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| Oh, Lady Be Good! - Best of The Gershwin Songbook |
| Ella Fitzgerald |
| első megjelenés éve: 1959 |
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| (2007)
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Kérjen
árajánlatot! |
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| 1. | Fascinating Rhythm
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| 2. | 'S Wonderful
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| 3. | Someone To Watch Over Me
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| 4. | He Loves And She Loves
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| 5. | Oh Lady Be Good
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| 6. | Foggy Day
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| 7. | How Long Has This Been Going On
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| 8. | Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
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| 9. | But Not For Me
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| 10. | My One And Only
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| 11. | I've Got A Crush On You
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| 12. | Nice Work If You Can Get It
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| 13. | Man I Love
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| 14. | Funny Face
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| 15. | Embraceable You
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| 16. | They Can't Take That Away From Me
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| 17. | I Got Rhythm
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Jazz
Tracks 1 and 14 recorded March 18, 1959 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood. Track 2 recorded July 16, 1959 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood. Tracks 3, 8, 10, and 12 recorded March 26, 1959 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood. Tracks 4, 6, and 13 recorded (second session) January 5, 1959 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood. Tracks 5, 9, 11, and 15 recorded January 8, 1959 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood. Tracks 7, 16, and 17 recorded (first sesson) January 5, 1959 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood.
Ella Fitzgerald Vocal
Nelson Riddle Arranger, Conductor
Nowhere was Ella Fitzgerald's mastery of America's "classical" music more evident than on the legendary songbook albumsof the 1950s. Of the songwriting giants covered in the series, the collection of songs by George and Ira Gershwin was arguably the greatest. OH, LADY, BE GOOD! BEST OF THE GERSHWIN SONGBOOK collects 17 of the strongest cuts from the 5 original LPs. Why Gershwin? Ella's painstaking attention to musical perfection helped turn many songs into standards, but Ira Gershwin's lyrics seemed to speak to Ella most directly ofall. Ira, who was present at these 1959 sessions, wrote lyrics that conveyed a sense of lightness and romanticism, qualities that fit Fitzgerald's vocal style to a tee. Ella's unique abilities are showcased on her masterful version of "Someone To Watch Over Me". While many singers have captured thesong's sense of longing, Fitzgerald refuses to overdo it. She won't be too dismayed if the man of her dreams doesn't come through the door, but wouldn't it be just great if he did? A similarly refined mood threads its way through "The Man I Love" and "A Foggy Day", while the more upbeat tunes ("'S Wonderful", "Nice Work If You Can Get It") swing confidently.
Some would say Ella didn't pay much attention to the words she sang. But her insistence on recording many of the neglected verses that precede the well-known choruses on OH, LADY, BE GOOD prove otherwise. This commitment to the true gems of American songwriting helped the songs, and these performances in particular, become "standards" for a generation.
Ella Fitzgerald was at her performing peak during the period that she recorded the fifty-three songs that comprise the Gershwin songbook. Though she maintained a heavy touring schedule, the recording sessions weren't rushed; they were spread out over a number of dates between January and August 1959. She turned out one definitive rendition after another with apparent effortlessness while never sounding mechanical.
But as William Ruhlmann points out in his liner notes, Fitzgerald worked with arranger/conductor Nelson Riddle - who by this time had become simply the best at updating classic Broadway songcraft to a modern Fifties sensibility. And she had the participation for these sessions of Ira Gershwin himself. Ruhlmann states that "Gershwin was the most effective at conveying common romantic feeling, especially from a female perspective." Here are the best examples of the premier vocalist working with the perfect arranger interpreting the greatest American songs. |
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