Ella's Best 10

The list author says:
	"An intimate, beautifully moving set of recordings. This reissue perfectly captures the subtle tones of Oscar, Ella, and Louis, that we have come to treasure. Rainy day music."

The list author says:
	"As on 'Ella and Louis', it's predecessor, Ella and Louis couldn't have been recorded better. A far cry from the big bands, which seemed to force too much out of Ella at times."

The list author says:
	"This constantly underrated album is by far the jazziest of the songbook albums, and for me is the most satisfying of the set, both on the ballads, which are sublime, and the fabulous swinging numbers."

The list author says:
	"A wonderful meeting for both artists. Ella is electric, esctatic, and constantly inventive, and Basie's band were never better recorded."

The list author says:
	"A wonderful, massive album which perfectly showcases the live talents that made Ella so famous, which she could never recreate in the studio. One can't see the whole Ella without at least 1 live set."

The list author says:
	"Apart from the wonderful Ellington set, most of the songbook series until this one were fairly bland and unimaginative. This one was different: Brassy, exciting, varied, and touching."

The list author says:
	"As far as Ella's concerned, this album is highly successful. Her set is mostly mid-tempo numbers, but the highlight is definately 'Air Mail Special', a blisteringly fast scat showcase for Fitzgerald."

The list author says:
	"Riddle's arrangments are brilliant, Ella is spot on, and the sound is perfect. The album is consistently excellent, but there is no stand-out highlight. Just a textbook example of big band music."

The list author says:
	"Some brassy big band numbers, but the sheer volume of just good numbers, sometimes excellent numbers, is the best thing about this album. Just a massive collection of classic material."

The list author says:
	"This classic duet album contains the now infamous rendition of 'Summertime'. The ballads are beautiful, and the big brassy numbers are exuberant and exciting."