- jazz, early jazz vocals, classic rock
- 193 min
- 55 tracks
- Verve
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book is a box set by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald that contains songs by George and Ira Gershwin with arrangements by Nelson Riddle.
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Classical in form, spare, character-led and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4 ★
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Tracks
- A1Ambulatory Suite (instrumental)7:21
- A2The Preludes (instrumental)6:37
- A3Sam and Delilah3:19
- A4But Not for Me3:35
- A5My One and Only2:38
- A6Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off4:30
- B1Beginner’s Luck3:10
- B2Oh, Lady Be Good4:03
- B3Nice Work If You Can Get It3:35
- B4Things Are Looking Up3:06
- B5Just Another Rhumba5:37
- B6How Long Has This Been Going On?3:48
- C1’S Wonderful3:32
- C2The Man I Love3:54
- C3That Certain Feeling3:06
- C4By Strauss2:33
- C5Someone to Watch Over Me4:35
- C6The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag)3:47
- D1Who Cares?3:05
- D2Looking for a Boy3:05
- D3They All Laughed3:06
- D4My Cousin in Milwaukee3:11
- D5Somebody From Somewhere3:09
- E1A Foggy Day3:50
- E2Clap Your Hands2:28
- E3For You, for Me, for Everyone3:23
- E4Stiff Upper Lip2:50
- E5Boy Wanted3:33
- E6Strike Up the Band2:33
- F1Soon2:20
- F2I’ve Got a Crush on You3:26
- F3Bidin’ My Time2:40
- F4Aren’t You Kind of Glad We Did?3:28
- F5Of Thee I Sing (Baby)3:07
- G1“The Half of It, Dearie” Blues3:45
- G2I Was Doing All Right3:25
- G3He Loves and She Loves2:46
- G4Love Is Sweeping the Country3:24
- G5Treat Me Rough2:54
- H1Love Is Here to Stay3:52
- H2Slap That Bass3:23
- H3Isn’t It a Pity?3:23
- H4Shall We Dance?3:08
- H5Love Walked In3:52
- H6You’ve Got What Gets Me2:13
- I1They Can’t Take That Away From Me3:07
- I3Embraceable You4:49
- I4I Can’t Be Bothered Now2:48
- I5Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!3:46
- I6Fascinatin’ Rhythm3:22
- J1Funny Face3:23
- J2Lorellei3:21
- J3Oh, So Nice3:40
- J4Let’s Kiss and Make Up3:49
- J5I Got Rhythm3:07
55 tracks, 193 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Label
- Verve
- Released
- 1959
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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