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Ella Fitzgerald - Pure Ella: The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald

Facts

Artist(s)Ella Fitzgerald
StudioVerve
Release DateMarch 31, 1998
UPC Code731453920620
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Tracks

  1. Mack the Knife - Ella Fitzgerald, Weill, Kurt
  2. Blue Skies - Ella Fitzgerald, Berlin, Irving
  3. A-Tisket, A-Tasket - Ella Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald, Ella
  4. They Can't Take That Away from Me - Ella Fitzgerald, Gershwin, George
  5. Misty - Ella Fitzgerald, Burke, Johnny [Voca
  6. You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini) - Ella Fitzgerald, Coslow, Sam
  7. Tea for Two - Ella Fitzgerald, Youmans, Vincent
  8. Love Is Here to Stay - Ella Fitzgerald, Gershwin, George
  9. Night and Day - Ella Fitzgerald, Porter, Cole
  10. My Funny Valentine - Ella Fitzgerald, Rodgers, Richard
  11. The Boy from Ipanema - Ella Fitzgerald, DeMoraes, Vinicius
  12. Too Marvelous for Words - Ella Fitzgerald, Whiting, Richard
  13. Take the "A" Train - Ella Fitzgerald, Strayhorn, Billy
  14. Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald, Gershwin, George
  15. How High the Moon - Ella Fitzgerald, Lewis, Morgan
  16. All the Things You Are - Ella Fitzgerald, Kern, Jerome
  17. Over the Rainbow - Ella Fitzgerald, Arlen, Harold
  18. Oh, Lady Be Good - Ella Fitzgerald, Gershwin, George

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User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (33 reviews)

rating: 5 QuotePure EllaQuote
Pure perfection. Pure Jazz. Pure Ella is right . . .

Mary Maralee October 6, 2008

rating: 5 QuotePure Ella, It doesn't get better than this!Quote
Every Ella Fitzgerald fan should own this CD. Her awesome talent is on display for all to hear. This lady not only set the standard, she is the standard! Enjoy! June 24, 2008

rating: 5 QuotePure Ella: The Very Best of Ella FitgeraldQuote
A clear and crisp recording of a singer who has a remarkable voice. This is a classic and a favorite in my CD collection. April 7, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteThe Gold StandardQuote
Ella is the gold standard for all female singers. She has the range of a classical singer, the soul of a blues singer, and the improvisational skills and phrasing of a jazz artist. If you want to begin a lifelong love affair with this great artist, this CD is the place to start. March 16, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteAn Excellent Beginner's Course To The Queen Of Jazz.Quote
For those getting into the magic of Lady Ella, this 18 song collection is certainly a solid appetizer. The songs capture the essence of Lady Ella: her fabulous singing, her one of a kind interpretive skills, her fabulous scatting and most of all, the passion she put into everything she sang.

"Pure Ella" containd dome of Ella's most endearing recordings, among them her classic "failed" attempt at "Mack The Knife," (she has a ball on this one), her gender flopped "The Boy From Ipanema," her moving version of "Over The Rainbow," her excellent collaborations with Louis Armstrong on "They Can't Take That Away From Me" and "Summertime" and the soaring "How High The Moon." All these track represent prime Ella, when her voice was at her most powerful and her singing was second to none.

The album's sound quality is excellent, and the packaging, which features an excellent essay by Will Freidwald. Definitely an essential purchase for those getting into Lady Ella. January 6, 2008

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