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| Ella Fitzgerald & Friends for Lovers |
| Ella Fitzgerald & Friends, Ella Fitzgerald, Ben Webster, Benny Carter, Billy May, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Nelson Riddle, Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, Stuff Smith |
| első megjelenés éve: 1963 |
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Jazz / Vocal Jazz; Traditional Pop
Recorded: Aug 16, 1956-Jul 16, 1963
Louis Armstrong (vocals); Freddy Green, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel (guitar); Stuff Smith (violin); Ben Wester, Frank Foster, Stan Getz (tenor saxophone); Joe Newman (trumpet); Oscar Peterson, Paul Smith (piano); Count Basie, Urbie Green (organ); Joe Mondragon, Ray Brown, Buddy Catlett (bass instrument); Alvin Stroller, Luis Bellson, Sonny Payne, Buddy Rich (drums)
There is never a shortage, on any given year, of record industry Valentine's Day cash-ins, and ELLA FITZGERALD AND FRIENDS FOR LOVERS certainly falls under that category. Despite its status as a bit of a commercial ploy, however, the album achieves its aim in spades. There are few things dreamier and more romantic than Ella's honeyed, supple voice, and the song selection, which features heart-melting renditions of "Prelude to a Kiss," "Body and Soul," and "My One and Only Love," among others, is right on target. Superior arrangements and orchestrations, along with guest appearances from the likes of Duke Ellington, Stan Getz, Ben Webster, and Oscar Peterson, don't hurt either. Regardless of packaging, it's tough to go wrong with music this classic.
When listeners think of Ella Fitzgerald's musical friends, it's Louis Armstrong who comes to mind first -- the pair recorded two solo albums together, and "convivial" doesn't begin to do justice to the warm atmosphere that was carried across on Ella and Louis and Ella and Louis Again. While Verve's For Lovers series had an Ella Fitzgerald volume from early on, they had to stretch quite a bit -- too far -- to fill this volume and make it function as more than just a showcase for Ella and Louis. Sure, she did incredible work with arrangers Nelson Riddle and Billy May, but these performances of "My One and Only Love" and "This Time the Dream's on Me" really don't evoke friendship like a true vocal duet. Of those, there are only two, "April in Paris" and "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" with Armstrong (and the latter is a poor selection "for lovers"). It's a scattered compilation, one that doesn't give enough of what it promises, aside form the wonderful work of Ella Fitzgerald.
---John Bush, allmusic |
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