Ella Fitzgerald - First Lady Of Song (1993) (3CD Box Set)
Genre: Jazz | Label: Verve | 3CD | MP3 320 kbps | 479 MB
Product Description: Ella Fitzgerald "First Lady of Song". A 3 CD celebration of
Ella Fitzgeralds 75th birthday. This deluxe 3 CD set presents the records that have made
Ella Fitzgerald the First Lady of Song. Contains more than 3 hours of music - 51 tracks of essential
Ella Fitzgerald including 25 songs that have never before appeared on a CD. 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.
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