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| 1. All through the night | |||
| 2. Anything goes | |||
| 3. Miss Otis regrets | |||
| 4. Too darn hoty | |||
| 5. In the still of the night | |||
| 6. I get a kick out of you | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. What is that thing called love? | |||
| 2. You're the top | |||
| 3. Love for sale | |||
| 4. It's de-lovely | |||
| 5. Night and day | |||
| 6. Ace in the hole | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. This cant be love | |||
| 2. Thou swell | |||
| 3. My romance | |||
| 4. Where or When | |||
| 5. Little girl blue | |||
| 6. Give it back to the indians | |||
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There are popular singers and singer's singers. Ella Fitzgerald achieved the near impossible by being as highly regarded by her peers as the public. Featured here are her famous Cole Porter and Rodgers & Hart songbooks in their complete original form. The Rodgers & Hart album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 due to a 'qualititative or historical significance' which had seen it endure for nearly half a century. Music like this backs up Tony Bennett's assertion that 'Her recordings will live forever...she'll sound as modern 200 years from now.' Disc 1 1. All Through The Night 2. Anything Goes 3. Miss Otis Regrets 4. Too Darn Hot 5. In The Still Of The Night 6. I Get A Kick Out Of You 7. Do I Love You? 8. Always True To You In My Fashion 9. Let s Do It (Let s Fall In Love) 10. Just One Of Those Things 11. Ev ry Time We Say Goodbye 12. All Of You 13. Begin The Beguine 14. Get Out Of Town 15. I Am In Love 16. From This Moment On 17. I Love Paris 18. You Do Something To Me 19. Ridin High 20. Easy To Love 21. It s All Right With Me 22. Why Can t You Behave? Disc 2 1. What Is This Thing Called Love? 2. You re The Top 3. Love For Sale 4. It s De-Lovely 5. Night And Day 6. Ace In The Hole 7. So In Love 8. I ve Got You Under My Skin 9. I Concentrate On You 10. Don t Fence Me In 11. Have You Met Miss Jones? 12. You Took Advantage Of Me 13. A Ship Without A Sail 14. To Keep My Love Alive 15. Dancing On The Ceiling 16. The Lady Is A Tramp 17. With A Song In My Heart 18. Manhattan 19. Johnny One Note 20. I Wish I Were In Love Again 21. Spring Is Here 22. It Never Entered My Mind Disc 3 1. This Can t Be Love 2. Thou Swell 3. My Romance 4. Where Or When 5.Little Girl Blue 6. Give It Back To The Indians 7. Ten Cents A Dance 8. There s A Small Hotel 9. I Didn t Know What Time It Was 10. Ev rything I ve Got 11. I Could Write A Book 12. The Blue Room 13. My Funny Valentine 14. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered 15. Mountain Greenery 16. Wait Till You See Him 17. Lover 18. Isn t It Romantic? 19. Here In My Arms 20. Blue Moon 21. My Heart Stood Still 22. I ve Got Five Dollars
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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This 3 CD and 66 song set comprises some of the best recordings Ella Fitzgerald made and both songbooks are with the accomplished arranger and conductor Buddy Bregman. The popularity and standard of these 2 songbooks and their availability now as public domain recordings allows them to be purchased at a very reasonable price. I don't believe that there is one dud recording in the entire package and so I am not highlighting any individual songs...they are all superb. The sound quality is very good and as with the Billie Holiday set(also on Not Now)the slim line packaging makes them more compact for storage. Liner notes for both sets are by Michael Heatley and the compilations were produced by Glenn Gretlund. The running times are 76; 73 and 71 minutes. A real collectors item and one that I will be playing a lot.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A great purchase. The greatest female singer of the 20th Century tackling songs by some of the greatest songwriters. Sheer magic throughout. The only thing that could improve this release is if they added the Gershwin Songbook and made it a treble!
38 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Albums were still in their infancy in 1956 and usually didn't contain very much music. Yet in that year, Ella Fitzgerald recorded a collection of 32 Cole Porter songs and a collection of 34 Rodgers and Hart songs, both reproduced here in their entirety, as well as some other albums later that year. I don't know how many LP's these 66 tracks originally occupied, but here they fit on three CD's, with each songbook occupying one entire CD and half of another CD. In both cases, the emphasis is on the more famous tracks by the composers, though there are some notable omissions. It is possible that Ella recorded some of these tracks on other albums, but I haven't checked.
