jazz 42 min 10 tracks Verve
These are the Blues is a 1963 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald featuring trumpeter Roy Eldridge and organist Wild Bill Davis. Sleeve artwork was painted by David Stone Martin. This is Fitzgerald's only example of recording an entire album of blues songs.
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Character
Classical in form, character-led, spare and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 ★
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Tracks
- 1Jail House Blues5:29
- 2In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)4:30
- 3See, See Rider2:43
- 4You Don't Know My Mind4:52
- 5Trouble in Mind3:35
- 6How Long, How Long Blues4:01
- 7Cherry Red4:13
- 8Down Hearted Blues3:12
- 9St. Louis Blues6:32
- 10Hear Me Talking to Ya3:02
10 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Label
- Verve
- Released
- 1963
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Vinyl
- Country
- US
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