Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book [size=4]Recorded March 13 - 19, 1958
CD Released: 27 Nov 2000 Label: Verve
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Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Paul Weston, focusing on the songs of Irving Berlin
It is difficult to know where to begin when approaching an artist as wonderful as Ella Fitzgerald, especially when covering a revered recording like Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book from the late '50s. This set includes two CDs with 32 songs chosen from Berlin's collection of nearly 800 songs. These selections are perfectly suited for Fitzgerald's voice and her romantic sensibility; they are happy, occasionally sad, and full of swinging rhythm. A few of these songs -- "Cheek to Cheek," "Puttin' on the Ritz," and "Blue Skies" -- will be most familiar; others, "Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails," "Russian Lullaby," and "All By Myself" are as memorable but perhaps less known. Choices like "Isn't This a Lovely Day?" feature everything a listener would want in a song: intelligent lyrics, memorable melodies, and a strong emotional center. To say that Fitzgerald is in good voice for these recordings would be an understatement; her presentation here is simply regal.
Disc 1:
Tracklist: 01 - Let's Face The Music And Dance
02 - You're Laughing At Me
03 - Let Yourself Go
04 - You Can Have Him
05 - Russian Lullaby
06 - Puttin' On The Ritz
07 - Get Thee Behind Me Satan
08 - Alexander's Ragtime Band
09 - Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails
10 - How About Me
11 - Cheek To Cheek
12 - I Used To Be Color Blind
13 - Lazy
14 - How Deep Is The Ocean
15 - All By Myself
16 - Remember
Disc 2:
Tracklist: 1. Suppertime 2. How's Chances 3. Heat Wave 4. Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain) 5. You Keep Coming Back Like A Song 6. Reaching For The Moon 7. Slumming On Park Avenue 8. Song Is Ended, The (But The Melody Lingers On) 9. I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket 10. Now It Can Be Told 11. Always 12. It's A Lovely Day Today 13. Change Partners 14. No Strings (I'm Fancy Free) 15. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 16. Blue Skies
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