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~ Ella Fitzgerald
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  • Audio CD
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Label: Verve
  • ASIN: B0000046PE
  • Other Editions: Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 134,404 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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This three-CD compilation of Ella Fitzgerald's years with Verve covers the period from 1954 to 1966, with a single throwback to a 1949 Jazz at the Philharmonic concert for a jam session version of "Perdido" with Charlie Parker. The settings range from the almost spartan (intimate, beautiful versions of "Angel Eyes", with guitarist Barney Kessel, and "Lush Life", with pianist Oscar Peterson) to orchestras and big bands, while the material ranges from classic standards to bop tunes like "A Night in Tunisia" to the Lennon-McCartney "Can't Buy Me Love". What ties it all together, of course, is Fitzgerald's singular talent, her ability to find the potential in her material and expand it with her unique vocal abilities. This set is a tribute to producer Norman Granz as well, for he consistently worked to involve Fitzgerald in the fruitful collaborations that enliven this set. There are meetings with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie, as well as excerpts from the Songbook recordings and a number of live performances. --Stuart Broomer

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5.0 out of 5 stars A timeless and eclectic work by the Queen of Jazz, 11 Dec 2001
By davidj@winbourne.freeserve.co.uk (Hamilton, Scotland, UK) - See all my reviews
This spans all of Ella's career at Verve Records and includes a wide selection of memorable performances, live and studio. They include Hernando's Hideaway, the Berlin live version of Mack the Knife and some fabulous sounds on Perdido. A definite for any Ella Fellas.
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