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| Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook Band: Ella Fitzgerald Tracks: - Blues in the Night - Let's Fall in Love - Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) - Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - My Shining Hour - Hooray for Love - This Time the Dream's on Me - That Old Black Magic - I've Got the World on a String - Let's Take a Walk Around the Block - Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good) - AC-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive - When the Sun Comes Out - Come Rain or Come Shine - As Long as I Live - Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe - It's Only a Paper Moon - Man That Got Away - One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) - It Was Written in the Stars - Get Happy - I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues - Out of This World - Over the Rainbow - Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead - Sing My Heart - Let's Take a Walk Around the Block [Alternate Take] - Sing My Heart [Alternative Version] ELLA AND BILLY MAY If you don't know other songbooks from the ELLA's 16 collection,you might enjoy those two cds a lot.But many of those excellent songs have been covered so well by the likes of SINATRA,GARLAND etc.that you are bound to be disapointed.ELLA is not at ease with with BILLY MAY's driving orchestral direction.Compare MAY's wonderful work with ANITA O'DAY(SWINGS Cole PORTER)to experience the difference.It's simply a mismatch.However,if you don't pay attention to these sorts of details,you can buy it eyes closed,because no songbook of ELLA is without interest.THAT OLD Black Magic and BLUES IN THE NIGHT were allready famous songs at that time;GET HAPPY will forever be associated with JUDY GARLAND.My favorite here is MY SHINING HOUR.A medium Fitzgerald can still be a crowd pleaser. ELLA and BILLY MAY TOGETHER AT LAST! If only for these sessions, Billy May, leader of the swingin' Band for so many great vocalists throught the years, provides the backdrops here for Lady Time in these timeless recordings of the Immortal Harold Arlen. Norman Granz had May earmarked for this project for a long while, and the results prove it. May's brash, swinging brass infused orchestra forms the perfect frame for Ella when she wants to swing, and a blue, smoky curtain when she wants to hush down with a ballad. It is interesting to note that so many of Arlen's songs became "signature" songs for singers who utili chorus, pure verse. And finally, a great way to close the album, Clock Moves Sideways, lot of feeling. The only thing that I criticize it's tha ame>V/A Compilations Buy Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Songbook at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
