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- Original Release Date: 5 Jun 2008
- Format - Music: MP3
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| Play | 1. All Through The Night | 3:17 | £0.79 | ||
| Play | 2. Anything Goes | 3:23 | £0.79 | ||
| Play | 3. Miss Otis Regrets | 3:02 | £0.79 | ||
| Play | 4. Too Darn Hot | 3:50 | £0.79 | ||
| Play | 5. In The Still Of The Night | 2:40 | £0.79 | ||
| Play | 6. I Get A Kick Out Of You | 4:01 | £0.79 | ||
| Play | 7. Do I Love You? | 3:51 | £0.79 | ||
| Play | 8. I'm Always True To You In My Fashion | 2:50 | £0.79 | ||
| Play | 9. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) | 3:33 | £0.79 | ||
| Play | 10. Just One Of Those Things | 3:34 | £0.79 | ||
| Play | 11. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye | 3:34 | £0.79 | ||
| Play | 12. All Of You | 1:45 | £0.79 | ||
| Play | 13. Begin The Beguine | 3:39 | £0.79 | ||
| Play | 14. Get Out Of Town | 3:24 | £0.79 | ||
| Play | 15. I Am In Love | 4:08 | £0.79 | ||
| Play | 16. From This Moment On | 3:16 | £0.79 |
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In any rational list of the 20th-century's top song-stylists, Ella Fitzgerald would have to rank in the Top 5. Ella had a wonderful, distinct voice and style. Many singers have great skills. Many have perfect pitch and great intonation. But very few singers can use their voice like a fine instrument. Ella was one of those select few.
Apart from having a wonderful voice, Ella was next to incomparable when it came to interpreting lyrics. It is no wonder that lyricists loved her and were ecstatic when she covered one of their songs. It is also no wonder that during the course of her career Ella recorded various "Song Books" in which she took the work of a great composer/lyricist and dedicated an album or two to their work. Ella did Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Rodgers & Hart, the Gershwins', and Jerome Kern song books among others. They are all wonderful to listen to, all 5-star performances (with the possible exception of the Gershwin song book) but my favorite of all her song books is this one: "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book".
Although the first half of the 20th century had a surplus of great songwriters (see the above) there was something about Cole Porter's that has kept those lyrics fresh and even edgy in the 21st-century. The pairing of Fitzgerald and Porter then is the equivalent of the perfect. A lyricist whose lyrics are funny, witty, charming and, yes, poetic and a singer capable of doing justice to those great lyrics makes for a memorable CD.
This is a 2-CD set (the product description lists it incorrectly as 4). It contains an awful lot of Porter's great songs. Anything Goes, Too Darn Hot, Let's Do it, and I'm Always True to You in My Fashion are my highlights for CD-1. Night and Day, I've Got You Under My Skin, Love for Sale, and You're the Top, top off CD-2. Ella recorded these in 1956, exactly half a century ago under the auspices of the wonderful producer Norman Granz. Verve Records has restored the masters and the sound quality is excellent for a re-mastered recording.
Cole Porter once said that "In olden days a glimpse of stockings, was looked on as something shocking, Now heaven knows, anything goes." Well, all these decades later these songs go great with anything. You can enjoy them "in the still of the night" or "all through the night". These songs "do something to me" and I can say nothing more than this CD is the tops, it's the Tower of Pisa, it's the smile on the Mona Lisa.
If you can find this available, do yourself a favor and buy it, then sit back and enjoy.
Apart from having a wonderful voice, Ella was next to incomparable when it came to interpreting lyrics. It is no wonder that lyricists loved her and were ecstatic when she covered one of their songs. It is also no wonder that during the course of her career Ella recorded various "Song Books" in which she took the work of a great composer/lyricist and dedicated an album or two to their work. Ella did Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Rodgers & Hart, the Gershwins', and Jerome Kern song books among others. They are all wonderful to listen to, all 5-star performances (with the possible exception of the Gershwin song book) but my favorite of all her song books is this one: "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book".
