Track Listings (17) - Disc #1| All Artists: Ella Fitzgerald Title: Oh Lady Be Good: Best of Gershwin Songbook Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 2 Label: Polygram Records Original Release Date: 1/30/1996 Release Date: 1/30/1996 Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists Styles: Swing Jazz, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Vocal Jazz, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Classic Vocalists, Traditional Vocal Pop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 Other Editions: Oh, Lady, Be Good! Best of the Gershwin Songbook UPCs: 731452958129, 0731452958129 |
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Ella recorded five LPs' worth of Gershwin tunes for her songbook series, which was frankly a little much, so this single disc skims the cream. These songs are the ur-texts of American pre-war pop, straightforward love song... more »     |
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Amazon.com essential recording Ella recorded five LPs' worth of Gershwin tunes for her songbook series, which was frankly a little much, so this single disc skims the cream. These songs are the ur-texts of American pre-war pop, straightforward love songs made to flow off a singer's tongue, and here they're in the hands of a master. Nelson Riddle's arrangements tend toward the soupy side--the bombastic string sections are distinctly nonjazz--but Ella, as always, sings with absolute taste and authority. She doesn't seem to be living inside the lyrics the way she does with, say, the Cole Porter songbook, but the simplicity of the Gershwins' melodies and sentiments let her get across some gently nuanced, technically exquisite singing. --Douglas Wolk Similar CDs
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Member CD Reviews Alton C. from RAPID CITY, SD Reviewed on 5/9/2009... Absolutely outstanding! I give every song on this CD at least four stars and most are five. Classic Ella. I have been searching for another female vocalist who even comes close to this beautiful voice and have yet to find one. Dianna Krall, Norah Jones, and Trintje Oosterhuis come close, but can't touch this lady! 1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.
CD ReviewsOh Lady Be Good is BETTER Than Good! 07/10/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "For those who want to hear Ella weave her magic in crisp, sparkling STEREO this is one of the VERY best of her many CDs. On this one she performs a unique, slow-tempo "Oh Lady Be Good" (that's right, SLOW and MELLOW as you've never heard it before and as only she could do it - and this alone is worth the price of admission). All the other top Gershwin goodies ("A Foggy Day", "But not For Me", "The Man I Love", etc.) are enhanced by Nelson Riddle's incomparable arrangements recorded in magnificent wrap-around sound that puts you right in front row center. So buckle up. This is a thrill-ride you'll want to experience again and again and again!" The Best of the Best.... nabbott6 | Scottsdale, AZ United States | 09/21/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Ella's voice is part of my childhood. She and George Gershwin played my lullabies. Not a bad introduction to music. Even now when I can't sleep I bring her back and let her sing in my head. Was there ever anything as lovely as Ella's voice? Everything falls away except the for the pure magic of her voice, the orchestra soaring...
This CD comes as close to the old "Ella Sings Gershwin" LP my parents had that I have found. Only "Clap a'Yo Hands" is missing. These are songs you love to listen to and love to sing. All my life I'll be grateful that Ella taught me how to sing! How can you not sing when you hear "Someone to Watch Over Me"? "The Man I Love"? How sweet is "I've Got a Crush on You"? I feel like I've just found buried treasure! I've got more Ella recordings that anything else in my collection, but like the CD itself says, "The Best of the Best of the Best of the Best." It's fabulous to have the all these amazing songs on one CD. I just got myself a great present. You should get one too!" |
