Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook
Artista	Ella Fitzgerald
Tipo album	Studio
Pubblicazione	1959
Dischi	4
Tracce	59
Genere	Jazz
Etichetta	Verve Records
Produttore	Norman Granz
Registrazione	Capitol Studios, Hollywood, nel gennaio, marzo e luglio 1959
Ella Fitzgerald - cronologia
Album precedente Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers (1959) Album successivo Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife (1960)

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook è un album del 1959 della cantante jazz Ella Fitzgerald, dedicato ai compositori statunitensi George e Ira Gershwin.

Il disco

È il quarto della serie di incisioni dedicate da Ella Fitzgerald al Great American Songbook. Accompagnata dalla "Nelson Riddle Orchestra", Ella si esibisce in un'eccezionale interpretazione dei più celebri motivi del repertorio di George e Ira Gershwin. Il suo irrefrenabile scat di I Got Rhythm e l'eleganza dimostrata in They Can't Take That Away From Me, risultano eccellenti, ma sarà la sua interpretazione di But Not For Me, che le farà guadagnare un Grammy Award.

Tracce

Disco 1

1. Ambulatory Suite (strumentale) (George Gershwin)
   • Promenade (Walking the Dog) - 2:31
   • March of the Swiss Soldiers - 2:04
   • Fidgety Feet - 2:46
2. The Preludes (strumentale) George Gershwin
   • Prelude I - 1:36
   • Prelude II- 3:48
   • Prelude III - 1:13
3. Sam and Delilah - 3:15
4. But Not For Me - 3:31
5. My One and Only - 2:36
6. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off - 4:26
7. (I've Got) Beginner's Luck - 3:08
8. Oh, Lady be Good! - 3:58
9. Nice Work If You Can Get It - 3:32
10. Things Are Looking Up - 3:03
11. Just Another Rhumba - 5:34
12. How Long Has This Been Going On? - 3:45
13. 'S Wonderful - 3:28
14. The Man I Love - 3:50
15. That Certain Feeling - 3:07
16. By Strauss - 2:29
17. Someone to Watch Over Me - 4:30
18. The Real American Folk Song (Is A Rag) - 3:43

Disco 2

1. Who Cares? - 3:05
2. Looking For a Boy - 3:02
3. They All Laughed - 3:02
4. My Cousin in Milwaukee - 3:07
5. Somebody From Somewhere - 3:06
6. A Foggy Day - 3:50
7. Clap Yo' Hands - 2:28
8. For You, For Me, For Evermore - 3:23
9. Stiff Upper Lip - 2:50
10. Boy Wanted - 3:33
11. Strike Up the Band - 2:33
12. Soon - 2:20
13. I've Got a Crush On You - 3:26
14. Bidin' My Time - 2:40
15. Aren't You Kinda Glad We Did? - 3:28
16. Of Thee I Sing - 3:07
17. 'The Half Of It, Dearie' Blues - 3:45
18. I Was Doing All Right - 3:25
19. He Loves and She Loves - 2:46
20. Love Is Sweeping The Country - 3:24
21. Treat Me Rough - 2:54

Disco 3

1. Love Is Here To Stay - 3:52
2. Slap That Bass - 3:23
3. Isn't It a Pity? - 3:23
4. Shall We Dance? - 3:08
5. Love Walked In - 3:52
6. You've Got What Gets Me - 2:13
7. They Can't Take That Away From Me - 3:07
8. Embraceable You - 4:49
9. I Can't Be Bothered Now - 2:48
10. Boy! What Love Has Done To Me! - 3:46
11. Fascinating Rhythm - 3:22
12. Funny Face - 3:23
13. Loreli - 3:21
14. Oh, So Nice! - 3:40
15. Let's Kiss and Make Up - 3:49
16. I Got Rhythm - 3:07

Disco 4

1. Somebody Loves Me (George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard McDonald) - 2:36
2. Cheerful Little Earful (Harry Warren, Ira Gershwin, Billy Rose) - 2:06

Alternative Take e Remix

1. But Not For Me - 2:05 (45 rpm Take)
2. Loreli (Alternative Take) - 3:00
3. Love Is Here To Stay (Partial Alternative Take) - 3:51
4. Oh Lady Be Good! (Alternative Take) - 4:04
5. Oh Lady Be Good! (Alternative Take) - 3:56
6. Oh Lady Be Good! (Alternative Take) - 4:12
7. But Not For Me - 2:05 (Mono Mix)
8. Fascinating Rhythm - 3:21 (Mono Mix)
9. They All Laughed - 3:02 (Mono Mix)
10. The Man I Love - 3:50 (Mono Mix)
11. Nice Work If You Can Get It - 3:32 (Mono Mix)
12. Clap Yo' Hands - 2:29 (Mono Mix)
13. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off - 4:26 (Mono Mix)
14. I Was Doing All Right - 3:25 (Mono Mix)
15. He Loves and She Loves - 2:46 (Mono Mix)
16. (I've Got) Beginner's Luck - 3:07 (Mono Mix)

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