Although the first half of the 20th century had a surplus of great songwriters (see the above) there was something about Cole Porter's that has kept those lyrics fresh and even edgy in the 21st-century. The pairing of Fitzgerald and Porter then is the equivalent of the perfect. A lyricist whose lyrics are funny, witty, charming and, yes, poetic and a singer capable of doing justice to those great lyrics makes for a memorable CD.
This is a 2-CD set (the product description lists it incorrectly as 4). It contains an awful lot of Porter's great songs. Anything Goes, Too Darn Hot, Let's Do it, and I'm Always True to You in My Fashion are my highlights for CD-1. Night and Day, I've Got You Under My Skin, Love for Sale, and You're the Top, top off CD-2. Ella recorded these in 1956, exactly half a century ago under the auspices of the wonderful producer Norman Granz. Verve Records has restored the masters and the sound quality is excellent for a re-mastered recording.
Cole Porter once said that "In olden days a glimpse of stockings, was looked on as something shocking, Now heaven knows, anything goes." Well, all these decades later these songs go great with anything. You can enjoy them "in the still of the night" or "all through the night". These songs "do something to me" and I can say nothing more than this CD is the tops, it's the Tower of Pisa, it's the smile on the Mona Lisa.
If you can find this available, do yourself a favor and buy it, then sit back and enjoy.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Ella is always a pleasure to listen to, but Ella with classy material is something special. This is what you get on this double album. The "Song Book" series is renown and this is arguably the best.
I own the earlier CD releases as well as this later double album. There is a difference in the sound as a result of the re-mastering but I would not like to say which sounds the better. I do wonder why Verve bothered to re-master when the originals still sound wonderful but do not let this consideration of fine judgement prevent you from buying a great album.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you are a jazz fan, you've heard most of the songs on this album a hundred times in a thousand different versions, mostly as instrumentals. Now is your chance to hear them as Cole Porter wrote them and, in particular, to pay attention to the lyrics. Porter's powerful poetry would often be banned in today's politcally correct world. Thank god we still have these recordings.
We all have a tendency to think that Sinatra put down the official american songbook soundtrack (please **** off, Rod Stewart, Jaimie whatsit, Bubley and all the rest of you new converts) but Ella's recordings sit side by side with the Chairman of the Board's.
None of Ella's fantastic scat here. Just plain straight forward singing of the songs of one of the 20th century's greatest composers with wonderful arrangements and a fantastic diction which makes printed lyrics unnecessary.
We can all complain about the Cole Porter songs that are missing from this set, but it is wonderful. A couple of tracks with 1950s latin feel have aged enormously, but the majority is just plain brilliant.
If you are a musician you will agree tha Cole Porter's are amongst the most difficult standards to play. Ella will give you a lesson in simplicity that you will never forget.
Just listen to Miss Otis Regrets. This is clearly a desert island disc.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Ella Fitzgerald had (for me) probably the voice nearest to perfection of any singer, in terms of its purity. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Keith M
Beyond criticism
My dictionary defines beauty as "that quality or combination of qualities which affords keen pleasure to the senses". Ella Fitzgerald and Cole Porter. Enough said.
Published 9 months ago by ACB (swansea)
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This is a wonderful collection of 32 tracks (+ 3 alternative takes) of some of the best of the tunes of Cole Porter. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Dr. H. A. Jones
Ella sings Cole Porter
This superb two-disk album combines the talents of perhaps the greatest song-writer of the last century with, arguably, the greatest female non-classical vocalist. Read more
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classy ella
classy cole porter songs beautifully arranged to suit ella's masterly interpretation.well up to buddy bregmsn's rodgers &hart album
Published on 29 Sep 2009 by Alan Watson
A great collection messed up by an engineer
This was one of the great recordings of all time showing off the range, depth and expression of Ella's astonishing voice. Read more
Published on 2 May 2001
Vintage Ella at its very best - a must for jazz romantics!
The lightness and joy with which she sings Cole Porter is effortless and exquisite with just a slight swing. Buddy Bregman's orchestra provides just the right balance of backdrop. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2001
A classy lady with a timeless sound
Who of us hasn't heard Ella Fitzgerald doing her magic in a movie soundtrack or in some TV ad. Most of couldn't put a name to the voice but believe me, taking the opportunity to... Read more
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