Vocal / Traditional Pop; Standards; Swing; Ballads; Christmas; Vocal Jazz; Bop; Holiday
Recorded:
* Tracks 1-4, 8-11, and 14-18: July 15 and 16, 1960, Columbia Recording Studios, New York City
* Tracks 5-7 and 12: August 5, 1960, Radio Recorders, Hollywood
* Track 13: September 3, 1959, United Recorders, Hollywood
While you can have Christmas without children, it's not as much fun. And while you can have swinging jazz without Ella, that, too, is just not the same thing.
Ella Fitzgerald just breathed joy and happiness, and, throughout her brilliantly successful career, had a special appeal to children - owing, in part, to the way that she wrapped her little-girl voice around the most sophisticated jazz arrangements. Imagine then, the gift beyond value that is this Christmas album.
With Frank DeVol's perfectly jazzy arrangements, Ella swings all of the great pop Yuletide classics, saving her best singing - and some of the best in this, her mid-career form - for the ballads.
Here's the whole package: Ella, Christmas, and swinging jazz. With 6 bonus tracks added to the original 1960 album.
Ella Fitzgerald - Vocal
Frank DeVol - Arranger, Conductor
Russell Garcia - Conductor |
