
5. Lady Is a Tramp
6. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
7. Miss Otis Regrets
8. 'S Wonderful
9. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
10. Love for Sale
11. They Can't Take That Away from Me
12. Midnight Sun
13. Hooray for Love
14. Why Was I Born?
15. Cotton Tail
16. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
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Editorial Reviews
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The Songbooks recorded by Ella Fitzgerald during the 50s and 60s make up one of the great historical landmarks of jazz. First off, they are, like the Capitol recordings by Frank Sinatra--irresistible. These are some of the best popular songs ever written, sung by one of the finest voices jazz has known. The arrangements and bands, written and led by people like Billy May, Nelson Riddle and Duke Ellington were without flaw. The tracks include one of the most expensive assemblies of jazz stars one could imagine--including the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Buddy de Franco, Ben Webster, Harry Edison, Barney Kessel, Stuff Smith, Willie Smith and Bob Cooper. Impresario Norman Granz, whose idea it was, organised the sessions without caring about the cost, and so every aspect of the recordings is the best possible. The original books spread over about 20 LPs or a dozen CDs. This CD crystallises the best, from the elegant, as typified by the heart-breaking "Miss Otis Regrets", to the frantically hot, when Ben Webster and Stuff Smith tumble over themselves on "Cottontail". Cole Porter's "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" was a hit in 1957 that came to symbolise Ella's work for a generation. --Steve Voce
Un Essentiel amazon.fr
Un Best Of qui justifie pleinement son appellation, qui prend tout son sens en tirant son essence d'un volumineux coffret faisant le tour de la carrière de la chanteuse pour le compte de Verve. Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, George et Ira Gershwin, et bien sûr Duke Ellington, tous les compositeurs ont ici l'honneur et l'avantage d'être salués par celle qui popularisa le scat, et plus encore le jazz, auprès de tous ceux qui n'aiment pas que cela. Des envolées subtiles, des phrases sur le bout de la voix, des mélodies à pleins poumons, à tous les coups, Ella Fitzgerald fait sienne chaque chanson. --Jacques Denis
Customer Reviews
Ella at her best (2002-10-10)  It seems unfair to give this masterful collection four rather than five stars for what can only be termed religious reasons, but there you go. An outstanding CD, capturing Fitzgerald in all her perfection. If you love her, it's all here, but I find myself wishing she put more personality, more emotion, more soul into her music. In that spirit, I take one star and give it to Sarah Vaughan, my favorite jazz vocalist of them all.
The Best of the Best of the Best (2002-10-09)  It has been awhile since I have read all of the wonderful reviews for this CD. As the man who chose the songs, sequenced them and wrote the album notes, it is one of the high points of my career that so many of you love listening to this CD as much as I did making it. It was indeed a difficult assignment, narrowing down all the songs from Ella's songbook series to just these, but I hope I put in something for everybody. I agree that as a collection, there is no better representation of the best of singing, songwriting and musical arranging available. Before I sound egotistical about it, remember that the reason the collection is so good is because Ella Fitzgerald is singing; Gershwin, Porter, Rodgers, Hart, Berlin, Ellington, Arlen, Kern and Mercer did the writing; and Bregman, Riddle, May, Strayhorn and Weston did the arranging. What could possibly be better?
Sweet, Sweet Ella (2002-04-27) This collection of songs-- the best of the Cole Porter Songbooks- is a must-have if you're an Ella fan, or just interested in Ella in general. Who can resist that lovely voice? Those wonderful songs? Ella Fitzgerald sings these songs the way they should be sung.
Invaluable Resource (2001-12-14) Even though I have most of the original vinyl releases, my respect for the "great" American composers required that I secure them in a more stable digitalized format. Having said that, I must admit the addition of these "Best of--" collections of the Songbooks to a listener's library is not all gravy. Just as the "Best of--" collections of Sinatra material destroyed the thematic integrity of the original "concept" albums, these Ella samplers tend to blur the focus of the originals, which was squarely on the composer, not the performer. Ella's is not the kind of voice likely to win points with the greater number of listeners these days. Its high-pitched innocense, unwaveringly perfect intonation, unforced projection and quintessentially pure diction are all at odds with the banal, self-absorbed, "theatrical" shills who have replaced her. But it's also the ideal voice for displaying the genius of the men behind the songs, a transparent medium permitting access to the songs in all their melodic richness and lyric inventiveness. As far as the selection of material, only two of the songs, while undeniably appealing, don't belong in any limited collection of the best of the Songbooks--Arlen's "Hooray for Love" and Duke's "Cottontail." As for the arrangers, the special genius of Nelson Riddle is all the more apparent in the company of the other arrangers. The biggest disappointment of the 3 "Best of..." collections? The absence of the delightful Rodgers and Hart tune, "To Keep My Love Alive." The best reason to own this particular "Best of..." collection? The Inclusion of R&H's "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered," with all of Hart's "blue" and normally censored lyrics.
A True Classic CD of American Classic Songs (2001-12-09) This is a classic and one of Ella Fitzgerald's best CD's. She sings these classic songs like nobody (NOBODY) else can. She must have the most remarkable voice in modern history, except maybe the tenor opera singers. This collection features Ella's more mainstream, pop music. The songs themselves command respect, and Ella sings them mostly straight and so very lovely. But if you want to experience Ella at her peak, you need to hear her live in a jazzier environment, where she takes off the gloves and blows everyone away with your astonishing voice and interpretations. I highly recommend "The Complete Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife." And if you must own just one Ella CD, or if this is your first Ella purchase, make it "Pure Ella: The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald." You will be totally blown away, starting with the rocking "Mack the Knife," no matter what your musical background or gender.
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