Ella Fitzgerald - Gold [Decca/Verve Years]

Title: Gold [Decca/Verve Years] Artist: Ella Fitzgerald Release Date: 10/9/2007 Label: Verve Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 602517414549 Genre: Vocal Music Styles: American Popular Song, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz Moods: Elegant, Exuberant, Joyous, Playful, Springlike, Amiable/Good-Natured, Bright, Carefree, Cheerful, Effervescent, Energetic, Intimate, Refined/Mannered, Romantic, Rousing, Soothing, Sweet, Bittersweet, Boisterous, Fun, Gentle, Lively, Reflective, Sentimental, Sophisticated, Stylish, Warm, Autumnal, Aggressive, Brash, Confident, Happy, Lush, Poignant Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
2. Undecided
3. Stairway to the Stars
4. Betcha Nickel
5. Cow Cow Boogie
6. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
7. It's Only a Paper Moon
8. Flying Home
9. Stone Cold Dead in the Market
10. I'm Just a Lucky So and So
11. My Happiness
12. Black Coffee
13. In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)
14. Dream a Little Dream of Me
15. Someone to Watch Over Me
16. Smooth Sailing
17. Airmail Special
18. Goody Goody
19. Angel Eyes
20. You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini), Pts. 1 & 2
21. Lullaby of Birdland
22. Hard Hearted Hannah

1. Just One of Those Things
2. In the Still of the Night
3. The Lady Is a Tramp
4. Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
5. Take the 'A' Train
6. They All Laughed
7. Summertime
8. Oh, Lady Be Good [Live]
9. Blue Skies
10. Swingin' Shepherd Blues
11. Love Is Here to Stay
12. Mack the Knife [Live]
13. How High the Moon [Live]
14. Misty
15. Blues in the Night
16. A Fine Romance
17. All the Things You Are
18. Too Marvelous for Words

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Verve 000951102

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Careful perusal of Ella Fitzgerald's humongous discography reveals numerous references to metallurgy, including platinum, silver, and more than a dozen titles containing the word "gold." Released in 2007, Fitzgerald's double-disc entry in Verve's Gold series outshines most of the competition with 40 chronologically presented titles recorded between May 1938 and October 1964. With disc one dedicated to her Deccas and disc two devoted to her Verves, this well-organized anthology of intelligently selected works is highly recommended as a definitive portrait of this archetypal vocalist whose improvisational abilities are legendary. Fitzgerald's early period is represented here by examples of her work with Chick Webb's Orchestra, the Ink Spots, the Delta Rhythm Boys and Louis Jordan's Tympany Five, a tight little group temporarily transformed into a hot calypso band for the notoriously outrageous and wickedly funny "Stone Cold Dead in the Market." Her further adventures as a Decca recording artist include comparatively well-behaved and sometimes sugary collaborations with Gordon Jenkins, the Song Spinners, Sy Oliver, and Ray Brown, in addition to her 1950 duet with Louis Armstrong, "Dream a Little Dream of Me." Appalled at what he regarded as Decca's lousy management of a gifted artist, producer Norman Granz proudly showcased Fitzgerald on his Verve and Pablo labels from 1956 throughout most of the remainder of her career. This fruitful business arrangement is documented here with examples from the Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart, Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, George & Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer songbook projects; more friendly duets with Louis Armstrong, a Jazz at the Philharmonic jam on "Lady Be Good," and two classic cuts from her deservedly famous concert performance at the Berlin Deutschland Halle on February 13, 1960. Like its companion Dinah Washington volume in the series, Ella Fitzgerald's Decca/Verve Gold is an excellent choice for anyone seeking a definitive dose of her best work. ~ arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andy McKaie Compilation Producer Ashley Kahn Liner Notes Donna Ranieri Photo Research Emily Cagan Product Manager Herman Leonard Photography Ira Gershwin Author Jean-Pierre Leloir Inlay Photography, Photography, Cover Photo Kevin Reeves Digital Remastering Michael Diehl Design Nelson Riddle Conductor, Arranger Paul "Scooby" Smith Piano Russell Garcia Conductor, Arranger Ryan Null Photo Coordination Ute Friesleben Production Coordination