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~ Essential Masters of Jazz (Series), Ella Fitzgerald
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Product details

  • Audio CD (1 Jul 1996)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Decca (UMO)
  • ASIN: B000024FXO
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,363 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #27 in  Music > Jazz > Vocalists > Female
    #35 in  Music > Jazz > Labels > Universal

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Manhattan 2:52£0.79
Listen  2. With A Song In My Heart 2:47£0.79
Listen  3. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 3:34£0.79
Listen  4. Let's Face The Music And Dance 2:57£0.69
Listen  5. The Man I Love 3:53£0.79
Listen  6. A Fine Romance 3:38£0.79
Listen  7. Blue Moon 3:13£0.79
Listen  8. Mack The Knife 5:06£0.79
Listen  9. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) 3:34£0.79
Listen10. Love For Sale 5:55£0.79
Listen11. It's All Right With Me 3:08£0.79
Listen12. What Is This Thing Called Love? 2:04£0.79
Listen13. But Not For Me 2:07£0.79
Listen14. 'S Wonderful 3:31£0.79
Listen15. I Could Write A Book 3:39£0.79
Listen16. Let's Fall In Love 4:04£0.79
Listen17. The Lady Is A Tramp 3:23£0.79
Listen18. My Funny Valentine 3:54£0.79
Listen19. Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered 7:04Album Only
Listen20. There's A Small Hotel 2:49£0.79
Listen21. Love Is Here To Stay 3:54£0.79

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Given the sheer scale of Ella Fitzgerald's career, no definitive compilation is possible, but the 77 minutes featured on this release are, as the title has it, "essential". In 1956 Ella moved to Verve, and her album The Cole Porter Songbook was her first release for the label. It was such a success that for the next eight years Fitzgerald recorded a definitive series of songbooks, creating in the process a unique chronicle of the finest melodies of not only Cole Porter, but of Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart, George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and others. It is from those great albums that this anthology has been compiled, and with such a treasure-trove of American song to chose from, every selection is a superbly performed classic. Fitzgerald can be warm and tender, sardonic and blue, but is always a dazzlingly "sophisticated lady" (a track which actually appears on Verve's lavish For The Love Of Ella Fitzgerald double-set). Whether swinging or lamenting, and with every detail of the original tapes brought to life via exceptional remastering, Ella is in fine voice backed by impeccable arrangements. It is indeed, "'s wonderful" and the only response is to be "bewitched". --Gary S. Dalkin

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classical jazz and such a soulful voice, 27 Aug 2001
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Ella Fitzgerald was most definitely a diva in her time and in my account still is today. This cd epitomises everything she represented. This album is exactly as it says, 'Essential' Ella. It contains classics such as Lets fall in love and Mac the knife. I'd recommend it to everyone, especially Frank Sinatra fans such as myself. It's not only a classic collection of her greatest songs but a marvelous representation of her what she stood for... Jazz and a whole lotta soul! Enjoy!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I'd give ti six if I could, 15 Jun 2003
By Mr. Andrew Allison (Hull, England) - See all my reviews
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What can anyone say about Ella that has not already been said. The richness and sheer quality of voice that she possesed make her stand out head and shoulders among the rest. I remember hearing Peggy Lee say that Ella sets the standard that we all try to reach. That's saying something coming from one of the best.

All the recordings on this CD are from Ella in her prime. The songbook series that she recorded has to be one of the most important in the history of popular music. Here we listen to some of the best songs ever written, arranged by the best arrangers, and backed by the best musicians. What more can you want?

Buy it, curl up on the sofa, and be transported to another world.

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