Cole Porter started song writing while still at school, but his successful period began in the mid-twenties and he continued to write successfully until the mid-fifties. He apparently wrote his last song in 1958 and died in 1964. So nearly all of Cole Porter's classic songs pre-date this album, recorded early in 1956, but there was at least one more great song that came too late for Ella to consider for inclusion here, that song being True love. That classic apart, I spotted one obvious omission - My heart belongs to Daddy. I'm sure that there are plenty of great Cole Porter songs that didn't make the final selection for this album, and if I looked through my CD collection I'd find some of them, but I certainly have no complaints about any of the tracks chosen.
Among the Cole Porter songs here that you may recognize, whether or not you've heard Ella's own versions, are Anything goes, Miss Otis regrets, Too darn hot, I get a kick out of you, Always true to you in my fashion, Let's do it let's fall in love, Ev'ry time we say goodbye, Begin the beguine,, I love Paris, It's alright with me, It's de-lovely, Night and day, I've got you under my skin and Don't fence me in.
Richard Rodgers started his song writing partnership with Lorenz Hart while still a teenager. Following the death of Lorenz in 1943, Richard teamed up with Oscar Hammerstein but those songs, though described in the liner notes, are not featured here. For this album, Ella focused exclusively on the songs that Lorenz co-wrote with Richard. Perhaps for that reason, the songs featured are, on average, less famous than those on the companion album, but there are still plenty of classics here. I didn't notice any major omissions, though there are plenty of other great songs that Ella was able to choose from.
Among the Rodgers and Hart songs here that you may recognize, whether or not you've heard Ella's own versions, are Dancing on the ceiling, The lady is a tramp, Manhattan, I wish I were in love again, My romance, Where or when, Ten cents a dance, There's a small hotel, My funny valentine, Bewitched bothered and bewildered, Mountain greenery, Lover and (perhaps most famously of all) Blue moon.
With these and the other songbook albums that followed, Ella did much to preserve the legacy of the great composers of the first half of the twentieth century. These recordings stand the test of time well and new versions continue to be recorded, often inspired by Ella`s own recordings.
Cole Porter started song writing while still at school, but his successful period began in the mid-twenties and he continued to write successfully until the mid-fifties. He apparently wrote his last song in 1958 and died in 1964. So nearly all of Cole Porter's classic songs pre-date this album, recorded early in 1956, but there was at least one more great song that came too late for Ella to consider for inclusion here, that song being True love. That classic apart, I spotted one obvious omission - My heart belongs to Daddy. I'm sure that there are plenty of great Cole Porter songs that didn't make the final selection for this album, and if I looked through my CD collection I'd find some of them, but I certainly have no complaints about any of the tracks chosen.
Among the Cole Porter songs here that you may recognize, whether or not you've heard Ella's own versions, are Anything goes, Miss Otis regrets, Too darn hot, I get a kick out of you, Always true to you in my fashion, Let's do it let's fall in love, Ev'ry time we say goodbye, Begin the beguine,, I love Paris, It's alright with me, It's de-lovely, Night and day, I've got you under my skin and Don't fence me in.
Richard Rodgers started his song writing partnership with Lorenz Hart while still a teenager. Following the death of Lorenz in 1943, Richard teamed up with Oscar Hammerstein but those songs, though described in the liner notes, are not featured here. For this album, Ella focused exclusively on the songs that Lorenz co-wrote with Richard. Perhaps for that reason, the songs featured are, on average, less famous than those on the companion album, but there are still plenty of classics here. I didn't notice any major omissions, though there are plenty of other great songs that Ella was able to choose from.
Among the Rodgers and Hart songs here that you may recognize, whether or not you've heard Ella's own versions, are Dancing on the ceiling, The lady is a tramp, Manhattan, I wish I were in love again, My romance, Where or when, Ten cents a dance, There's a small hotel, My funny valentine, Bewitched bothered and bewildered, Mountain greenery, Lover and (perhaps most famously of all) Blue moon.
With these and the other songbook albums that followed, Ella did much to preserve the legacy of the great composers of the first half of the twentieth century. These recordings stand the test of time well and new versions continue to be recorded, often inspired by Ella`s own recordings.
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I had both of these songbook sets on vinyl back in the sixties. Porter is my favourite American songwriter, with Rodgers and Hart coming a very close second. Read more
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this record is a must-have for any lovers of good popular music of the 20th century,containing as it does some of the best songs,orchestrated beautifully and sung by one of the... Read more
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This compilation of 3 CDs featuring 66 songs by the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald is a wonderful bargain. Memorable songs, well recorded. If you love Ella, what more do you need?
Published on 19 Feb 2010 by Mr. Keith Chauncy
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I am delighted with the CD collection. All the songs are memorable and her voice unique. The item came to me in good condition and very quick too.
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